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Sheriff's Museum in San Diego, California
The concept of a sheriff conjures up many romantic images of the Old West. The Sheriff's Museum located in historic old town San Diego not only honors that tradition but also educates visitors about...
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Old Sheldon Church Ruins in Yemassee, South Carolina
The Old Sheldon Church was built in 1757, burned by the British in 1779, was subsequently rebuilt around 1825, and burned a second time in 1865 by Federal troops during Sherman's March to the Sea in...
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The Hidden Art Deco Tunnel Underneath the New Yorker Hotel in New York, New York
The New Yorker hotel's giant red sign dominates West 34th Street, and the hotel is often photographed as a city landmark, mostly on account of its name. Yet the history of the building is largely...
View ArticleResearcher Says One Danger of Peace-Sign Photos Could Be Stolen Fingerprints
Have you ever posed for a photo with your index and middle fingers raised, indicating your desire for world peace? Probably, since the sign has become shorthand for the sentiment after Vietnam War...
View ArticleSpooky, Rare Ice Spikes Are Popping Up in Britain
Have you ever seen one? Christopher Nash spotted this fantastic example of an 'ice spike' this morning pic.twitter.com/54XDWOMq3u— Met Office (@metoffice) January 19, 2017Britain is gearing up for a...
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Bladensburg Dueling Grounds in Colmar Manor, Maryland
At a glance, there is nothing especially notable about the patch of grass and scattered trees by a creek in Bladensburg, Maryland, just a few blocks beyond the border with Washington, D.C. But that...
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The First Observations of Sea Ice Came From 8th-Century Irish Monks in Iceland
One of the charts that the National Snow and Ice Data Center produces shows the area of the Earth’s surface that is covered in sea ice over the course of the year, and for the past few months, the line...
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Found: The Owner of a Message-in-a-Bottle Sent in 1983
In 1983, the USS Coral Sea CV-43 Catapult One was cruising the Atlantic Ocean, and the engineering department discovered a small problem. The ship had an excess of small plastic bottles, meant to test...
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How to Make an Alien Planet on Earth
In Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal, just outside an unassuming house, sits a seemingly ordinary piece of land. A stand of mature eucalyptus trees towers over smaller, shrubby growth. Wild green plants...
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Sold, for $100: A Massive Shopping Mall Once Valued at $190 Million
Back in 2005, the Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills opened 1.1 million square feet of retail space, welcoming Western Pennsylvania shoppers to what was then the largest mall in that part of the state.At its...
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Pravčická brána (Pravčice Gate) in Hřensko, Czech Republic
Pravčická brána, or "Pravčice Gate," is Europe's largest natural bridge, a massive sandstone arch that's been attracting visitors for as long as people have been appreciating natural wonders. Part of...
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Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History in Shoshone, Idaho
Eight miles north of Shoshone, Idaho, off Highway 75 and two miles down a dirt road, is the Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History. This little DIY museum holds a lot more than just birds though.The...
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Barry Goldwater Memorial in Phoenix, Arizona
A larger-than-life bronze statue memorializes Barry M. Goldwater, the five-term U.S. Senator from Arizona, 1964 Republican nominee for President, and arguably the founding father of postwar American...
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Flinders Street Station Ballroom in Melbourne, Australia
Flinders Street Station, the busiest railway hub in all of Australia, is home to a decaying beauty of a ballroom, an abandoned leftover from the bygone era of railroad romance.While the station serves...
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Grave of Johnny Morehouse in Dayton, Ohio
One of the more unusual graves at Dayton's Woodland Cemetery features a little boy resting beneath the paws of a large dog.Five-year-old Johnny Morehouse was the youngest son of a cobbler in Dayton in...
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The True History of the Gambia's Bizarre Origin Story
The Gambia, the tiniest country on the African mainland, is shaped unlike any other nation in the world. It is long and skinny, just 30 miles wide at its widest points; it looks like someone tried to...
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Tombs of the Kings, Paphos in Paphos, Cyprus
Tombs of the Kings is an ancient necropolis containing numerous large tombs dating from the 4th century BCE to the 3rd century AD. The name is something of a misnomer as no kings are thought to have...
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Cuexcomate in Puebla, Mexico
Standing a diminutive 43 feet tall, Cuexcomate is commonly known as the world's smallest volcano. However it's technically it's not a volcano, but a geyser. The little mountain was allegedly born out...
View ArticleWatch These Joyous Strangers in London Roll a Massive Snowball Down a Hill
In February 2009, a glorious triumph occurred on Parliament Hill in London's Hampstead Heath park: a gigantic snowball (weighing about half a ton) tumbled down the white slopes. The video above,...
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Colonial America Tavern Signs Collection in Hartford, Connecticut
The early American colonists were ferocious drinkers. Hot ale flips, warming wassails and planter’s punches were consumed in such alarming quantities that Benjamin Franklin published over 200 synonyms...
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