Conjeevaram Natarajan Annadurai, a key figure in Tamil Nadu's Dravidian movement, impacted state politics immensely. He championed caste equity, renamed Madras to Tamil Nadu, and left a lasting political legacy. DMK & AIADMK dominated after him.
Explore Mt. Nimba, Liberia: Discover its mining history, LAMCO's legacy, and the tri-point border. See Yekepa's unique community and efforts to protect this area from mining impact and poaching.
Baltasar Bachero, a Madrid coachman, heroically stopped a runaway carriage in 1929, saving children. Despite initial recognition and a street named after him, his story faced confusion and renaming controversies, solidifying him as a altruism symbol.
Explore Cary's Castle, a hidden desert shelter in Joshua Tree National Park. Discover its unique architecture, history, and artifacts. A challenging hike with rewarding views, but check trail conditions first!
Discover global Pride events in 2025! From DC and Johannesburg to Madrid, Bangkok, Reykjavik, Prague, Zurich, Taiwan, Perth & SĂŁo Paulo. Celebrate LGBTQ+ pride around the world!
Experience 1980s Soviet Bulgaria in Sofia's Red Flat. Explore a perfectly preserved apartment, complete with original furnishings and artifacts. A unique time travel experience!
Explore Dalkey Island near Dublin: Viking history, St. Begnet's ruins, wildlife (rabbits, goats, seals), and scenic views. Ferry access via 'Ken the Ferryman'.
Discover Tamesis Dock, a unique floating pub on the River Thames in London. Enjoy stunning views, drinks, pizza, and live music on this historic boat with a fascinating past.
Fabulosa Books in San Francisco's Castro District is a vital queer space offering diverse LGBTQ+ literature, author events, and community support. It combats book bans and fosters inclusivity. Orloff is the owner.
Explore HunzahĂşa Well: site of a Muisca legend of forbidden love, Spanish conquest attempts to find gold, and cultural heritage. Discover Muisca history and art.
Explore Mogollon, a historic mining town in New Mexico. Visit the Mogollon Museum, explore the cemetery, and learn about its gold & silver mining past and challenges like fires & floods.
Discover Saint Lucia: a Caribbean gem offering citizenship by investment, a thriving expat community, and lucrative real estate opportunities. Get a second passport and a better quality of life. CBI program offers a fast track to citizenship.
Toxicologist Liz Dauncey discusses 'plant blindness', plant toxins, myths, and safety precautions. Learn about plant defenses, poisoning incidents, and responsible plant handling.
Discover haunted hotels & vacation rentals worldwide with documented paranormal activity. From murder sites to war hospitals, explore real ghost stories & macabre history for a unique travel experience.
Discover the diverse world of gingers: from common ginger to fingerroot, lantern ginger, sand ginger and galangal. Learn about their unique flavors, uses in Southeast Asian cuisine, and availability.
Explore the Cavalier Hotel's rich history: from luxury with seawater baths and celebrity guests, to its WWII service and recent restoration. Discover its art-deco architecture and Tarnished Truth distillery.
The F60, a massive overburden conveyor bridge, was built in East Germany for lignite mining. Decommissioned after reunification, it's now a visitor attraction showcasing mining history and hosting events.
Explore 10 amazing outdoor survival movies based on true stories of human resilience. From Everest to the Andes, witness extraordinary tales of courage against impossible odds. keywords: survival, movies, real stories, outdoor.
The Shime Coal Mine Winding Tower, Japan's last surviving tower, operated from 1889-1964. Known online as the 'Anti-Zombie Fortress' due to its Brutalist style, it's now a sports park and Concrete Cultural Property.
Evidence of the local music scene is also abundant with posters, art, tapestries, stickers, instruments, and album covers adorning the walls.
This is important for those without access to dense forests near their homes or workplaces, as a short walk in a city park can still have a meaningful impact on mental well-being.
But as I sat in the library, watching an old newsreel showing the heyday of Brownsville’s downtown when the sidewalks were crowded with shoppers and the future seemed bright and full of promise, the toll of Ernest Liggett’s failed pie-in-the-sky projects seemed unconscionably severe.
Go 20.7 miles east on US 20 from its intersection with NE 3rd Street (US 97 Business) in downtown Bend to the junction (at about 43.90041 N, 120.98745 W) with USFS 23 and turn right (south).
With so many animals willing to lend a helping claw, trunk, or foot, some scientists say land managers should start looking at boosting the populations of these and other species as part of their fire mitigation and restoration plans.
A former Atlas Obscura staff editor, she regularly contributes to the New York Times, National Geographic, Smithsonian, Wired, Gizmodo, Culture Trip, Mental Floss, and the AV Club, among others.
Believing that travel to Earth’s remote reaches presented “an incredible opportunity to expose people to the wonder of the world so that they might think differently about the planet and our role in protecting it,” Lindblad made history in 1966 by taking the first citizen tourists to Antarctica aboard a chartered Argentinian Navy ship.
The menu today spans all the cha chaan teng staples—egg sandwiches served on white bread, egg tarts, dishes revolving around instant noodles—but everyone in Hong Kong knows that this is the place to get a pineapple bun, or bo lo bao.
Some simply painted their logos onto delivery trucks, while others created spectacles on wheels to get people talking, like the time that Moxie, the old-school soda company, put fake horses on top of cars that could be steered by a rider perched on the animal’s back.
Pat Davis Sr., the current owner, likes to say that Robert Johnson may have been sitting on a crate under a Sycamore tree eating some of their barbecue when he made his pact with the Devil.
Old iron tables and wooden stools adorn the outside, flanked by hibiscus flowers and other local flora, while paintings of fruits, vegetables, and tomato sandwiches cover the outside walls.
Originally constructed in the 14th century by a noble Czech family, Sloup Castle was strategically located near a bustling salt trade route.
He had fortified the mission grounds of La Bahia, but recent defeats at Refugio and San Antonio made the fort vulnerable to the advancing Mexican armies under General Jose de Urrea and Santa Anna.
Joey Gray started making HARDY in response to the socio-political climate in 2016, when Donald Trump was first elected to the presidency, queer communities were grieving the Pulse Nightclub shooting, and America was reckoning with the growing Black Lives Matter movement.
After a bar snack—a masa tetela, say, filled with a pesto of wild foraged greens called quelites—move to the dining room proper, charming with its straw baskets hanging above wooden tables and colorful displays of work by Oaxacan artists.
When the bull charges, they jump out of the arena to avoid sharp horns that can pierce their skin “like a knife slicing through butter,” says Benjamin Villard, a champion raseteur who now dedicates his time to training.
