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Lin, Albania

Mosaics of Lin

6th century Byzantine mosaics preserved on a hill overlooking Lake Ohrid.
Quito, Ecuador

Rumipamba Archaeological and Ecological Park

A park of winding trails and archaeological sites, offering a rare connection to Quito’s pre-Hispanic past.
Anderson, Indiana

The Great Mound

Indiana’s largest prehistoric earthwork, aligned with the solstices.
Marlborough, England

Adam and Eve (The Longstones)

Two standing stones are all that remains of a prehistoric installation.
Palestine

Hisham’s Palace

Sprawling archeological site of an 8th-century Islamic castle.
Québec City, Québec

Îlot des Palais

An archeological museum hosting some surprising Egyptian artifacts.
Luxor, Egypt

Deir el-Medina

The ancient village known as Set Maat, or the 'Place of Truth,' located on this site served as a hub for intellectual and artistic endeavors.
Modena, Italy

Lovers of Modena

Archeologists can't decide if these two hand-holding skeletons were brothers or lovers.
Tempe, Arizona

Miners Rock Shop

A family-owned store specializing in minerals, geodes, gemstones, and more.
Karbabad, Bahrain

‘Madbasa’

This underground art installation recreates an ancient date honey storeroom.
Montezuma Well.
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What’s Beneath the Bubbling Sand at the Bottom of the Montezuma Well?

A dive to the bottom of this ancient sinkhole reveals bubbling sand, thick like Silly Putty. Is there another pond beneath it?
The Podcast Team June 3, 2025
An extremely rare purple-red diamond came from the Argyle volcano and mine in Western Australia, source of almost all of the world's pink diamonds.
science

Wonder Is Everywhere: Lincoln’s Crooked Bowtie, the Mystery of Pink Diamonds, and More From Around the Web

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.
April White September 29, 2023
Brigadier General Benedict Arnold lost the Battle of Valcour Island on Lake Champlain in 1776—as well as several of the young navy's ships, including the gunboat <em>Spitfire</em>—but the skirmish bought the Continental Army much-needed time in the war.
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Benedict Arnold's Lake Champlain Gunboat Is the Last Shipwreck of Its Kind

Preserved in the lake's chilly waters for more than 200 years, the Spitfire now faces a new threat.
Hope Hodge Seck September 19, 2023
A <em>bouquiniste</em>, or traditional seller of vintage and antique books, on the bank of the Seine in Paris in August 2023.
islands

Wonder Is Everywhere: The Island of Cows, a Parisian Bookseller Revolt, and More From Around the Web

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April White September 1, 2023
The Cyberia Cafe in London, 1995. Internet cafes are now vanishingly rare.
science

Wonder Is Everywhere: The Last Internet Cafes, a Totem Pole Mystery, and More From Around the Web

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April White August 18, 2023
The sun rises on the badlands of Death Valley National Park. On a summer morning, the temperature may already be over 100 degrees.
fauna

The Park Ranger Who Lives and Works in the Hottest Place in North America

In a vast, remote land of extremes, wild animals, plants, and humans adapt to survive.
Archaeological trenches inside the Old Fort of Stone Town in Zanzibar City reveal a new, longer history of the settlement.
history

The Hidden History of Zanzibar's Stone Town

The settlement is centuries older than historians once believed.
Line Sidonie Talla Mafotsing September 27, 2022