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From the Inupiat seamstress who killed polar bears to the Black motorcycle queen of Miami, these daring women lived life on their own terms.
Cycling around the Veluwe visitors are treated to a collection of stones from around the world.
A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night, killing more than 1,000 people and damaging buildings from villages in the Atlas Mountains to the historic city of Marrakech. Here are some heartwarming images from Morocco that recall the horror of destruction caused by an earthquake.
The snowy foothills of the High Atlas mountains in Morocco are home to several Berber villages
Vivid, startling, kinetic—fireworks shows are an art form unto themselves. In the earlier, quieter days of civilization, the noise and spectacle of a...
Ado Awaye Mountain and the unique lake that sits near its peak are shrouded in ancient legends.
An imposing Omani fortress surrounded by date palm trees.
One book at the National Library of Sweden stands out among the rest: the Codex Gigas. Bound in wood, consisting of 620 pages that are each nearly three feet...
When the edges take center stage.
Sometimes it feels like every corner of our planet has been mapped, catalogued, portioned up, explained, and generally drained of any of its mystery. Which...
A mysterious local has been dressing the child's grave for decades.
The remains of an ancient Roman teenager are memorialized at the base of a modern London landmark.
Beneath the streets of London, a secret subway for snail mail.
The true meaning behind this sculpture remains unknown.
“It’s academia that feels criminally fun!”
A mysterious set of tunnels carved in the hills of rural northern Kyushu.
A cuddly version of a dark mythological creature now acts as the mascot of a town.
Yaupon tea, a botanical cousin to yerba maté, is now almost unknown.
This Belgian theme park began as a refuge for bored church children and was closed down when a boy lost an arm.
Abandoned city hidden from the world by tropical forest and isolation on the coast of Kenya.
A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.
A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.
This mysterious medieval grotto holds a grid of sacred wells of unknown purpose.
In the 1930s, a mysterious murder shook this Northamptonshire village–the identity of the victim remains a mystery to this day.
An 18th-century hideout became a permanent and ongoing residence for one Lesotho tribe.
If you've ever enjoyed a stroll through a modern garden, thank Victor Lemoine.
Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.
Volcanically heated hot springs.
A geological bull's-eye visible from outer space.
This is the third installment of a five-part series about NYC"s Islands of the Undesirables, the hidden-in-plain-sight places that we have used for asylums,...
Stunning ruins of what was once the center of one of the greatest empires in East Africa.
Cemetery established by the Victorians as a solution to the overflowing graveyards.
Mysterious Spanish catacombs of unknown origins.
An abandoned Incan construction project left behind a mysterious "doorway."
At its session this summer in Cambodia, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre added 19 new inscriptions to its World Heritage List. Here are our five favorites...
This former insane asylum now holds a pathological anatomy museum.
Deadliest lake in the world suffocated over 1,746 people in one night.
Antique map titled 'Nieuwe Kaart van de Neder Saxise Kreits (..).' Attractive detailed map showing Lower Saxony, Germany, including Mekelenburg, Lauwenburg, Holstein, Bremen, Verden Brunswyk, Lunenburg, Hanover, Hildesheim, Halberstad and Maagdenburg. Source unknown, to be determined. Artists and Engravers: Isaak Tirion, a Dutch publisher in Amsterdam, was born 1705. He produced serveral Atlases and Dutch town plans. The maps mainly based on those of Guillaume de l'Isle. He died in 1765. Artist: Isaak Tirion, a Dutch publisher in Amsterdam, was born 1705. He produced serveral Atlases and Dutch town plans. The maps mainly based on those of Guillaume de l'Isle. He died in 1765. Condition: Good, given age. Edges with an occasional tiny tear. Light soiling and some spots in the margins. Original middle fold as issued. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study image carefully. Date: c.1740 Overall size: 55.3 x 43.5 cm. Image size: 33.8 x 28.4 cm.
"From forth the fatal loins of these two foes, A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life"
A fiercely unusual musical style from a fiercely independent island.
If you've ever enjoyed a stroll through a modern garden, thank Victor Lemoine.
This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.
