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Wonder Is Everywhere: Vanilla Queens, an Ancient Arcade, and More From Around the Web
Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Historic Microsoft Headquarters Plaque
One of the world’s most powerful corporations was established on a random Albuquerque street corner.
Mountain View, California
Android Lawn Statues
A gathering of green robots at the Googleplex.
Tokyo, Japan
Okuno Building Manual Elevator
This atmospheric pre-war building is home to one of the few manually operated elevators left in Tokyo.
Mustahamba, Estonia
Communication and Laptop Museum
A small museum showcasing various communication equipment and laptops in the middle of the southeast Estonia countryside.
Warsaw, Poland
National Museum of Technology in Warsaw
This museum houses and extensive collection of technology contributed by the Polish people.
Chanute, Kansas
Center of Google Earth Mural
A Google software engineer's Easter egg led to what may be the world's most unusual saved screenshot.
Moultonborough, New Hampshire
Castle in the Clouds
The early 20th-century home features cutting-edge technology of the day, such as ammonia refrigeration and needle showers.
Ibiza, Spain
Bibo Park Ibiza Botánico Biotecnológico
This Ibiza botanical garden showcases some wild machines that run on plants, literally.
science
How to Feed an Army
Go behind the scenes at the Massachusetts military lab engineering the fuel of the future.
engineering
How Farmers Are Preserving Israel’s Disappearing Agricultural Legacy—One Tractor At a Time
At the Tractor Museum, every machine has a story.
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Velorama National Bicycle Museum
The only bicycle museum in the Netherlands charts the invention of the now-ubiquitous two-wheeled machine.
Pine Swamp, Pennsylvania
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
A well-preserved example of an early industrial operation in the northeastern United States.
Menlo Park, California
Google Garage
In 1998, Larry Page and Sergey Brin briefly ran their fledgling company from this Silicon Valley garage.
Washington, D.C.
Guglielmo Marconi Memorial
Dedicated to the man who created the first radio wave communication system.
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Austin, Texas
Switched On
A synth musician's paradise at the heart of a community responsible for the soundtrack to 'Stranger Things.'
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The Oregon Lab Where Scientists Are Riding the Waves to a Brighter Future
At the O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Lab in Corvallis, massive simulators allow researchers to test innovative ideas about sustainable energy, saving coastlines, and more.
Wall Township, New Jersey
Marconi American Wireless Company Tower
A piece of telecommunications history.
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