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Bethlem Royal Hospital, also known as "Bedlam," charged visitors a penny to explore the wards.
journalism

This Intrepid 19th-Century Reporter Refused to Accept the Unacceptable

Daniel McDermon March 8, 2026
West Side Highway Bike Path, 2009
culture

Zach Stafford on Places That Spark Wonder

From Tennessee to L.A., Zach Stafford talks about the magic of folding into the fabric of a new place.
The Podcast Team October 27, 2025
Eskişehir, Turkey

Uğur Mumcu Park

This harrowing memorial remembers a murdered investigative journalist.
Panama City, Florida

Panama City Publishing Company Museum

Discover old-fashioned printing through hands-on exhibitions and publishing artifacts.
The medallions are heavier than they look.
journalism

Behind the Scenes at the James Beard Media Awards

Gastro Obscura just picked up its first win.
Diana Hubbell June 17, 2024
hotels

Podcast: Checking Into Hotel Imperial With Deborah Cohen

On the eve of World War II, the source for all good stories was an opulent hotel in Vienna.
The Podcast Team May 2, 2024
Bloomfield, Missouri

The Stars and Stripes National Museum and Library

The first military newspaper in U.S. history was printed in Bloomfield, Missouri.
Berlin, Germany

Pressecafé Mural

A prime example of socialist modernist architecture, wrapped in a enormous fresco about the media.
A bronze fast of a female face atop a pedestal with a lighthouse in the background
New York, New York

Girl Puzzle Monument

An art installation commemorates journalist Nellie Bly's undercover reporting inside a New York asylum.
festivals

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
Bratislava, Slovakia

Ján Kuciak & Martina Kušnírová Memorial

The site is dedicated to an investigative journalist whose murder triggered a political uproar that changed Slovakia forever.
View of the Colonia de la Prensa Gate
Madrid, Spain

Colonia de la Prensa Gate

This Art Nouveau gate still stands at the former entrance of a 20th-century Spanish writer's colony.
museums

Podcast: The Wren’s Nest

Atlanta’s oldest house museum is dedicated to preserving Black American oral traditions.
The Podcast Team November 8, 2022
New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans Photo Alliance Gallery

A building that was once a general store, a speakeasy, and a newspaper office now holds a small gallery filled with New Orleans photography.
Marguerite Harrison was raised at the turn of the century to be a Baltimore socialite. Instead, she traveled the world as a reporter, filmmaker, explorer, and spy.
prisons

The Society Editor Who Just Walked Into Soviet Russia and Started Spying

Marguerite Harrison was the United States’ first female foreign intelligence officer.
April White March 9, 2022
Guardians of the First Amendment Memorial
Annapolis, Maryland

Guardians of the First Amendment Memorial

This memorial honors five journalists who were killed in a mass shooting in 2018, and affirms the importance of the first amendment.
The Newspaper Reader
Lancaster, Pennsylvania

'Newspaper Reader'

This iconic Lancaster everyman has been reading the same story since 1980.
Statue of Roland Manteiga
Tampa, Florida

Roland M. Manteiga Statue

A memorial to legendary newsman, publisher, and owner of La Gaceta, the only trilingual newspaper in the U.S.