From The Sketchbook of a World War 2 Soldier
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 14, 2016
Victor A. Lundy is best known for his modernist architecture —the imposing rectangles of the United States Tax Court Building in Washington,...
The Tide Barriers of Venice
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 14, 2016
Flooding has been a part of Venice since ancient times. Between autumn and spring, the city is affected by bouts of periodic flooding known ...
A Blast From The Past: Episode 29
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 13, 2016
From the archives of Amusing Planet. Rainbow Eucalyptus–The Most Colorful Tree on Earth These trees may look like they've been painted...
Monument To The Unelected
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 11, 2016
Drive past Lefferts Historic House, in Brooklyn's Prospect Park, this week, and you will be confronted by a crowd of political signs res...
Cheltenham Badlands in Caledon
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 10, 2016
The Cheltenham Badlands is an area in Caledon, Canada, consisting of bare, windswept red hills and gullies displaying spectacular colors tha...
Watch The Superb Bird-of-Paradise’s Courtship Dance
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 10, 2016
The aptly named “superb bird-of-paradise” is fascinating to behold, especially when it’s performing its courtship dance. In fact, once the m...
Shani Shingnapur: The Village Without Doors
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 9, 2016
About 300 km east of Mumbai, in the remote Indian village of Shani Shingnapur, crime is a concept so alien that villagers here have stopped ...
Mach Loop: The Valley of Fighter Jets
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 7, 2016
Nestled between the towns of Dolgellau and Machynlleth, in central Wales, is a series of grass covered valleys that is renowned the world ov...
Guédelon Castle: France’s Brand New Medieval Castle
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 7, 2016
Deep in the forests of central France, an unusual archeological and historical experiment is taking place. A team of stonemasons, carpenters...
Fairy Doors of Ann Arbor
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 5, 2016
Fairies have invaded the city of Ann Arbor, that’s what long-time resident Jonathan B. Wright, a graphic designer, wants you to believe. He ...
Homestead Crater
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 4, 2016
The Homestead Caldera, known locally as "The Crater", is a natural hot spring hidden inside a 55-foot tall, beehive-shaped limesto...
The Tomb of Jesus Christ in Japan
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 4, 2016
In the distant corner of northern Japan, a place known for terraced paddy fields and apple orchards, is the small village of Shingo, where l...
This Shooting Range in Switzerland Has A Road Going Through
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 2, 2016
If you drive through the municipality of Erlenbach im Simmental in Switzerland, along the main road, you’ll pass right underneath a shooting...
The Ghost Fleet of Mallows Bay
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 2, 2016
In Southern Maryland, about thirty miles south of Washington, D.C., the Potomac River forms a shallow bulge called Mallows Bay. It’s an incr...
The Toxic Ghost Town of Picher
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 1, 2016
The northeastern corner of the US state of Oklahoma was once the most productive lead and zinc mining areas of the world. The metals were di...
Winchester Mystery House: The House That Sarah Couldn’t Stop Building
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 1, 2016
Standing in the middle of suburban San Jose, California, is a sprawling Victorian mansion surrounded by beautifully kept gardens, which from...
Rujm el-Hiri: Israel’s Stonehenge
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 1, 2016
This ancient megalith monument, consisting of concentric stone circles and a tumulus at the center, although looks impressive from the air, ...
A Blast From The Past: Episode 28
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 30, 2016
From the archives of Amusing Planet. World's Littlest Skyscraper Located at 701 LaSalle Street in downtown Wichita Falls, Texas, is th...
Lucky Knot Bridge in Changsha, China
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 29, 2016
A curvaceous new footbridge inspired by the Mobius strip has opened in Changsha, China, that offers pedestrians a variety of different route...
Saar Polygon: A Monument to Coal Mining in Germany
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 29, 2016
On June 2012, the last of the coal mines operating in the Saarland region in west Germany closed, marking the end of a 250-year history of m...
