Hiker Nearly Falls Off Illegal Swing on Hawaii's Famous Stairway to Heaven
Removal of illegal Haiku Stairs swing will cost $23,000 https://t.co/pUIHhGHt6I#808newspic.twitter.com/dHLCHbHX7L— khon2 News (@KHONnews) June 7, 2016The gorgeous and highly off-limits Ha'iku Stairs in...
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Tiny Doors ATL in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta’s Beltline Trail is a two-mile Eastside trail that's home to large-scale graffiti murals and some amazing wide-open views of the city. It’s also home to Tiny Doors #6 and #2, and like all the...
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Fes el-Bali in Fes, Morocco
The maze of 9,400 winding alleyways in Fes el-Bali, a district in the city of Fes, Morocco, are far too narrow for cars, and too crowded for just about anything but foot traffic. This labyrinthine...
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Tree from Minecraft Found to Be the Tallest in the Tropics
(Photo: Stephanie Law)When a climber bearing a tape measure reached the top of a Yellow Meranti tree in a forest in Malaysia, he didn't stay for long. “I don’t have time to take photos using a good...
View ArticleWatch 2 Men Waltz in the First Experimental Film With Sound
In 1998, film editor Walter Murch carefully connected an old, 40-foot-long strip of 35mm nitrate film with cylinder soundtrack. When he finally synchronized the gentle tune of a violin with the actions...
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You Can Become a U.S. Citizen at Mount Rushmore or Yosemite
New citizens waving their American flags in the Great Hall at Ellis Island. (All photos: Tao Tao Holmes/Atlas Obscura)“Are you ready to become U.S. citizens?”“Yes.”“It doesn't sound like it. Family and...
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East Rock in New Haven, Connecticut
As you wind your way through the leafy woods and unmarked dirt trails up to East Rock, gaining elevation, the city of New Haven will begin to flit in the distance. Beyond it, the Long Island Sound...
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The Narrows in Springdale , Utah
The trek through the Narrows of Zion National Park is a stunning sight: The path can be as skinny as 20 feet wide, while the vertical red canyon walls shoot up to 2,000 feet high on either side. It's...
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Chicago Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Chicago, Illinois
Through the 19th and early 20th centuries, tuberculosis — nicknamed the “white plague” — was taking so many lives, the attempt to find a cure helped lay the foundation for modern medicine. But before...
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Shofuso Japanese House and Garden in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Near to the banks of the Schuylkill River lies a garden house and grounds that exemplify centuries-old Japanese design. It may come as no surprise that the house was not originally built in...
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This Floating Schoolhouse Just Collapsed After a Heavy Storm
The school before the collapse. (Photo: 準建築人手札網站 Forgemedia/CC BY 2.0)Nigeria’s Makoko Floating School, an experimental three-story schoolhouse, has collapsed under the stress of a severe rainstorm,...
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Found: A Hidden Monument in the Center of Petra
Petra. (Photo: Jan Smith/CC BY 2.0)Sarah Parcak, the space archaeologist, keeps finding new and exciting places, by looking down from above. In a new paper, National Geographic reports, she and...
View ArticleWatch an Action-Packed Video of a Swedish-Ukrainian Berry Rake
If you have been picking your blueberries and mulberries one by one, then you have been doing it wrong. Welcome to the juicy world of berry rakes, which expedite the process 10-fold, and even come with...
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Want to Make America More Inclusive? Start With Stamps
Stamps from around the world. (Photo: Simon Davies/CC BY-SA 2.0) When attendees walk into theWorld Stamp Show, a collectors convention held somewhere in the U.S. every 10 years, they’re greeted by a...
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What Do Scientists Do When They Think They Might Have Intercepted Alien Signals?
A look at space, from Hubble. (Image: NASA/Public domain)Imagine that you’re an astronomer, working in your lab, day in and day out, analyzing signals from space. Waves of energy pass through, you...
View ArticleGiant Inflatable Dog Poop Is Stolen in Spain
Éxito absoluto en #Torrelodones de la campaña contra las deposiciones caninas. #nomascacashttps://t.co/lEUJrDr2USpic.twitter.com/6xMWnUEooW— Ayto Torrelodones (@Torrelodones_wb) June 8, 2016Faced with...
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What It's Like to Run a Fan Site For the Arguably Worst Team in NBA History
The paper bag says it all: a 76ers fan at the December 2015 game against the Memphis Grizzlies in Philadelphia. (Photo: Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)This NBA season has been extraordinary. The Golden...
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French Azilum in Towanda, PA
Despite France's crucial role in helping America win independence from Britain during the Revolutionary War, the newly born United States did not return the favor when France's own political revolution...
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Portuguese Slave Traders Were No Match for Angolan Queen Nzinga Mbandi
Nzinga as illustrated by Pat Masioni for UNESCO's series on women in African history. (Photo: UNESCO/CC BY 3.0)In the 16th century, Portuguese slave traders turned to the Congo and southwest Africa,...
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Castlerigg Stone Circle in Keswick, Underskiddaw
There are over a thousand stone circles spread out over the British Isles and Brittany, one in particular capturing the imagination of everyone from neo-Druids to fake rock bands. And while Stonehenge...
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