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butterflies

El Segundo Butterfly Preserve: An Airport Ghost Town Turned Rare Wildlife Refuge

curious fact of the week

Curious Fact of the Week: The World's Most Disputed Archipelago

martian landscapes

Extraterrestrial Analogues: Seven Places That Really Are Like Being on the Moon and Mars

photo of the week

Photo of the Week: Mouldering Molds

vampires

The Vampire Museum and Occult Rituals Still Practiced in Père Lachaise

one line adventures

One-Line Adventures [November 6]

abandoned santa parks

Rudolph and Ruins: Photographs of Abandoned Santa Parks

sanctuaries

Nature in the City: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

curious fact of the week

Curious Fact of the Week: Quietest Place in the World

morbid monday

Morbid Monday: Woeful Tales of Dying for Strangers Collected on a London Wall

photo of the week

Photo of the Week: Carved Crypt

mazes

A Corn Maze Where You Can Get Lost in Dali's Mustache

notes from the field

Notes from the Field: Laws Railroad Museum

story

The Complete Guide to our 31 Days of Halloween

31 days of halloween

The Mysterious Pedro Mountain Mummy

william kidd

Pirate Booty and Thrice Cursed Islands

abandoned

Overlook Mountain House: The Skeletal Remains of a Catskills Hotel That Still Welcomes Visitors

satanic worship

Satanic Panic in America's Greatest Forgotten Garden

How Untermyer Park went from botanical wonder to devil's playground and back again.