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Technology

8bit Cafe

Transport yourself to the 1980s era of video games at this themed restaurant and bar.

Tinder Fungus

One of the earliest fire-starting “technologies.”

Permanently Closed

The hall of consoles.

Mexico City, Mexico

Gamers El Moro Video Game Museum

A curious museum of old video game consoles hidden in the back of a store.

The prototype and its copies will remain under lock and key—and under two bell jars.

objects of intrigue

So Much Used to Depend on a Small Metal Cylinder in a Vault in France

The life and death of the physical prototype of the kilogram.

Jessica Leigh Hester November 16, 2018

Ringling's personal train car, which accompanied the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus during the early 1900s.

John Ringling’s Mobile Mansion Is Now Open for Digital Visitors

The showman's personal train car was full of stained glass, chandeliers, lavish furniture, and elaborate moldings.

Anna Kusmer November 15, 2018

Juan Manuel Muñoz makes a glass bell at his factory on the outskirts of Chignahuapan, Puebla.

In This Mexican Town, One in 5 People Is a Glassmaker

Chignahuapan is famous for its handmade ornaments.

Mark Oprea November 12, 2018

The Antherina suraka moth, safe under its furry coat.

Moth Fur Is the Ultimate Acoustic Armor

It muffles the clicks of ravenous, echolocating bats.

Matthew Taub November 9, 2018

The entrance to the historic mosque.

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque

The first mosque in the world to receive electricity.

Jana Dambrogio holds an “unlocked” letter model.

Before Envelopes, People Protected Messages With Letterlocking

For centuries, senders used folds, slits, and wax seals to guard correspondence from prying eyes.

Abigail Cain November 9, 2018

The <em>Sabino</em> on the Mystic River at Mystic Seaport, Connecticut.

This 110-Year-Old Steamboat Is a Floating History Lesson

"Sabino" is the oldest wooden, coal-burning steamboat that still operates in the United States.

Maria Gallucci November 2, 2018

Ruins at Izapa, which are echoed throughout the kingdom.

The Ancient Mesoamerican City That Spawned Copies of Itself

New laser imaging shows Izapa's suburbs were like mini-capitals.

Matthew Taub October 29, 2018

The elevator towers over the streets and garages below it.

Los Angeles, California

High Tower Elevator

Instead of hoofing it up steep stairs, residents can hitch a ride on this private lift.

Museum ENTER.

Solothurn, Switzerland

Museum ENTER

Its vast collection of wondrous gadgets details the fascinating history of information technology.

The Robert C. Williams Paper Museum.

Atlanta, Georgia

Robert C. Williams Paper Museum

One of the world’s largest collections of paper memorabilia chronicles 4,000 years of papermaking.

The Hague, Netherlands

Louwman Historic Telescopes

The world's largest private telescope collection hides in a secret wing of a Dutch auto museum.

Owen Garriott working on Skylab.

Watch Astronauts From the 1970s Geek Out With Gyroscopes

Why are these devices so important to spacecraft?

Sarah Laskow October 9, 2018

Reactor Instituut Delft.

Delft, Netherlands

Reactor Institute Delft

A nuclear reactor created for Eisenhower's "Atoms for Peace" campaign is now used for research at a Dutch university.

Lego model of the VLT set against a background photograph of the Milky Way from the actual telescope site in Chile’s Atacama Desert.

Garching bei München, Germany

Lego Very Large Telescope

A surprisingly detailed model of one of the most powerful telescopes in the world.