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Wood River Valley, site of a roughly four-mile move of an entire house—while its residents were in it.

Podcast: A House Move Like No Other

Author Dave Eggers shares the story of a unique family and one of the strangest, slowest moves in history.

The Podcast Team July 18, 2023

Shanty Bay, Ontario

Oro African Church

One of the last remaining structures built by a community of African Canadians in the 19th century.

Podcast: The Coffee Palace

A majestic building was once the center of the coffee trade.

The Podcast Team July 17, 2023

Visitors to Beijing's City Wall can enjoy ice cream in the shape of its front gate.

6 Stories That Will Make You Scream—For Ice Cream

Take a deep dive into the delicious stories behind a world of frozen treats.

April White July 14, 2023

Richfield, Ohio

Richfield Heritage Preserve

This unique piece of land is home to a patented artificial lake and the remains of an old Girl Scout camp.

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (left), Aéropostale pilot and author of <em>The Little Prince</em>, stands in front of a plane in 1929.

The Daring Desert Pilots That Inspired ‘The Little Prince’

And the modern pilots retracing their pioneering airmail flights.

Cat Rainsford July 12, 2023

Podcast: The Complaint Tablet of Ea-Nasir

Turns out, beefing about bad service really is as old as time.

The Podcast Team July 12, 2023

Wibaux, Montana

St. Peter's Catholic Church

Visit a church sculpted from hardened lava.

One of the Icecap shot towers.

15 Nuclear History Sites That You Can Visit

From massive craters to secret cities, these places are relics of the Atomic Age.

Jonathan Carey July 7, 2023

Blood Falls seeps from the end of the Taylor Glacier into Lake Bonney.

Wonder Is Everywhere: The Mystery of Blood Falls, a Carrier Pigeon Comeback, and More from Around the Web

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.

April White July 7, 2023

Stockholm, Sweden

Galgbacken (Gallow Hill)

The site of Stockholm's last public execution.

Hudson River Rail Excursions runs a classic car between New York and Albany to make the vintage rail experience more accessible.

Meet the People Who Keep Vintage Rail Cars Rolling Across America

About two dozen classic carriages around the country offer time travel by train.

Justin Franz July 6, 2023

Cossack, Australia

Cossack Historic Town

This once-thriving coastal area is now a preserved ghost town.

How Milwaukee Is Celebrating the Typewriter’s Long, Local History

In June 2023, Milwaukeeans celebrated 150 years of typewriter history.

Jennifer Byrne July 5, 2023

Spencerport, New York

Fairfield Cemetery

It is one of the few places in Rochester that has both Union and Confederate soldiers buried and honored.

Water Gap

The site of an improbable and ill-fated attempt to use dammed floodwaters for irrigation.

A still from a recently declassified Navy video from 2015 depicting ... well, no one is quite sure.

6 Stories of Aliens and the Unexplained That Are Just Out of This World

Centuries of strange tales, from ETs to flying saucers, to celebrate World UFO Day.

April White June 30, 2023

A circular central garden is surrounded by Korean-style buildings

Gwangju, South Korea

Lee Jang-woo's House

This traditional home is a rare example of 19th-century Korean architecture.