Visit a Colorful Gum Wall in Seattle
If germs don’t give you the willies, a trip to Seattle’s Gum Wall is the ideal place to celebrate the city’s weird and wonderful spirit.
Svalbard’s Global Seed Vault Banks Biodiversity and Sprouts Controversy
One consequence is that the vault often serves as a lightning rod for critics who view seed conservation as the latest stage in a long history of Europeans removing natural resources from developing nations.
Hastings Kamuzu Banda Mausoleum
The honorific Ngwazi, meaning “hero” in Chichewa, was frequently affixed to the front of his name and is typically translated more grandly as “Great Lion.” His mausoleum in the center of Malawi’s capital city, Lilongwe, is decorated with leonine imagery.
Before Moo Deng, There Was ‘William Johnson Hippopotamus’
Ever since she was born at Thailand’sKhao Kheow Open Zoo in July 2024, Moo Deng, the pygmy hippopotamus, has captured public imagination, with visitors to her home quadrupling since her birth.
Danebury Meteorite
It is uncertain whether its descent to Earth was seen by any prehistoric witnesses, regardless, it landed in a disused grain pit at the hillfort—a fortunate fall that would prove crucial to its preservation.
Glade Creek Grist Mill: Visit West Virginia’s Picturesque Mill
Babcock State Park is home to cascading Glade Creek Grist Mill Falls, over 20 miles of hiking trails, and serene lakes and streams that are ideal for canoeing and fishing for trout.
Talking Turkey With Eric Kim
This particular bird comes with a South Asian-inflected spice rub made with dried mint, chiles, black peppercorns, and fennel or cumin seeds, then gets placed atop a bed of poblano, bell, shishito, and other fresh peppers.
Addolorata Cemetery
Other pathways fork off this central path, forming a triangular layout crowded with more grave markers and grand Victorian-era mausolea.
This Obscure Heirloom Pumpkin Makes a Fantastic Pie
I found hand-pollinating produces more fruit, and Nisha advises they are “heavy feeders,” meaning growers should make sure they’re supplying them with plenty of nitrogen, potassium and phosphate.
The Cliffside Grave of a Lonely Violinist
High above the town of Silver Plume, Colorado, lies a solitary grave, marked by a small granite obelisk.
Monkey Island, Manatees, and Natural Springs: Explore Homosassa, Florida
The Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park is also home to numerous trails where onlookers can spot animals such as the elusive Florida panther, the sleek red wolf, and the elegant whooping crane.
The Eldred Preserve | Sullivan Catskills, NY
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Dora I
Despite its apparent durability, Dora I faces challenges from the harsh Scandinavian climate and marine exposure, which have caused visible decay on its concrete surface, adding to its characteristic aura of history.
Bake ‘Baby Bread’ as a Celebration of Life and Death
You stumble upon some books, and maybe it’s just one or two sentences that mention that [French travelers mistakenly] thought that Ambato bread was made of pea flour, but it had this flavor that was as robust as a wheat baguette or whatever they were making back home in Europe.
10 Optical Illusion Destinations
Today owned and operated by the Cooper family, the area is said to be affected by a “spherical field of force,” a powerful magnetism akin to a vortex, which makes balls roll uphill, brooms stand on end, and people appear to change height in front of your very eyes.
‘Homesick Hachiko’
It reuses a pedestal once occupied by a bronze statue of Hachi which was lost during World War II, melted down, and surrendered as scrap metal.
Inside Montréal’s ‘Dream and Nightmare Laboratory’
Distantly-related animals like octopuses, rats, zebrafish, and zebra finches, separated by hundreds of millions of years of evolution, experience some type of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, the phase in which dreams are likelier to occur.