Rouketopolemos: The Easter Rocket War of Vrontados

Jun 30, 2015

The Greeks like to celebrate Easter with fireworks, but the townsfolk of Vrontados on the Greek island of Chios aren’t satisfied with simple...

The Comic Book Route in Brussels

Jun 29, 2015

The Comic Book Route in Brussels is a path that takes you along several walls and buildings throughout the inner city of Brussels as well as...

Brooklyn Superhero Supply Store

Jun 29, 2015

Being a superhero in New York City is easy. Just walk into the Brooklyn Superhero Supply in Park Slope, 5th Avenue between 5th and 6th stree...

A Fictional Space Exploration Society Made Using Paper

Jun 26, 2015

Discoverer's Alliance is a whimsical series by paper artist Owen Gildersleeve and photographer Benedict Morgan. Disguised as a document...

The Balloonfest of 1986 in Cleveland

Jun 26, 2015

In 1986, the United Way of Cleveland in Ohio decided to organize a fundraising event and at the same time break the world record for the mos...

The Roundabouts of Great Britain

Jun 26, 2015

Kevin Beresford is the President of The United Kingdom Roundabout Appreciation Society, an odd group of people who meet in and around Reddit...

The Enchanted Highway, North Dakota

Jun 24, 2015

The Enchanted Highway is a 32-mile stretch of highway starting at Exit 72 on Interstate 94, about 20 miles east of Dickinson, in the southwe...

The Buffalo Jumps of North America

Jun 24, 2015

For thousands of years the natives of North America hunted the bison. These people became entirely dependent on the animal for their livelih...

IJsseloog: A Sludge Storage Tank in the Middle of a Lake

Jun 23, 2015

IJsseloog, or the “Eye of IJssel”, is an enormous circular pit in the middle of Ketelmeer lake in the mouth of the river IJssel, in the prov...

Coober Pedy: An Australian Town That Lives Underground

Jun 20, 2015

Coober Pedy is a small town in northern South Australia, 850 kilometers north of Adelaide on the Stuart Highway. On the surface, the place l...