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A smashed pumpkin might be the trick, regardless of the presence of a treat.
graffiti

Why Is Mischief Night Different From All Other Nights?

How a local tradition has hung on for centuries.
Dan Nosowitz October 21, 2021
farms

Podcast: Maine’s Burning Blueberry Fields

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team October 19, 2021
Kopu Lighthouse
Mägipe, Estonia

Kõpu Lighthouse

One of the oldest lighthouses in the world has been in continuous use since it was first built in 1531.
Dunmore, West Virginia

Thorny Mountain Fire Tower

This lookout tower built in the 1930s is now an in-demand cabin with what might be the best view of the Seneca State Forest.
Childers, Australia

Childers Backpacker Memorial

This former hostel is now an art gallery and a memorial for 15 backpackers who lost their lives to a tragic act of arson.
Okemo Fire Tower, looking north
Ludlow, Vermont

Okemo Fire Tower

A 60-foot-tall tower provides unparalleled views of the southern Green Mountains.
Kiezu-no-hi
Hatsukaichi, Japan

Kiezu-no-hi (The Eternal Flame)

In 806, Kobo Daishi began meditating on Mount Misen. The Buddhist monk lit this holy fire, which has been kept burning for 1,200 years.
film locations

Podcast: Catalina Island Bison Herd

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team July 13, 2021
Manteno, Illinois

Decatur & State Line Railway Bridge Piers

Meant for a railway that was never built because of the Great Chicago Fire, these piers still stand nearly 150 years after they were installed.
Smoke billowed across New South Wales in January 2020.
science

Can Wonky Cell Signals Help Track Wildfire Smoke?

A hazy atmosphere makes data ricochet all over the place. Now scientists think they can use that signal to better predict dangerously smoky air.
Matt Simon May 10, 2021
The newer memorial for the unknown man
Hardingstone, England

Grave of the Unknown Man

In the 1930s, a mysterious murder shook this Northamptonshire village–the identity of the victim remains a mystery to this day.
Crews worked to defeat a peat fire outside Moscow in 2010.
fires

How to Kill a Zombie Fire

Underground peat fires are bedeviling: They refuse to die, even when flooded with water. Could this new weapon put them down for good?
Matt Simon April 26, 2021
Could banana groves help with California's fire woes?
food

Can 'Banana Buffers' Save California From Wildfires?

A computer scientist makes a case for cocooning communities in banana groves.
Anne Ewbank April 12, 2021
The Feuermelder at Schloss Bellevue.
Berlin, Germany

Feuermelder

A historic fire call point.
Pinnacle Knob Fire Tower
Keyser, West Virginia

Pinnacle Knob Fire Tower

This former fire tower found new life as a communications hub complete with a scenic overlook.
The monument with the inscription is the only trace of the convent.
Somerville, Massachusetts

Site of the Destroyed Ursuline Convent

A monument marks where a convent was burned by an anti-Catholic mob in 1834.
A composite highlighting the "three horses."
Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Portugal

Penascosa Petroglyph

These rock drawings in the Côa Valley also create an ancient optical illusion.
Memorial plaque.
Kingman, Arizona

Kingman Explosion Memorial

A memorial to the firefighters who died in an industrial disaster is housed in a small public park.