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Leuven, Belgium

Middelpunt van Leuven

This unassuming stone bollard is a centuries-old marker denoting the center of the city.

The more we try to keep raccoons out of our trash bins, the better they get at breaking in.

Can You Outsmart a Raccoon?

Recent studies show just how tricky these trash pandas can be, from opening locks to nabbing DoorDash orders.

Roxanne Hoorn August 30, 2024

Fukagawa Edo Museum

A glimpse into life in 1830s Tokyo, back during the heyday of the Tokugawa shogunate.

Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Fongshan Old City

Taiwan's first stone fortress is also the best preserved Qing Dynasty-era city on the island.

Zurich, Switzerland

Lindenhof Keller

Underneath the well-known Lindenhof hides a secret cellar documenting Zurich's early history.

Site of La Morgue de Paris

The location of this small park was once the site of an infamous public morgue.

Poznań, Poland

Medieval Execution Pole

This 16th-century pole was once used in brutal public executions.

In 100 years, the colors on this map might swap.

The Most Dangerously Populated Latitudes in the World

Impending threats may reverse everything.

Frank Jacobs, Big Think May 3, 2024

Inside Memorial Auditorium in Gary, Indiana. The auditorium was one of several landmarks damaged by fires set in the late 1990s.

What Can We Learn From the Ruins of Gary, Indiana?

Exploring deindustrialization.

Matthew Christopher May 3, 2024

Wisdom, a Laysan albatross (<em>Phoebastria immutabilis</em>) in her 70s, was spotted courting potential mates at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.

Wonder Is Everywhere: the World’s Longest Snake, Disappearing Meteorites, and More From Around the Web

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.

April White April 25, 2024

Le Moulin de la Galette

Montmartre's sole surviving windmill became an iconic landmark for 19th-century painters, artists, and bohemians.

Römerstadt Carnuntum [Roman City Carnuntum]

Petronell-Carnuntum, Austria

Römerstadt Carnuntum (Roman City Carnuntum)

A rebuilt Roman city that was once the largest Roman settlement in the region.

New Orleans, Louisiana

Free People of Color Museum

In 1810, free people of color made up more of New Orleans's population than any other Southern city.

North Korea's late leaders Kim Il-Sung and Kim Jong-Il tower over visitors to the Grand Monument at Mansu Hill, reinforcing the Kim family's power.

Inside Pyongyang, North Korea's Capital of Control

Every detail of the city's architecture and urban planning is in service to the Kim dynasty.

Caroline Campbell January 3, 2024

Minato City Local History Museum

A museum housed in a stunning Rockefeller-funded medical institute building from the 1930s.

Bangkok, Thailand

City Pillar Shrine

The pillars inside this small, ornate shrine hold Bangkok's horoscope within them.

Mannheim, Germany

Mannheim Quadratestadt

In this German city center, the streets have no names.

Yazoo City, Mississippi

Yazoo City Main Street

A downtown filled with nearly deserted historic buildings was revived as a pastel paradise.