Le Chabanais in Paris, France
Art deco grand staircase, balustrades covered in gold ropes interlaced with organic motifs- welcome to Le Chabanais, a “House of All Nations”Opened by Madame Kelly just a few steps from the Louvre in...
View ArticleFour Corners in Kingston, New York
The Four Corners, as it's referred to by locals, is the only intersection in America where the buildings on all four corners were built pre-Revolutionary War.Much of the architecture in Kingston is...
View ArticlePopeye's Village in Il-Mellieħa, Malta
The set from Robert Altman's film "Popeye," shot in Malta, was never fully struck, and remains on the island as a sort of misplaced relic.Over 20 wooden structures were built with the tree trunks logs...
View ArticleLe Chabanais in Paris, France
Art deco grand staircase, balustrades covered in gold ropes interlaced with organic motifs- welcome to Le Chabanais, a “House of All Nations”Opened by Madame Kelly just a few steps from the Louvre in...
View ArticleThe Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford, United Kingdom
This is a small but delightful building was built between 1664 and 1668 from a design by Sir Christopher Wren.It was built to house the secular, and apparently rowdy, graduation ceremonies of 1600s and...
View ArticleJefferson Market Library in New York, New York
If one were to go to the very beginning of this building's history you would actually start with what is now the clock tower.A tall octagonal wooden fire lookout tower once stood on this site and was...
View ArticleLoyalton, The Loneliest Town in America in Loyalton, California
People can be lonely. Animals get lonely. Surely, we can’t say the same about places. The residents of Loyalton, California are determined to convince you otherwise. The tragedy of this small town on...
View ArticleGrand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah
Named after its unique topography and impressive rock formations, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is a beautiful area of desert scenery.The area consists of nearly 2 million acres of...
View ArticleMoMath - The Museum of Mathematics in New York, New York
Inaugurated in 2012 after the Long Island Goudreau Museum of Mathematics closed, the MoMath is a one of a kind museum dedicated to a subject often discussed but rarely "seen:" Math.A very unique...
View ArticleChapelle Notre Dame de la Medaille Miraculeuse , its odd relics and...
Each year thousand of Christian worshipers, from all over the world, and pray to the Chapelle of the Miraculous Medal.They come to find hope, pray for their redemption, or seek a miraculous healing....
View ArticleChurch of St. Morwenna and St. John the Baptist in Morwenstow, United Kingdom
The Church of St. Morwenna and St John the Baptist is steeped in history, the width and breadth of which is still expanding to this day.The church has a clear Norman heritage, but scholars have...
View ArticleNavje Cemetery and Park in Ljubljana, Slovenia
Just over the railroad tracks from the historic center of Ljubljana, you can take a stroll, run your dog, or go on a romantic picnic in the gorgeous (if not a little morbid) final resting place of...
View ArticleCanyons of the Ancients in Towaoc, Colorado
Ripe for quiet reflection and simply awe-inspiring, Canyons of the Ancients is a place to explore by yourself.Canyons of the Ancients is an outdoor museum with more than 6000 archaeological sites,...
View ArticleThe Sausage Stained Glass of the Eglise Saint Eustache in Paris, France
The Rue Coquillere is haunted by pigs.The lingering smell still hangs in the air: lard, pork meat, and pig skins that were once sold in the former Marche des Halles, what was once the “Guts of Paris”...
View ArticleÁlfaskólinn - Elf School in Reykjavik, Iceland
Some Icelanders take their belief in elves very seriously.For example, road crews in Iceland will sometimes hire folklore experts to determine if certain boulders are homes to elves, and will divert...
View ArticleSpreewald in Berlin, Germany
Land preserved for its uniqueness as a wetland, forest or plain commands respect and reverence. But land preserved for its value as all three reaches another stratum of rarity, and is worth cherishing...
View ArticleMorley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area in Murphy,...
The Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area is an area spanning 485,000 acres, and is reserved for the preservation of birds of prey.This National Conservation Area boasts...
View ArticleDay & Meyer, Murray & Young in New York, New York
Behind the neo-gothic facade of the Day & Meyer, Murray & Young building is a system of steel vaults once used by New York's social elite.Day & Meyer's client list goes way back to the Jazz...
View ArticleMonster Kabinett in Berlin, Germany
The Monster Kabinett is a wonderland (so to speak) of massive robotic creatures, clanking metal sculptures and insect-like beasts.In short, it lives up to its unsettling name.Created and maintained by...
View ArticleTiberkul Religious Settlement in Russia
Sergey Anatolyevitch Torop is also known as Vissarion. He was born on January 14, 1961. He has a beard, flowing robes, and claims to be the son of God. Since starting a Christianity-based religious...
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