Rollstone Boulder: The Rock That Was Exploded in Order to Preserve
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 7, 2015
On a traffic island in downtown Fitchburg, Massachusetts, stands a 110-ton granite boulder, known to locals as “the Rollstone Boulder”. The ...
Bodegas Irache’s Wine Fountain
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 7, 2015
Bodegas Irache is a winery located in the small Spanish town of Ayegui, at the foot of the Mount Montejurra, only two kilometers from the me...
The Bulford Kiwi
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 6, 2015
On the gentle slope of Beacon Hill above the military town of Bulford, close to Salisbury Plain in the English county of Wiltshire, there is...
Progreso Pier, The World’s Longest
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 6, 2015
The port city of Progreso, in the Mexican state of Yucatán, boasts of the longest pier in the world. Built with reinforced concrete, the pie...
Sansha: A City That Includes Almost an Entire Ocean
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 5, 2015
On July 2012, China announced a new prefecture-level city called Sansha whose seat of administration lies on what it calls Yongxing Island, ...
Ilha da Queimada Grande, The Snake Island
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 5, 2015
Ilha da Queimada Grande, nicknamed Snake Island, is a 430,000-square-meter island located about 33 km off the coast of the state of São Paul...
Every Photo From NASA's Apollo Missions Are Now on Flickr
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 3, 2015
Surely, you have seen many images from the Apollo missions, including some of the most iconic space photos in history, but you've never ...
The Meenakshi Temple of Madurai, India
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 3, 2015
The iconic Meenakshi Temple is located in the ancient city of Madurai in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located in the heart of the 2...
The Rocking Horses of Lincoln
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 3, 2015
In the town of Lincoln, in the US state of Massachusetts, off Old Sudbury Road, is a patch of deserted farmland where people keep mysterious...
The Monumental Earthworks of Stan Herd
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 2, 2015
Since the late 1970s, American artist Stan Herd has been creating gigantic crop art — portraits and other images he creates by plowing, pla...
Alila Jabal Akhdar Resort in Oman
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 1, 2015
The Alila Jabal Akhdar Resort is located in the heart of Jabal Akhdar, more than 2,000 meters up and isolated in Al Hajar Mountains range in...
The Greater Green River Intergalactic Spaceport
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 1, 2015
The Greater Green River Intergalactic Spaceport in the US state of Wyoming, although sounds fantastic, is actually a disappointing dirt land...
The Crumbling Ruins of ‘Shwe Inn Thein’ Pagodas of Indein, Myanmar
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 1, 2015
On the western bank of Inle Lake, in the heart of Myanmar’s jungles, lies the small village of Indein with hundreds of ancient pagodas of ma...
The Mysterious Phenomenon of Bamboo Flowering
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 30, 2015
Bamboos are the fastest-growing plants on Earth. A typical bamboo grows as much as 10 centimeter in a single day. Certain species grow up to...
Monte Kali: A Mountain of Table Salt
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 30, 2015
Monte Kali is an unusual landmark in the small town of Heringer in eastern Hesse, Germany. It’s a spoil heap containing nothing but sodium c...
M-185: The Only US Highway Where Motor Vehicles Are Banned
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 28, 2015
Highway M-185 in the U.S. state of Michigan, is the safest road in America because it is the only state highway in the nation where motor ve...
Ethiopian Tribe Recycles Modern World’s Discards Into Fashion Accessories
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 28, 2015
The Daasanach are a semi-nomadic tribe numbering approximately 50,000 individuals who live in the Omo Valley in southern Ethiopia. In the pa...
The Morning Glory Clouds of Australia
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 28, 2015
The Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia is home to one of the world's most extraordinary meteorological phenomenon. From late Sep...
China Opens Longest Glass-Bottomed Suspension Bridge
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 26, 2015
Last year, we reported a new attraction in China — a high-altitude glass bottom bridge in Shiniuzhai National Geological Park in Pingjiang ...
The New Croton Dam And Spillway
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 25, 2015
The New Croton Dam, across the Croton River, near Croton-on-Hudson, about 35 km north of New York City, was built between 1892 and 1906 to d...
