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The Photos that Exposed American Child Labor

From 1908 to 1924, Lewis Hine collected visual evidence of the nation's youngest workers.
Ella Morton April 6, 2016
government

The Bizarre Social Media Searches of Homeland Security

"Gladiator," "happy camp," and, uh, "china AND ebola."
JPat Brown March 30, 2016
First Arthur County Courthouse
Arthur, Nebraska

First Arthur County Courthouse and Jail

This Nebraska museum was once the smallest courthouse in America.
Your body goes in here (yes, yours)
Atlanta, Georgia

CDC Museum

Tour the sci-fi-esque reality of governmental disease management.
hoaxes

The Dot-Coms That Want You to Think They're Dot-Govs

Eric Grundhauser February 12, 2016
government

The Story Behind the Comically Villainous Octopus Logo of U.S. Spy Agency

JPat Brown January 20, 2016
Hogan's Alley
Stafford, Virginia

Hogan's Alley

The FBI's urban training course may have the highest fake crime rate in the world.
The grave of Louis Riel, leader of the Métis peoples of Canada
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Louis Riel's Gravestone

Canada's accused-traitor-turned-folk-hero is buried under a red stone in a ring of his own.
Sonny Bono Memorial Park
Washington, D.C.

Sonny Bono Memorial Park

A small triangle of DC grass is the final resting place of one of Sonny and Cher's songs.
View of 33 Thomas Street from the adjacent streets at the intersection of Church & Worth.
New York, New York

Long Lines Building

An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.
National Eagle Repository
Commerce City, Colorado

National Eagle Repository

Happen to come across a dead eagle? Send it to America's official dead eagle warehouse.
The GPO at night
Dublin, Ireland

Dublin General Post Office

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.
maps

Sorry, We Have No Imagery Here: When Google Earth Goes Blind

Meg van Huygen March 27, 2014
Oak Ridge, Tennessee

Oak Ridge "The Secret City"

The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.
Monterey, California

Colton Hall Museum

The stately birthplace of California's statehood.
New York, New York

New York Federal Gold Vault

More gold than anywhere else, ever.
A city sign in both Russian and Yiddish.
Birobidzhan, Russia

Birobidzhan

Fascinating early attempt at a Jewish autonomous settlement.