Nilometer: Ancient Structures Used to Measure the Level of River Nile

May 26, 2015

Every year the river Nile begins to rise in the summer, the water overflows its banks and deposits slit on the surrounding floodplain. It is...

The Cardrona Bra Fence

May 25, 2015

The Cardrona Bra Fence of Central Otago, New Zealand, began in 1999 some time between Christmas and New Year, when four women's bras wer...

Clootie Wells: The Celtic Wishing Trees

May 25, 2015

The tradition of making offerings at wishing trees and wells dates back hundreds of years, and can be found all over the world in different ...

The Beautiful Uummannaq Island, Greenland

May 25, 2015

Uummannaq is a picturesque island and town in the Qaasuitsup municipality, in northwestern Greenland, located 590 kilometers north of the Ar...

A Glue-less Paper Bridge That You Can Walk Over

May 25, 2015

British artist Steve Messam has installed a bright red, weight-bearing arch bridge across a stream in the rural Lake District National Park...

Monte Testaccio: The 2,000-year-old Garbage Dump in Rome

May 23, 2015

On the outskirts of Rome, near the Horrea Galbae, a short distance away from the east bank of the River Tiber, lies an enormous mound overgr...

Mill Ends Park: World’s Smallest Park

May 22, 2015

Mill Ends Park in Portland, the United States, is only two feet in diameter and is really just a flower pot, but don’t say that aloud, espec...

The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death

May 22, 2015

On the third floor of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for the state of Maryland, in Baltimore, the United States, the chief medical...

Spiders Rain Down on Australian Town

May 20, 2015

While raining cats and dogs is only a metaphor, raining spiders is a reality in Australia. The latest arachnid shower took place last week i...

Ducks Get Their Own Lane in Britain

May 20, 2015

Ducks and ducklings can appear in the most unlikely places, such as in the middle of a busy street walking single-file or nesting under balc...

Photographing Cruise Ships From Above by Jeffrey Milstein

May 20, 2015

Modern cruise ships look gigantic enough from the shore, but their true scale is only revealed when viewed from above. New York-based photog...

White Sands Desert, New Mexico

May 19, 2015

About 26 km southwest of Alamogordo and just south of the White Sands Missile Range , in the state of New Mexico, the United States, is an i...

The Wall of Tears, Galapagos Islands

May 19, 2015

The Galápagos Islands are best known for their diverse flora and fauna. The islands were made famous by Charles Darwin whose keen observatio...

Yukitsuri: The Japanese Snow Suspenders

May 18, 2015

During the winter months, many Japanese gardens sprout strange conical structures that rise above the trees like a crown. They are called Yu...

Meikleour Beech Hedges: World’s Largest Hedge

May 18, 2015

The Meikleour Beech Hedge is located right besides A93 Perth-Blairgowrie road, about 18 km north of Perth and 6 km south of Blairgowrie, in ...

The Mystery of Puma Punku’s Precise Stonework

May 16, 2015

Puma punku is the name of a large temple complex located near Tiwanaku, in Bolivia, and is part of a larger archaeological site known as Tia...

The Stunning Secret of Politehnica Metro Station, Bucharest

May 15, 2015

The Politehnica metro station in Romania’s capital city of Bucharest, near the Politehnica University of Bucharest, sees relatively little t...

The Great Wall of Gorgan

May 14, 2015

The Great Wall of Gorgan is a series of ancient defensive fortifications located near Gorgan in the Golestān Province of northeastern Iran, ...

The Dark Humor of Sapanta’s Merry Cemetery

May 14, 2015

Making jokes about dead people is considered disrespectful and traditionally frowned upon, but not in the small Romanian town of Sapanta. Th...

Georgia Guidestones: The Doomsday Monument

May 13, 2015

The Georgia Guidestones is one of America’s strangest monument located on the highest hilltop in Elbert County, Georgia. It consist of four ...