Murud-Janjira Fort, India
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 30, 2016
The Murud-Janjira Fort is situated on an oval-shaped rocky island in the Arabian Sea, near the coastal town of Murud, 165 km south of Mumbai...
The Toxic Town of Times Beach, Missouri
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 28, 2016
The former town of Times Beach, in Missouri, United States, about 27 km southwest of St. Louis, was founded as part of a strange marketing p...
The Story Behind Ukraine’s “Tunnel of Love”
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 28, 2016
Back in 2011, Amusing Planet posted pictures of a mysterious green tunnel of trees covering a section of railway tracks in Ukraine, known as...
The Rock Garden of Chandigarh
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 27, 2016
It took years of planning and millions of Rupees to design one of India’s first planned cities, but Chandigarh's biggest tourist attract...
A Statue Dedicated to Sex Workers in Amsterdam
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 27, 2016
In Oudekerksplein, or the Old Church's Square, in the heart of Amsterdam’s red-light district of De Wallen, stands a bronze statue of a ...
Floating Markets of Southeast Asia
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 26, 2016
Floating markets, where goods are sold from boats, are a trademark attraction among the Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand, Indonesi...
The Floating Guangji Bridge
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 25, 2016
Guangji Bridge, also known as Xiangzi Bridge, is an ancient bridge across the Han River in Chaozhou, Guangdong province, China. It is renown...
Anping Bridge, China’s Longest Ancient Bridge
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 25, 2016
Spanning the bay between Jinjiang County and Nan'an County, west of Fuzhou City, China, is the beautiful 12th century Anping Bridge, als...
Robot Monk in China’s Buddhist Temple
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 25, 2016
A new monk has joined services at a Buddhist temple on the outskirts of Beijing. He moves around the temple, chanting Buddhist mantras, and ...
The Forgotten Era of Moonlight Towers
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 23, 2016
Back in the early 19th century, the invention of the dynamo brought promises of an exciting new world ahead, but the most urgent need of the...
The Pyramid of Austerlitz
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 22, 2016
At the highest point of the Utrecht Ridge, in the Dutch village of Woudenberg, stands Europe’s only pyramid. The 36-meter-tall earthen hill ...
The Defence Line of Amsterdam
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 22, 2016
The immense firepower of modern artillery witnessed during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71 caused great concern among the Dutch, because ...
The Gilded Churches of Quito, Ecuador
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 20, 2016
The historic city of Quito, Ecuador, is remarkable for its many beautiful churches, especially the 17th Jesuit church la Compañía, and the 1...
Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 20, 2016
The Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park in Nevada, United States, is two attractions in one. First, there are ichthyosaur fossils, and second, it ...
The Parthenon of Nashville
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 19, 2016
In the late 19th century, the city of Nashville, in Tennessee, the United States, was known to be one of the most refined and educated citie...
Undressed: An Exhibition of Underwear
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 19, 2016
Underwear worn by British supermodel Kate Moss, corset worn by American burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese, boxers worn by star footballer Davi...
Site A / Plot M: The Buried Remains of The World’s First Nuclear Reactor
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 18, 2016
Located within the Palos Forest Preserve, approximately 20 miles southwest of downtown Chicago, in an area named the Red Gate Woods, are two...
Can You Draw a Bicycle From Memory?
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 16, 2016
In 2009, Italian/American designer Gianluca Gimini walked up to random strangers and friends and asked them to draw a bicycle from heart. S...
Sulabh International Museum of Toilets
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 14, 2016
In a quiet courtyard in the suburbs of New Delhi, inside a low-slung concrete building, the assistant curator and guides of Sulabh Internati...
Ford Rotunda of Dearborn
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 14, 2016
In Dearborn, Michigan, across Ford World Headquarters, where is now the Michigan Technical Education Center, there stood the visitor center ...
