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A Visual Tour Through Colombia's Ancient Lost City
In the early 1970s, a group of looters searching for Pre-Columbian artifacts in the jungles of Colombia’s Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta stumbled upon a set of worn stone steps leading up a ridge from...
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A Brief History of the Cheese Curl, Junk Food’s Happiest Accident
A version of this post originally appeared on Tedium, a twice-weekly newsletter that hunts for the end of the long tail.They change the color of our skin. They get stuck in our teeth. But for some...
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McKinley Presidential Library & Museum in Canton, Ohio
This unique presidential library was built on the grounds of the William McKinley National Memorial, which contains the remains of the assassinated 25th President of the United States. The complex...
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Banzai Cliff in Northern Mariana Islands
On a sunny peak on Saipan Island, the death toll continued to rise after the fighting had ceased when the Americans captured the Japanese stronghold.This represented a major loss on behalf of the...
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Little Metropolis Church in Athens, Greece
Next to the larger, newer, and more stately Metropolis Cathedral in the heart of Athens is an inconspicuous little building that shouldn’t be overlooked.Measuring just 25 feet by 40 feet and shadowed...
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The Parthenon in Nashville, Tennessee
Over 5,000 miles from Athens, all the way across the Atlantic, you'll find the Greek Parthenon—or rather, a full-scale replica of the ancient structure. Inside is a recreation of Parthenon's...
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Chemical Valley in Sarnia, Canada
Sarnia, Ontario has just over 72,000 inhabitants, but over 60 chemical plants and oil refineries sit in a 15-mile-wide section outside town known as "Chemical Valley."The smokestack-filled skyline used...
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Cavillon Cave at Grimaldi in Grimaldi, Italy
The Cavillon cave of the Balzi Rossi is a charming place of rare beauty, and also a major prehistoric site in Europe; Cro-Magnon burials from 24,000 B.C.E. and female figurines known as "Venuses" were...
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These Maps Capture the Spirit of Cities By Collaging Their Hidden Details
Every city has its own character and spirit. Among familiar towering skyscrapers and congested streets, there are unique layers folded in the fabric of urban environments. These nuances are what Sohei...
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Starship Enterprise NCC-1701 in Washington, D.C.
Newly restored in time for "Star Trek's" 50th anniversary, the actual 18-foot model from the original series is now prominently on display in the lobby of the National Air and Space Museum, with...
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Chief Leatherlips Monument in Powell, Ohio
This sphinx-like sculpture is a tribute to Native American leader Shateyaronyah, known as Leatherlips by settlers because when his word was given, it could be trusted—his words were as strong as...
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St. Martin’s Croissant Museum in Poznań, Poland
As odd as it may seem, there is an entire museum in Poznań, Poland that celebrates a single pastry. But not just any pastry: the "rogale świętomarcińskie” or “St. Martin’s Croissant.”This...
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How to Decode the Hidden Secrets of Havana's Streets
As a visitor to Havana, Cuba, it's easy to feel like you're missing something. Since the revolution in 1959, Cubans have found ways to get what they want, even if buying a house once meant getting a...
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Why Catholics Built Secret Astronomical Features Into Churches to Help Save...
A disc of light moves across the cathedral floor. The marble in its path lights up, revealing deeply colored swirls, rich with hues of burgundy, plum, caramel, and ochre. It is ancient rock, stained by...
View ArticleFound: Two Moose Frozen Together in a Final Battle
In western Alaska, a man from Unalakleet came across these two unfortunate moose frozen into the river. Their antlers are locked together: they were fighting when they died.Perhaps they drowned and...
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Why is Inauguration Day on January 20?
On Friday, January 20, 2017, Donald J. Trump will be sworn into office as the President of the United States of America. In an earlier age, we would have been blessed with over an extra month of Obama....
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There's Only One Government Agency With Its Own Special Anthem
Government agencies are not renowned for their soulfulness. Hidden beneath opaque acronyms—DOL, PBGC, OSHRC, FMSHRC—the only hint of color these monolithic administrative bodies tend to display is the...
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Falling Car of Bordeaux in Bordeaux, France
An early 1960s-era Mark 2, in British racing green, hangs precipitously over Cours Victor Hugo in central Bordeaux. Luckily, no Jaguars were harmed in the making of this parking lot.The garage serves...
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Palace of Depression in Vineland, New Jersey
In 1929, the most devastating year in the history of Wall Street, 70-year-old New York stock trader George Daynor was among those who lost his entire fortune. Left with just seven dollars, no hope, and...
View ArticleWatch How Globes Were Made in 1955 in This North London Workshop
Creating the world in miniature isn’t easy. The detailed craftsmanship of globe making has been refined over centuries—requiring multiple steps and often multiple artists. In the 1955 video above...
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