Travel

Chef Boyardee Statue in Omaha, Nebraska

Outside an otherwise nondescript office building for ConAgra Brands stands a life-size bronze statue of Ettore Boiardi, who Anglicized his…

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Grave of Princess Centipede in Morioka, Japan

Legend has it that, in the ninth century, samurai warrior Fujiwara no Hidesato slayed a giant centipede with his bow…

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Národní památník odposlechu (National Interception Memorial) in Lipnice nad Sázavou, Czechia

In the flooded granite quarries near Lipnice nad Sázavou, a group of young stonemasons led by the Czech artist Radomír…

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Dyer Memorial in Huntsville, Ontario

Clifton Dyer, a lawyer from Detroit, and his wife Betsy Dyer visited Huntsville, Ontario, on their honeymoon in 1916. For…

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Matt Green NYC Walk Marker in Staten Island, New York

A plaque at the corner of this nondescript parking lot marks the start and end of an extraordinary achievement: Matt…

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Bomarsund Fortress in Bomarsund, Åland Islands

For centuries, the Åland Islands have been a strategic piece of land in the middle of northern Baltic Sea. The…

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Fujimori Tea Houses in Chino, Japan

In the mountains of central Japan, not far from Lake Suwa, stand a number of structures that look like they…

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Görlitz Synagoge in Görlitz, Germany

The Görlitz Synagogue, located in Germany's easternmost city, is an architectural and historical gem with a rich legacy. Built between…

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Tsuburaya Eiji Museum in Sukagawa, Japan

The city of Sukagawa is located just south of Koriyama, one of the major cities in Fukushima Prefecture, a mere…

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Death as a Child: The Modern Legend of the Black-Eyed Children

Brian Bethel met the black-eyed children while paying his cable bill. In 1996 in Abilene, Texas, after finishing a late…

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