Kamilo: Hawaii's Plastic Beach
Kaushik Patowary
May 21, 2016
On the remote southeastern tip of the Big Island of Hawaii, lies the beach of Kamilo, where swirling ocean currents bring and dump all sorts...
The Ruined Churches of Ani
Kaushik Patowary
May 20, 2016
Up on a plateau in the remote highlands of northeast Turkey, 45 km away from the Turkish border city of Kars, lies the crumbling ruins of so...
The Mysterious London Stone
Kaushik Patowary
May 20, 2016
Embedded in the wall of 111 Cannon Street, in the City of London, just above the sidewalk, is a small grilled window that appears like a dec...
The Tombstone Covered Floor of St. John's Co-Cathedral of Malta
Kaushik Patowary
May 18, 2016
Commissioned in 1572 by Grand Master Jean de la Cassière as the Conventual Church of St. John, the St. John's Co-Cathedral in Valletta, ...
Quincy Granite Railway: America’s First Commercial Railroad
Kaushik Patowary
May 18, 2016
When architect Solomon Willard arrived in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 1825, and discovered a granite ledge in a wooded area, he knew he had fo...
Bridges With Buildings
Kaushik Patowary
May 17, 2016
Back in the old days, one of the easiest way to raise money for a bridge’s maintenance was to rent space over the bridge to merchants and sh...
Trajan’s Column: An Emperor’s War Diary Carved in Stone
Kaushik Patowary
May 16, 2016
In the beginning of the 2nd century, the Roman Emperor Trajan led two very successful war campaigns against the powerful Dacia kingdom by th...
Flower Carpets at Infiorata Festival, Italy
Kaushik Patowary
May 16, 2016
The best time to visit Italy, if you want to catch the incredible Infiorata festival, is during May and June. At this time of the year, espe...
A Blast From The Past: Episode 17
Kaushik Patowary
May 15, 2016
A collection of interesting articles from Amusing Planet’s archives . World’s First UFO Landing Pad, and the First Landing! St. Paul, Alb...
The Abandoned Humberstone And Santa Laura Saltpeter Works
Kaushik Patowary
May 14, 2016
Forty-eight kilometers east of the city of Iquique in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile, lies the remains of two large saltpeter works. B...
Devon Island: Mars on Earth
Kaushik Patowary
May 14, 2016
Devon Island in Baffin Bay, belonging to the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, is the largest uninhabited island on Earth, and for good reasons. ...
The Merci Train: 49 Boxcars Filled With Gratitude
Kaushik Patowary
May 12, 2016
On February 3, 1949, a crowd of over 25,000 gathered at New York Harbor to see the arrival of a merchant ship named Magellan. On the side of...
El Tatio Geyser Field
Kaushik Patowary
May 11, 2016
The El Tatio Geyser Field, locally known as Los Géiseres del Tatio, is located within the Andes Mountains of northern Chile, about 89 kilome...
The Crooked House of Canterbury
Kaushik Patowary
May 10, 2016
Sir John Boys House, also known as The Crooked House, is a skewed 17th century half-timbered building located at the extreme end of Palace S...
Graves on Airport Runways
Kaushik Patowary
May 10, 2016
New development projects on previously undeveloped land often encroach upon existing private properties and farmlands. Sometimes such a prop...
The Granite Sculptures of Hope Cemetery
Kaushik Patowary
May 9, 2016
One of the main uses of granite throughout America is in tombstones and memorials, and the finest examples of this craft can be seen at the ...
Vietnam Veterans Dog Tag Memorial in Chicago
Kaushik Patowary
May 9, 2016
At the Harold Washington Library in Chicago is a new art installation called “Above and Beyond” featuring over 58,000 replica dog tags — one...
The Valley of Square Trees
Kaushik Patowary
May 7, 2016
Inside the flat wide caldera of the dormant volcano of El Valle, in Panama, is a town that goes by the same name. Here, in the foothills of ...
Corlea Trackway: A 2,000-Year-Old Wooden Road in Ireland
Kaushik Patowary
May 6, 2016
Long ago, a large part of north-western Europe, particularly Ireland and Great Britain, were covered in bogs. These soggy wetlands, composed...
Jasper Creek, Venezuela
Kaushik Patowary
May 6, 2016
In the Gran Sabana Municipality of BolÃvar State, in Venezuela, near the town of Santa Elena de Uairén, flows a small stream. The bedrock of...
