Showing posts from October, 2013

8 of the Most Scenic Train Routes

Oct 31, 2013

In this day and age, the act of traveling is really considered more of a means than an end. However, something is lost when we look at it th...

The Impossible Railroad

Oct 30, 2013

At the turn of the 20th century, during the great era of railways, each city on the western seaboard of the North American continent needed ...

The Rock Islands of Palau

Oct 30, 2013

Palau is an archipelago of about 250 islands, located in the western Pacific Ocean. It is its own country – the Republic of Palau, although ...

Soviet War Memorial at Mamayev Kurgan

Oct 28, 2013

The southern Russian city of Stalingrad, later renamed Volgograd, witnessed one of the bloodiest battles in the history of warfare. The heav...

The World's Steepest Cogwheel Railway at Mount Pilatus

Oct 27, 2013

The Pilatus railway in Switzerland connects Alpnachstad on Lake Lucerne, to a terminus near the summit of Mount Pilatus at an altitude of 2,...

Opal – The Most Spectacular Gemstone

Oct 25, 2013

Opal is one of the most beautiful of gemstones. These stones can flash every color of the spectrum with a brilliance that can even surpass t...

The Twelve Apostles, Australia

Oct 23, 2013

The Twelve Apostles is a collection of dramatic limestone stacks that rises up to 45 meters, 7 km off the shore of the Port Campbell Nationa...

Brusio Spiral Viaduct in Switzerland

Oct 23, 2013

The Brusio spiral viaduct is a single track nine-arched stone spiral railway viaduct located in Brusio, in the Canton of Graubünden, Switzer...

Pygmy Marmoset - The Smallest Monkey

Oct 22, 2013

The pygmy marmoset is a tiny primate that is native to rainforests of the western Amazon Basin in South America. At just 100 grams, the pygm...

The Octopus Tree of Oregon

Oct 22, 2013

The Octopus Tree is a massive Sitka spruce located a few hundred feet from Cape Meares Lighthouse on the Oregon Coast, in the U.S. The tree ...

Gergeti Trinity Church in Georgia

Oct 20, 2013

Near the village of Gergeti, outside the town of Stephantsminda, in Georgia, lies the isolated Gergeti Trinity Church. Also called the Holy ...

Cenotes of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico

Oct 20, 2013

Cenotes are natural pits or sinkholes resulting from the collapse of limestone bedrock that exposes groundwater underneath. They are especia...

The Dark Secret of The World’s Tallest Skyscrapers

Oct 20, 2013

The title for the world's tallest skyscraper is basically a pissing contest between international developers, and as the Skyscraper Inde...

Cal Orcko: A 300 Feet Wall With Over 5,000 Dinosaur Footprints

Oct 18, 2013

On the outskirts of the city of Sucre, in Bolivia, is a large cement plant, and when the quarry it uses was being expanded, workers discover...

7 Famous Statues Inspired by Fairy Tales

Oct 16, 2013

Fairy tales have been used as bed time stories by parents for generations. They have entertained kids, inspired writers, and found prominenc...

Mehrangarh Fort of Jodhpur, India

Oct 15, 2013

Mehrangarh Fort, located in Jodhpur in the state of Rajasthan, is a massive fort located on a hill 400 feet above the city. Its walls are up...

Preparing for the Apocalypse: Svalbard Global Seed Vault

Oct 12, 2013

Endangered species such humpback whales and rhinoceros often grab the headlines, but plant life is under threat too. Fruits and vegetables t...

Photos of Neatly Arranged Objects by Jim Golden

Oct 10, 2013

Portland-based photographer Jim Golden , who has been shooting photos for brands like Nike, ESPN, and Yahoo for over 15 years, and excels in...

This is Glass Gem Corn and it is Real

Oct 8, 2013

These multicolored kernels of corn that look like glass beads belong to a specially bred variety, aptly named Glass Gem Corn, and they can b...

Street Art by Natalia Rak

Oct 7, 2013

Natalia Rak is one of the most exciting painters and street artists to emerge in Poland’s contemporary art scene. Born in 1986, Natalia rec...

The Shadow of Mount Rainier

Oct 7, 2013

All objects, big or small, cast shadows and so do mountains. However, one particular peak displays a peculiar behavior – it cast shadows not...

The “Floating” Lake Palace of Udaipur

Oct 7, 2013

Like a shimmering mirage in the middle of Lake Pichola, Lake Palace is easily one of India’s most famous hotels. The palace was built betwee...

Submarine Emerges From Beneath a Street in Milan

Oct 6, 2013

In a publicity stunt last week, an Italian insurance company installed a massive submarine that appeared to have emerged from underneath an ...

Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg

Oct 4, 2013

No, the cat didn’t jump on my keyboard. It’s an actual name for a lake that is located in the town of Webster in Massachusetts, United State...

Ještěd Tower Hotel in Czech Republic

Oct 4, 2013

Ještěd Tower is a 94 meter-tall television transmitter and hotel integrated into one, built on the top of Ještěd mountain near Liberec in th...

Dubai's Enormous “The World” Artificial Archipelago

Oct 3, 2013

The World Islands is an artificial archipelago consisting of about 300 small islands constructed in the rough shape of a world map, located ...

7 Ambitious Hydroelectric Power Projects

Oct 2, 2013

Hydropower has been used since ancient times to grind flour, pump water and irrigate fields and perform other tasks. With the discovery of e...