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Welling Court Mural Project

Queens, New York

The Welling Court Mural Project

A collaborative art project that transformed a neighborhood in NYC's Queens.

Itchen Kala.

Xiva, Uzbekistan

Walls of Itchan Kala

Ancient barriers wrap around what was once an important stop along the Silk Road.

The street is so narrow pedestrians need a stoplight.

Prague, Czechia

Vinárna Čertovka

This walkway is so narrow it needs its own light to stop pedestrian traffic jams.

Our Lady of Almudena Cemetery.

Our Lady of Almudena Cemetery

Five million people are laid to rest here, more than the population of Madrid itself.

Hollywood by night, 1930.

Why Are There Palm Trees in Los Angeles?

Turns out it's an image thing.

Dan Nosowitz July 6, 2018

What looks like an ordinary building is actually a wall.

145 Rue Lafayette

What looks like a normal building is really a hollow facade hiding a subway vent.

A rat enjoying life in Paris's Parc de Bercy.

One District in Paris Is Creating a Map of Rat Sightings

The rodent map marks reports of animals both dead and alive.

Sarah Laskow June 12, 2018

Prato della Valle

Prato della Valle

One of the largest squares in Europe contains an entire artificial island.

This statue once stood at an entrance to the original Penn Station and was salvaged from a garbage dump.

Brooklyn, New York

Steinberg Sculpture Garden

A beautiful collection of architectural ornaments rescued from demolished New York City buildings.

Architectural details.

Buffalo, New York

Guaranty Building

A 19th-century architectural wonder designed by the "father of the skyscraper."

Edward Mooney House.

New York, New York

Edward Mooney House

Built just after the American Revolution, the oldest row house in New York City still stands in Chinatown.

Wall near a motorcycle shop.

Angoulême, France

Murals of Angoulême

The vibrant buildings in the “capital of the comic strip” celebrate the art form that made it famous.

The mayor of Trier poses for a photograph with the new lights.

Karl Marx Is the Latest Historical Figure Helping People Cross the Road

Green means go, revolutionary red means stop.

Natasha Frost March 23, 2018

Boston, Massachusetts

Brattle Book Shop

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

The underlying River Farset causes the clock tower to tilt.

Belfast, Northern Ireland

River Farset

Belfast's namesake river still winds below the city center, hidden from sight.

Fragments of prehistoric life are embedded all over the urban landscape. But you have to look close.

How to Spot the Fossils Hiding in Plain Sight

Traces of prehistoric life are everywhere.

Jessica Leigh Hester February 23, 2018

A fog hole over Delhi.

The Mystery of the Fog Holes That Form Over Cities

Satellites captured a strange phenomenon in foggy places across the world.

Sarah Laskow February 23, 2018

Mi Teleférico.

La Paz, Bolivia

Mi Teleférico

The soaring gondola lines form the longest aerial cable car system in the world.