Unbeknownst to many, there are translucent fishing lines that wrap around hundreds of cities around the world. Strung high above the heads o...
Acoma Pueblo, in Valencia County in West Central New Mexico, is believed to have been established in the 12th century or even earlier, makin...
The ancient city of Ctesiphon, on the banks of Tigris, is located about 35 km southeast of modern Baghdad. Established in the late 120s BC, ...
Easter is the most important celebration for Russian orthodox Christians, just like Christmas is in the West. Devoted Christians bring hand-...
During the Middle Ages, a new type of wooden construction technique became popular all over northwestern Europe, especially in Norway, where...
In the old seaside town of Margate, in the English county of Kent, not too far from the town’s harbor, is a mysterious underground cavern wi...
The island of Poveglia is one of the many small islands located in the Venetian Lagoon between Venice and Lido. It is believed to be haunted...
In a peaceful wooded area of Wakayama Prefecture, south of Kyoto and Osaka, lies the ancient village of Koyasan or Mount Koya, known as the ...
A few kilometers east of the small fishing port of Grandcamp, the Normandy coastline in northern France, juts into the sea forming a sheer p...
Butcher’s Broom, or Ruscus aculeatus , is a low-growing perennial shrub with tough, erect, stems and very rigid leaves that terminate in a s...
One of Rio de Janeiro’s most visible attraction is the Rio de Janeiro Cathedral or the Metropolitan Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro. This cone s...
Just off the coast of Sardinia, Italy, in the Gulf of Olbia, lies the lonely island of Tavolara, that rises out of the sea as a jagged mount...
The National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), located in downtown Mexico, is the largest university in Latin America, and one of the ...
During the 1970s and 1980s, Saddam Hussein’s government spent a lot of oil money in building monuments around Baghdad. Two of these are quit...
On the banks of Brunei River, which flows through Brunei's capital city Bandar Seri Begawan, is a settlement consisting of 42 contiguous...
A collection of interesting articles that you may have missed, pulled out from Amusing Planet’s past archives. Cancun Underwater Sculpture ...
Henninger Turm or Henninger Tower in Frankfurt’s Sachsenhausen district was one of this area’s famous landmark, and part of the great skylin...
All wars change the lives of those they touch, but nothing was as transformative and revolutionary as the Second World War, particularly for...
Buried beneath Frederiksberg Hill in the heart of Søndermarken Park, in Copenhagen, is a massive underground space that once held up to 16 m...
The Dinosaur Ridge in Morrison, in the state of Colorado, is one of the world’s most famous dinosaur sites. Discovered in 1877 by Arthur Lak...
