Here's a Map of Suffragist Grave Sites to (Maybe) Visit After You Vote
Who paved the way for Hillary Clinton to (possibly) be our next president? A lot of people of course, though perhaps none more important than American suffragists, who were fighting for the right to...
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The Earl of Sandwich in Boston, Massachusetts
The Earl of Sandwich, a food shop on Boston Common, is located in an octagonal stone building that was once a men’s comfort station. Built of cast stone over terra cotta brick in 1916, the 660-square...
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Abigail Adams' Grave in Quincy, Massachusetts
Abigail Adams was not only the wife of second United States President John Adams, she was a trusted advisor throughout his political career. From this strong position she did her part to champion...
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Julia Ward Howe's Grave in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Julia Ward Howe was a patriotic author, poet, and social reformer. She's best known for writing "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" (also known as the lyrics to "Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory") at the...
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton's Grave in Bronx, New York
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a leading women’s rights activist and an outspoken suffragist and abolitionist throughout her life. As a talented writer, she wrote the Declaration of Sentiments detailing...
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Inez Milholland's Grave in Elizabethtown, New York
While attending Vassar College Inez Milholland first became involved in women's rights activism. The college refused to allow suffragists to come speak at the college, and the young Milholland staged a...
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Carrie Chapman Catt's Grave in Bronx, New York
She succeeded Susan B. Anthony as the head of the National Woman Suffrage Association, and founded the International Woman Suffrage Association in an effort to bring votes to women in Australia,...
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Ruins at Westerplatte in Gdańsk, Poland
On a tiny, cold and wet peninsula, outside the Free City of Danzig, the first shots of World War Two were fired. The first battle of the most devastating conflict in human history began when, on...
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The Miniature Museum in Ordino, Andorra
At a small museum in the small village of Ordino in the small country of Andorra, you'll find some of the smallest works of art in existence. Visitors must look through microscopes that magnify the...
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Protect Your Library the Medieval Way, With Horrifying Book Curses
In the Middle Ages, creating a book could take years. A scribe would bend over his copy table, illuminated only by natural light—candles were too big a risk to the books—and spend hours each day...
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The Subversive, Non-Creepy Charm of Mexican Street Clowns
On a recent day in front of the Conchero, a statue of a dancing Chichimeca in downtown Querétaro, about 130 miles northwest of Mexico City, two clowns were moving through the opener of their show. At...
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Crocodile at the Santuario Madonna delle Lacrime Immacolate in Ponte Nossa,...
In the little town church of Ponte Nossa's Santuario Madonna delle Lacrime Immacolate (Sanctuary of Our Lady of Immaculate Tears, alternatively known as Santa Maria Annunziata) there is an important...
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What's Going To Happen to the Presidential Pet Museum?
Have you ever wondered which president had the most dogs? What George Washington named his hound? Which president brought a parrot to the White House? For years, you had somewhere to go to learn all...
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Uvac River Meanders in Družiniće, Serbia
Over its course of 119 km (74 miles), the Uvac River carves a deep and winding valley through a dramatic karst landscape of mountain peaks, towering escarpments, and expansive caves. Among such...
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Abandoned Freeway Stub on State Route 163 in San Diego, California
In the 1960s, San Diego proposed to expand what is now known as State Route 163, the Cabrillo Freeway, through Balboa Park to an 8- to 10-lane freeway. Public protest stopped the freeway from expanding...
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The Stairs of Reconciliation in Graz, Austria
An architectural and engineering marvel is silently standing within a public building in the old town of Graz. Completed in 1438 under the guidance of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III, The Burg of Graz...
View ArticleWatch a Live Video of the Earth from Hundreds of Miles Above
We're all a little surprised here, and a tad punch drunk, and, perhaps losing our perspective a bit. So let's look at this: Earth from the International Space Station, slowly spinning and orbiting the...
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The College Where Harambe-Mania Escalated From Strange Calls to Stick-Figure...
A version of this story originally appeared on Muckrock.com.In September, Harambe-gate at UMass Amherst hit a fever pitch. The “Dicks out for Harambe” meme, which vulgarly paid homage to the gorilla...
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How '1-Up' Went From Pinball to Gamer Speak
Ever since the opening chiptunes of Super Mario Brothers started issuing from television sets across the globe, the term “1-Up” has been synonymous for an extra life. But as it turns out, the origin of...
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Tassen Museum of Bags and Purses in Amsterdam, Netherlands
In a 17th century mayoral house on an Amsterdam canal there is a museum that hones in on one specific region of fashion history: purses.This collection might seem strangely specific, but the museum...
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