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Orient Express Museum at Sirkeci Terminal in Fatih, Turkey
The wondrous endpoint of the famed Orient Express exists within an operational train station in the middle of Istanbul. Hidden inside this bustling junction is a tiny, free museum dedicated to this...
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Civita di Bagnoregio in Civita di Bagnoregio, Italy
Resting atop a lovely volcanic tower, the small town of Civita di Bagnoregio, has survived for centuries clinging to its high perch, but as the soft clay ground on its sides erodes, both ground footage...
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Issyk Lake in Issyk Lake, Kazakhstan
A 20-minute drive from the town of Issyk, Kazakhstan rests a stunning lake, its turquoise-blue-green waters contrasted against the shades of the surrounding flowers and trees. But it is the lake that...
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12 Papal Miracles: An Unscientific Ranking
Hard to beat St. Peter and St. John healing the sick (Image: Wikimedia)Becoming a saint just ain't what it used to be. In the past, according to the canon law of the early 20th century, any prospective...
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Object of Intrigue: the Ladder at the Center of a Centuries-Old Religious Tussle
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre. (Photo: Jorge Láscar/Creative Commons)The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is a holy pilgrimage spot for Christians because it is regarded as the crucifixion...
View Article100 Wonders: The Everlasting Lightning Storm
The sky above this river never sleeps. Producing 3,600 flashes per hour, for 10 hours at a time, for most nights out of the year, the "Relampago del Catatumbo," has been raging, on and off, for as long...
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The 1980s Book Series That Literally Claimed It Had To Be Read To Be Believed
Making the mysteries of the Mysteries of the Unknown known. (Image: Youtube)Turn on just about any channel of American TV between 1987 and 1991, and there was a pretty good chance you would be treated...
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How a Fake Typhus Epidemic Saved a Polish City From the Nazis
A glimpse of WWII Poland. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) During World War II, a man went to the doctor in Rozwadów, Poland with a unique complaint. He was one of thousands of Poles forced by the Nazi...
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The Bronze Soldier of Tallinn in Tallinn, Estonia
A controversial monument to the fallen of World War II. A symbol of liberation. A symbol of oppression. The controversial Soldier of Tallinn has been many things to many different people. The Bronze...
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FOUND: $1,300 in a Domino's Box
What's inside? (Photo: Junk Food Living/Flickr)On a Friday night, Mike Vegas, a bartender in California, ordered from Domino's—pizza and wings for dinner. He accepted the delivery, ate a slice of...
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Fleeting Wonders: Lightning Strikes Ocean, Nearby Man Claims Superpowers
Getting struck by lightning seems like a one-in-a-million occurrence (it’s actually more like 1/12,000), even for a lightning photographer. But the much more common occurrence of lightning striking the...
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World's Largest Small Electric Appliance Museum in Diamond, Missouri
When you visit the World's Largest Small Electric Appliance Museum, you know exactly what you are going to get, thanks to one man's obsessive collection of vintage machines.Richard Larrison of Diamond,...
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Cat Alley in Manchester, New Hampshire
Formally known as "Dean Court," the tight little side street leading to the public library in Manchester, New Hampshire that is better known as "Cat Alley" is now an open air gallery for feline-centric...
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Miracle Towns: Where Plastic Junk Becomes Holy Relics
A shrine to Mary (Photo: Dennis Jarvis/Flickr)In the early 1920s, not long after people started making pilgrimages to the tiny town of San Giovanni Rotondo in order to see Padre Pio, higher-ups in his...
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Shopping for Miracles in the Bronx
A whole selection of perfumes, ranging from "Come with Me" to Sandalwood to "Success." (Photo: Tao Tao Holmes/Atlas Obscura)Struggling with debt? Just got dumped? Husband won’t do your bidding?You...
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How To Walk On Water, Without Being the Son of God
Walking on water is a lot easier than one might think. (Image: Kevin Krejki on Flickr)One of the most famous and enduring miracles of all time comes from (who else) Jesus Christ—the epic feat of...
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Harriet Beecher Stowe, Slavery to Freedom Museum in Maysville, Kentucky
This early brick Georgian townhouse sits inconspicuously in the historic downtown of Washington, Kentucky. The building now houses the Harriet Beecher Stowe, Slavery to Freedom Museum, but also goes by...
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FOUND: A Mystery Fruit
The fruit in question (Photo: Screenshot via KAKE-TV)In Winfield, Kansas, one community gardener planted cherry tomatoes in her garden, and, as the season progressed was surprised to see one of the...
View ArticleFleeting Wonders: Water on Fire
Workers drilling a well in Shanghai, China a few weeks ago noticed a miraculous sight: fire dancing on the surface of the well water.The water, bubbling up from 200 feet underground, was ignited when a...
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How a Concentration Camp Survivor and an American Huckster Created the Magic...
A still from "Flower Magic," a recent Miracle-Gro ad. (Image: Miracle Gro/YouTube)Wander through the gardening section of pretty much any department store and you'll see the same color combo lining...
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