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Oshkosh, Wisconsin

The Original ‘Backrooms’ Location (John’s Hobbies)

In 2019, an anonymous photo of a windowless room with eerie yellow wallpaper was posted to 4chan from this building, launching 'The Backrooms', one of the internet’s most massive collaborative horror phenomena.
Looking up from the entrance to the Hidden Beach.
List

10 Very Demure Places

See how these places are subtle, not screaming out for attention? Very demure. Very mindful.
Roxanne Hoorn August 30, 2024
Sakura, Japan

Kabosu the Doge

They say the internet is forever but just in case, the shiba inu behind an iconic meme has been immortalized in bronze.
Wisdom, a Laysan albatross (<em>Phoebastria immutabilis</em>) in her 70s, was spotted courting potential mates at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.
meteorites

Wonder Is Everywhere: the World’s Longest Snake, Disappearing Meteorites, and More From Around the Web

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.
April White April 25, 2024
Butterfingers Binding's latest project is a collaboration between three or four makers, and a gift for a friend. It is mostly made form reclaimed materials.
books

The Emerging Art of 'Fanbinding'

Fanfiction enthusiasts are learning “1,000 hobbies in a trench coat” to make gorgeous physical artifacts of their passions.
Elizabeth Minkel March 1, 2024
Permanently Closed
Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Rat Hole

The rodent-shaped sidewalk imprint that earned worldwide media attention.
The Chinese television series <em>The Untamed</em> wasn't necessarily a common subject of fanfiction. The Yuletide fan exchange might have helped make it much more popular.
holidays

The Yuletide Fanfiction Exchange Is a Holiday Marvel

For two decades, fans have been waking up on Christmas morning to custom, obsession-feeding gifts from strangers.
Elizabeth Minkel December 19, 2023
The flirtatious red golden pheasant is a dinosaur.
dinosaurs

We’re Surrounded by Dinosaurs, at Least We Were for a Month or So

A subtle, if temporary, change to one of the world’s biggest websites underscored a modern triumph of paleontology, and how we understand life on Earth.
Michael Greshko December 4, 2023
Mountain View, California

Android Lawn Statues

A gathering of green robots at the Googleplex.
The Cyberia Cafe in London, 1995. Internet cafes are now vanishingly rare.
science

Wonder Is Everywhere: The Last Internet Cafes, a Totem Pole Mystery, and More From Around the Web

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.
April White August 18, 2023
The meme petroglyph outlined.
Tanumshede, Sweden

"Oh Yeah Woo Yeah"

The rock carving that became an internet meme.
Google Garage
Menlo Park, California

Google Garage

In 1998, Larry Page and Sergey Brin briefly ran their fledgling company from this Silicon Valley garage.
NatWest Hole
Ilkeston, England

The NatWest Hole

How did a literal hole in a wall become one of the top-rated tourist attractions in this English town?
Pink pineapple looks and tastes quite different than the classic yellow kind.
food

How to Buy Pink Pineapples and Fruitcake Off Etsy

Etsy, Instagram, and even Facebook can provide a taste of novelty and home.
Anne Ewbank September 14, 2021
Fucino Space Centre
Ortucchio, Italy

Fucino Space Centre

The largest civilian satellite control center in the world is located in the middle of a drained lake.
Rufus Estes's 1911 cookbook is included in Sokoh's digital library.
libraries

Now Online: A Free Library Devoted to West Africa's Food Heritage

A new internet archive is making the region's culinary history more accessible than ever.
Vonnie Williams February 22, 2021
List

10 Places to See Silicon Valley History IRL

A low-tech look at the origins of high tech.
Anne Ewbank October 7, 2020
Portola Valley, California

Alpine Inn

The Internet Age began with a transmission from this biker bar.