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Strawberry Hill in Twickenham, England
This "little gothic castle" on the Thames sparked the Gothic revival craze of the 18th and 19th centuries.Horace Walpole, the youngest son of the first prime minister of Great Britain, marched to the...
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Netherlands Electricity and Radio Museum in Hoenderloo, Netherlands
In the small village of Hoenderloo, Netherlands, near the beautiful National Park De Hoge Veluwe, sits a small hidden treasure: the Netherlands Electricity and Radio Museum.The museum began as a series...
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Putangirua Pinnacles in Cape Palliser, New Zealand
Enormous stone pillars of ancient gravel occupy a valley near the southernmost point of New Zealand's North Island, which have fascinated locals since time immemorial.Over the past seven to nine...
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19th-Century Atlases Included Hundreds of Fake Islands
An 18th century British map with some made-up islands in Lake Superior (Image: Wikimedia)In 1913, a small group of explorers set sail from New York and headed towards Greenland. They were looking to...
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Object of Intrigue: The Spider Named After David Bowie
Heteropoda davidbowie is found in parts of Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and possibly Thailand. The pictured spider was seen in Singapore. (Photo by: Seshadri.K.S/Wikipedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0)As the...
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Tour the Iconic Music Studio Where David Bowie Recorded His Berlin Trilogy
The Meistersaal recording hall. (Photo: In3s/WikiCommons CC BY-SA 3.0)A version of this post originally appeared on Slow Travel Berlin. Standing in the Hansa Studio’s neoclassical Meistersaal in...
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Shorinzan Darumaji Temple in Takasaki, Japan
Japan is well known for charming characters with unique, and sometimes ancient, backstories. And some have made their way more fully into the Western consciousness than others. The squat little bearded...
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The History and Uses of the Magical Mandrake, According to Modern Witches
A woodcut of two mandrake plants. (Photo: Wellcome Images, London/CC BY 4.0)“I have a new little buddy that I’m training to be my personal sorcerer root plant,” Raven Grimassi says.Grimassi, who along...
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State of the Union Speeches are a Global, and Sometimes Strange, Tradition
This 1523 illustration of the opening of British Parliament is the earliest rendering of a Speech from the Throne. (Image: Royal Collection/WikiCommons Public Domain)At 9 p.m. on January 12th,...
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Why the People of Alberta, Canada, Name Everything After Winston Churchill
Churchill Square in Edmonton, Canada. (Photo: Traveler100/WikiCommons CC BY 3.0)Smack dab in the middle of Edmonton, Alberta, is a large, concrete public plaza named Sir Winston Churchill Square. Kitty...
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FOUND: A Bronze Age Settlement Dubbed 'Britain's Pompeii'
Textiles from 3,000 years ago (Photo: Cambridge Archaeological Unit) Three thousand years ago, not far from what's now Cambridge, England, a small settlement stood in a swampy area, its round houses...
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Fleeting Wonders: Scottish Trees Grow Mysterious Ice Toupees
A Dutch branch shows off a hair ice wig. (Photo: Ronaldhuizer/WikiCommons CC BY 3.0)Weird winter fashion has hit the forests of Scotland. As the weather cools down, rotting trees have started sporting...
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The Strange Procession Which Never Moves in Mayfield, Kentucky
Mayfield, Kentucky's cemetery contains a strangely sinister vision. Eighteen monuments – mostly human, although there is also a horse, two dogs, one deer, and a fox – gaze into the East, staring out...
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One of D.C.’s Most Contentious Pieces of Real Estate is 25 Feet Underground
The Dupont Underground's east platform, which the organization will be opening first. (Photo: Dupont Underground/Pat Padua) In the upscale Washington, D.C. neighborhood of Dupont Circle, where...
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Big Bend Jai Alai Fronton in Chattahoochee, Florida
Dig deep enough into the history of just about anything and you're bound to come up with disputes and the occasional scandal. Add in multi-million dollar businesses, gambling, and a potentially...
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Pan House in Žagarė, Lithuania
An unconventional man, Edmundas Vaiciulis always preferred to do things his way. Educated to be a mechanical engineer, Vaiciulis' refusal to conform to the dress code at work led to his career in the...
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Central Cemetery of Bogotá in Bogotá, Colombia
The Cementerio Central in Bogotá was opened in 1836, shortly after Colombia’s break from Spain. Since then, it has been the final resting place for presidents, poets, and nameless civilians alike.The...
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Medeu in Almaty, Kazakhstan
Nestled in a wooded mountain valley just outside of Almaty, Kazakhstan, Medeu is an outdoor skating rink notable not only for its breathtakingly beautiful location, but also for its distinction as the...
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Summerseat in Morrisville, Pennsylvania
Perhaps the most unknown historic house in the country. This Colonial Mansion was not only owned by two signers of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, Robert Morris and George Clymer,...
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University of Florida Bat Houses in Gainesville, Florida
The world's largest occupied bat houses are located on the campus of the University of Florida. Mostly populated by the Brazilian free-tailed bat, the bat house and barn are also home to Southeastern...
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