Hattusa: The Ancient Capital of The Hittites

Jun 29, 2017

One of Turkey’s lesser visited but historically significant attraction is the ruin of an ancient city known as Hattusa, located near modern ...

The Forgotten Sport of Octopus Wrestling

Jun 29, 2017

One April morning in 1963, some five thousand spectators gathered on the shores of Puget Sound near the Tacoma Narrows, in Washington, to wa...

The Steam Hammers Of The Industrial Age

Jun 27, 2017

Standing proudly at the entrance to the French industrial town of Le Creusot, in the region of Bourgogne in the eastern part of the country,...

Heikegani: The Crab With A Human Face

Jun 26, 2017

In a small seaside park near the Kanmonkyo Bridge, in the Japanese city of Shimonoseki, stands two bronze statues depicting two Samurai warr...

The Unfinished National Monument of Scotland

Jun 26, 2017

High up on the summit of Carlton Hill in Edinburgh, Scotland, stands the country’s National Monument. But far from being the source of natio...

The “Lone Pine” Trees Growing Across Australia

Jun 22, 2017

Many war memorials across Australia have pine trees growing in their grounds. These trees are called “Lone Pines”, and their ancestry can be...

How Amsterdam’s Airport Is Fighting Noise Pollution With Land Art

Jun 21, 2017

Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, located just 9 km southwest of the city, is the third busiest airport in Europe and one of the busiest in the ...

Inkerman Cave Monastery of St. Clement

Jun 20, 2017

The Inkerman Monastery of St. Clement, located near the city of Inkerman at the mouth of the Black River, is built into the natural caves an...

The Sand Covered Floors of Caribbean Synagogues

Jun 19, 2017

The Caribbean is not all about sandy beaches, its about sandy synagogues too. As many as four synagogues in this part of the world have flo...

The Norias of Hama

Jun 19, 2017

The norias of the ancient Syrian city of Hama are seventeen historic waterwheels located along the Orontes River that date back to the Byzan...