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Emperor Norton, during his reign.

A New Map Tracks the Life of San Francisco's Emperor Norton

Walking tour, anyone?

Sarah Laskow July 10, 2017

Wash House

Albany, New York

The First Shaker Village

The first American home of the isolated, egalitarian religion has a trove of Shaker architecture and artifacts.

A beer in full.

Tutankhamun Ale

This beer was popular more than 3,000 years ago.

Casa Popeno's main garden

Antigua, Guatemala

Casa Popenoe

This restored colonial house was once home to the botanist responsible for bringing avocados to the U.S.

26 Exeter Street

Boston, Massachusetts

First Spiritualist Temple

America's original house of worship for Spiritualism, the religious movement based on communing with the dead.

Oakland, New Jersey

Van Slyke Castle Ruins

The remains of a century-old mansion that met a fiery demise years after it was deserted.

Dartmoor

Yelverton, England

Hollowcombe Bottom

The site of a mysterious pony massacre is rich with extraterrestrial conspiracy theories.

First Honeybees in California

San Jose, California

First Honey Bees in California

A plaque outside the San Jose airport commemorates the insect's arrival to the West Coast.

Brighton City Airport terminal building (interior)

Shoreham-by-Sea, England

Brighton City Airport

This tiny 1930s Art Deco airport is a beautiful remnant of a bygone era.

Washington, D.C.

Washington Stock Exchange Building

D.C. once had its own tiny rival to the New York Stock Exchange.

Ouray, Colorado

Ouray Alchemist

A recreation of an Old West apothecary full of curios.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Elfreth's Alley

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

Monticello.

Found: The Remains of Sally Hemings' Small Room at Monticello

It was right near Thomas Jefferson's bedroom.

Sarah Laskow July 3, 2017

Hillman House

Washington, D.C.

George Washington's Townhouse Lots

After his presidency, George Washington planned to live only a few blocks from the Capitol building.

The sky over the Nubian Desert in Sudan, just after 2008-TC3 passed through the atmosphere.

The First Asteroid We Knew Would Hit Earth in Advance

When 2008-TC3 crashed into the Sudanese desert, not everyone was surprised.

Cara Giaimo June 30, 2017

Telouet, Morocco

Kasbah Telouet

A mud brick kasbah with a history of lavishness and traitorship.

Impressive Milk-Bone balancing act

How an Organic Chemist Invented the Bone-Shaped Dog Treat

The birth of the Milk-Bone happened pretty much on a whim.

Michael Waters June 30, 2017

A tiny piece of trinitite, close up.

The Long, Weird Half-Life of Trinitite

The synthetic material—forged in the blast of the first nuclear bomb test—has been buried, sold, collected, displayed, and even made into jewelry.

Cara Giaimo June 30, 2017