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gardens

A 257-Year-Old Coloring Book Was Discovered in St. Louis

It was intended for "Gentleman and Ladies."
Erik Shilling June 15, 2017
The entrance to the museum.
Springfield, Massachusetts

Dr. Seuss Museum

A museum dedicated to the quirky and colorful world created by Springfield's favorite son.
Shengshan Island, China

Houtouwan

This abandoned fishing settlement may well be the greenest village in the world.
Permanently Closed
Smaller pieces of silk arranged by color.
Brattleboro, Vermont

Delectable Mountain Cloth

A treasure trove of rare and fine fabrics from around the world.
Albino or spirit guide? None of the above.
animals

A Ghostly White Moose Was Captured on Video in Newfoundland

It's not an albino either.
Eric Grundhauser May 25, 2017
news

An Indonesian Village Has Painted Itself Rainbow

The colorful spot hopes to attract more tourists.
Cara Giaimo May 18, 2017
Chichicastenango, Guatemala

Chichicastenango Cemetery

One of the world’s most colorful cemeteries, where each pigment is symbolic.
Lake Urmia as a result of water loss and increased salinity
East Azerbaijan Province, Iran

Lake Urmia

This lake in northwest Iran has started turning from green to red more frequently than scientists are comfortable with.
A panel depicting the formation of the universe, the constellation Orion and Copernicus’ solar system model showing the sun as the center of the universe.
Orem, Utah

Roots of Knowledge Stained Glass

An absolutely beautiful 200-foot stained glass installation traces the evolution of knowledge.
rivers

A Creek in Florida Turned Red Overnight

Residents are unhappy.
Cara Giaimo February 17, 2017
public works

A Philly Guy Filled a Crack in the Street With Sprinkles

The crack is about eight feet long.
Cara Giaimo February 16, 2017
animals

Found: A Very Orange Alligator

A South Carolina community has a new resident.
Sarah Laskow February 9, 2017
Manitoba

Little Limestone Lake

The world's largest and most outstanding marl lake regularly changes color.
Smoke is released over Philippe Parreno's C.H.Z. film set.
film locations

How to Make an Alien Planet on Earth

For a short film about another world, the landscape designer Bas Smets created a dark, scientifically accurate terrain.
Cara Giaimo January 20, 2017
A version of Saussure's cyanometer, published in 1790
objects of intrigue

A Scientist Invented the Cyanometer Just to Measure the Blueness of the Sky

Horace-Bénédict de Saussure wanted to climb a mountain and mark the sky's hue accurately.
Sarah Laskow January 17, 2017
Spiagge Bianche with factories behind it
Rosignano marittimo, Italy

Spiagge Bianche (White Beaches)

This deceiving white sand beach gets its brilliant hue from the chemical discharge of a nearby factory.
Pigments at Pigment.
Tokyo, Japan

Pigment

Every color in the rainbow awaits.
Pitumarca, Peru

Rainbow Mountain

A remote candy-striped mountain in the Peruvian Andes straight out of the pages of Dr. Seuss.