Travel

‘Multiplera Skåne’ in Hörby, Sweden

In 2023, the unique art project Multiplera Skåne brought 28 life-sized, 3D-printed clay figures to a forest clearing in Sweden's…

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London Scottish House in London, England

Quite a few of London’s buildings seem relatively ordinary from the outside but are actually quite extraordinary on the inside—London…

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Saint Exupéry Monument in Lyon, France

The city of Lyon dedicated a monument to Antoine de Saint-Exupéry to celebrate his legacy as both a pioneering aviator…

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Appalachia’s Ugliest Cryptid Drowns In Its Own Tears

An elusive beast is said to lurk in Pennsylvania’s hemlock forests. It supposedly slinks between the shadows on moonlit nights,…

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Who Were the Mysterious Moon-Eyed People of Appalachia?

It is midnight. The moon is dim, and hundreds of diminutive people—bearded, flat faced, and pale, with large blue eyes—are…

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Drink Like a Founding Father

This article is adapted from the October 19, 2024, edition of Gastro Obscura’s Favorite Things newsletter. You can sign up…

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Hope Slide in Sunshine Valley, British Columbia

The mountains of British Columbia tend to be extremely steep because they've been oversteepened by deep and extensive glacial downcutting.…

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Black Swan Hotel in Bendigo, Australia

This unassuming pub is a building that one might walk past without a second glance at the treasures that lie…

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Paseo del Sistema Solar in Manzanares, Spain

The Paseo del Sistema Solar (Solar System Walk) is a three-dimensional model of the solar system that was inaugurated on September…

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Peanuts Gang Bronzes in Saint Paul, Minnesota

Charles M. Schulz, creator of the comic strip Peanuts, was born in Minneapolis and spent his childhood in Saint Paul.At its…

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