‘Little Italy’
On closer inspection, you can see the structures are miniatures of some of Italy’s most famous landmarks, including Florence’s Duomo, Venice’s Rialto Bridge, as well as Rome’s Mouth of Truth.
Pink Muhly Grass
The delicate flowers of this hardy plant bloom in fluffy clumps when the weather begins cool, giving the grass its famed pink (and occasionally, purple) hue.
The Startling History of the Jump Scare
Church also says that post-horror films “tend to deny audiences the jump scare as a reliever of tension,” embracing open-ended narratives and remixing classic horror tropes through an art cinema lens.
How a Newspaper Revolution Led to the ‘Wide Awakes’—and the Civil War
Adding militaristic uniforms, torch-lit midnight rallies, and an open eye as their all-seeing symbol, a new movement was born, which I chronicle in my recent book, Wide Awake: The Forgotten Force that Elected Lincoln and Spurred the Civil War.
Lake Chelan
Because the rugged terrain is not conducive to road building, vessels plying Lake Chelan (pronounced “sheh-LAN”) formed a major part of the local transportation infrastructure until well into the 20th century, and remain important even to this day.
Ancient Melancholy Man
Over time, plants have slowly covered up the statue only to be cut back so that the Ancient Melancholy Man can gaze upon the visitors to Holland Park once again.
Pentidattilo
It was first settled back in the seventh century BC, and built underneath a big hand-shaped rock—the name derives from the Greek words penta and daktylos, or “five fingers.”
Ybykty Canyon
The unusual composition of materials and differing rates of erosion have resulted in unique formations, with the sculpting process aided by occasional rainfall to sharpen the edges and fine-tune the corners.
A Cemetery’s Immortal Residents and the Scientist Who Studies Them
On her early October walk through the sunny cemetery, Pringle is accompanied by botany graduate student Zach Smith, who is learning how to study these potentially immortal lichens.
7 Stories of Ghosts in Weird Places
Like a horror novel and a diorama colliding, Banks’s fascinating art tells the tales of Southern Gothic ghosts through teeny-tiny taxidermy, finger-nail-sized newspaper clippings, and other extravagant miniatures.
Kokkala Gorge
The top of the ridge can be precarious and requires firm footing, as the narrow path is scattered with loose copper-colored rock, flanked by steep cliffs, and prone to sudden blasts of strong wind.
The Ghost Plaque of the Keyhole House
The enigmatic plaque has left new residents feeling slightly uneasy, drawn the attention of curious ghost hunters, and even resulted in the building being listed as one of the city’s most haunted locations by Gothenburg’s official tourism board.