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Værnhytterne in Nørre Nebel, Denmark
Two hundred years ago, sand drift formed a flat, marshy peninsula on the Danish west coast, and it wasn't long before the region's birds discovered this uninhabited sanctuary. The hunters soon...
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The Extinct Town of Schirwindt in Kudirkos Naumiestis, Lithuania
After the catastrophes of World War II, European cities that had been leveled by bombs began to rebuild. All but one: the German city of Schirwindt.Today you won’t find this town on any map; there...
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Dairy Queen Apollo Capsule in Franklin, Pennsylvania
Throughout the rural United States, outposts of the Dairy Queen franchise are a common sight. However, the Dairy Queen in Franklin, Pennsylvania, has a very uncommon sight at its location: one of only...
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The Rise of the Luxurious Suburban Master Bathroom
The 1986 edition of the International Collection of Interior Design, a trade magazine for those in the business, issued a bold statement regarding bathrooms:“The era of the utilitarian, puritanical...
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Ice Age Cave Dwellings at Creswell Crags in Creswell, England
In northern England, wedged between the counties of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, there is a limestone gorge brimming with cliffs and riddled with caves. Just outside the village of Creswell, the...
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Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum in North Tonawanda, New York
In a small city in western New York State, only 10 miles or so from Niagara Falls, there was a hotbed of manufacturing: Wurlitzer organs, Richardson Boats, Buffalo Bolts, International Paper, Tonawanda...
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This 19th-Century Book Chronicles Victorians' Strange Cat Fears And Fascinations
In the 1800s, people were just as crazed about cats as we are today. But instead of memes, Instagram posts, and viral videos, the Victorians had satirical comics and chronicles.English cartoonist, and...
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Brough of Birsay in Scotland
The Brough of Birsay is a small island just off the Orkney main island, accessible only during low tide.Upon walking the concrete path over to the island, the first thing you encounter are viking ruins...
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Walking Box Ranch in Searchlight, Nevada
When silent film actors Clara Bow (aka “The It Girl”) and Rex Bell got married in 1931, they desperately needed an escape from the hustle and bustle of Hollywood. Searchlight, Nevada yielded the...
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Skalní obydlí Lhotka (Cliff Dwelling in Lhotka) in Lhotka, Czech Republic
This old house, built into a sandstone cliffs of the protected area Kokořínsko, is one of many cliff dwellings in the area. Some windows of building are holes in the rock, chimney is in a rock crevice,...
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The Park Service Just Spent $40 Million on Grass and Will Not Let...
In 2009, after the first inauguration of President Barack Obama, which was attended by a record 1.8 million people, the ground of the National Mall was wrecked. As those hordes had moved over the lawn,...
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Found: A Not-So-Great Report Card From 1957, Hidden in the Floor
Sanj Maisuria’s house in Edmonton, Canada, had a secret hidden in its walls since 1957—a report card for one Maureen Kiernan, who, it’s easy to imagine, tried to hide her bad grades by slipping the...
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Hotel Unique in São Paulo, Brazil
Sitting in the Jardins District of São Paulo, Brazil, is a towering 80-foot ship that would fit better in an ocean than a residential neighborhood. This giant inverted arch, complete with...
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Canada Is Sending in Acousticians to Investigate Mystery Ping in Arctic Ocean
For months, hunters in the Canadian territory of Nunavut have had to deal with a mysterious foe—a pinging sound coming from deep beneath the Arctic Ocean. The noise, which can be heard through the...
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Where Wax U.S. Presidents Go to Retire
For some, 43 wax likenesses of U.S. presidents in a maze of dimly lit rooms is a ready-made nightmare. For others, they’re a solid business investment.When Gettysburg’s Hall of Presidents and First...
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Wall of Bottles in Silver City, New Mexico
Across from the beautiful and historical Grant County Court House in Silver City New Mexico is an amazing wall around the yard and driveway of a private home constructed entirely of wine and other...
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Disappointment Rock in Norseman, Australia
There is a strong tradition of negative place names in Australia: Witness such places as "Useless Loop," "Suicide Bay" and the four different hills designated as "Mount Hopeless." There are also a...
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Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C.
This blocky monolith occupying an entire city square on Washington, D.C.'s Capitol Hill is the Rayburn building, built in the 1960s as new office space for the House of Representatives. It’s design...
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Carnegie Hall Archives in New York, New York
In the early 1980s, Gino Francesconi was working as a backstage artist attendant at Carnegie Hall when he found something quite remarkable. For many years, after a concert, instead of putting programs...
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Chicago Stock Exchange Trading Room in Chicago, Illinois
The meticulously recreated Trading Room is one of the few extant remains of the historic Chicago Stock Exchange building. Designed in the 1890s by famed architects Louis Sullivan and Dankmar Adler, the...
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