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Shoes

These boots were made for training, maybe.

For Sale: A Boot That Almost Went to the Moon

If it hadn't been somehow considered unacceptable.

Matthew Taub December 12, 2018

The Thames mud can provide ideal conditions for the preservation of organic materials such as leather.

Found: Unfortunate 'Booted Man,' Who Met a Muddy End 500 Years Ago

The footwear would have been well-suited to tromping through the London mud that preserved it.

Anna Kusmer December 6, 2018

Bejeweled <em>mojari</em> are from Hyderabad, early or mid-1800s.

Walking the Walk With a Professional Shoe Conservator

The past, present, and future of footwear, from an expert charged with keeping soles intact.

Jessica Leigh Hester January 2, 2018

Hat 'n' Boots today.

Seattle, Washington

Hat 'n' Boots

Seattle's super-sized cowboy apparel once belonged to a themed gas station that wrangled in herds of tourists.

Close up of shoes on the shoe tree

Minneapolis, Minnesota

University of Minnesota Shoe Tree

No one's quite sure where this quirky university tradition originated.

This Artist Designed Pigeon Shoes So She Could Befriend Actual Pigeons

Throwing food may have worked better.

Michael Waters May 31, 2017

Reddit Users Prompt Recall After 'Flawed' Boots Leave Swastika Tracks

It was all a mistake, the boots' maker says.

Erik Shilling January 13, 2017

World's Largest Shoe?

Elda Footwear Museum

This Spanish shoe museum has history, has design, and has a pair of Rafael Nadal's tennies!

Taihape, New Zealand

Gumboot Capital of the World

Taihape's claim to fame is a fictional Kiwi farmer wearing gumboots.

The World's Oldest Snowshoe Sat in an Italian Cartographer's Office for 12 Years

He thought it might be 100 years old. Turns out it's 5,800.

Sarah Laskow September 13, 2016

Found: A 300-Year Old Shoe Meant To Ward Off Evil Spirits

It was a men's size 6, and they put it right back where they found it.

Eric Grundhauser August 19, 2016

Mitchell, Oregon

Mitchell Shoe Tree

Make it an offering.

What to Wear in the Arctic: Striking Photos of Traditional Footwear

Anika Burgess February 25, 2016

A field of single boots, shoes, and the occasional sandal

Falkland Islands

Boot Hill

An ever-growing field of footwear invites legends and more shoes.

The clog workshop at the Clog Museum

Zaandam, Netherlands

The Clog Museum

A Dutch clog company in the town of Zaandam loves the wooden shoes so much it made a museum for them.

New Year's Eve 2011

Key West, Florida

Key West High Heel Shoe Drop

Leave it to Key West to drop a real-live drag queen instead of a ball to mark the arrival of the New Year.

The Tallest Freemason of All Time Owned The World's Largest Secret Ring

Square Deal Shoe Store

Des Plaines, Illinois

Square Deal Shoe Store

This historic store hides a museum exhibiting a shoe-sizing x-ray machine and a pair of kicks that once belonged to the world's tallest man.