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places you can no longer go

Places You Can No Longer Go: Emeryville Shellmound

The Bay Area used to have an epic American Indian burial site-turned-amusement park until a mall came.
Lucas Adams June 17, 2016
pools

Take a Virtual Vacation to the Beaches and Pools of New York City

Where to cool down when it's hot in the city.
Anika Burgess June 17, 2016
music

Behind the Scenes Photos of NYC's Steinway Piano Factory

Photographing the intricate craft of creating a piano.
Anika Burgess June 15, 2016
bunkers

Photographing the World's Secret Subterranean Spaces

What exactly lies beneath us?
Anika Burgess June 10, 2016
sponsored

Burlesque, Boneyards, and Bombs: The Other Wonders of Las Vegas

The offbeat traveler's guide to spots beyond The Strip.
visual

The TSA's Instagram Features Highly Bizarre Confiscated Items

Weird and wonderful attempts to sneak illicit objects on board are documented on the TSA's official account with a healthy dose of dry humor.
Urvija Banerji May 27, 2016
architecture

Starkly Beautiful Brutalist Buildings, Photographed in Black and White

A celebration of controversial concrete.
Anika Burgess May 25, 2016
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photography

Fancy Living in a Tree? Take a Look at These Dream Treehouses

Enchanting architecture in the tree-tops.
Anika Burgess May 20, 2016
photography

Vintage Photos of Lumberjacks and the Giant Trees They Felled

Loggers posing with the trees they cut down by hand.
Anika Burgess May 18, 2016
trees

A Map of the World's Most Superlative Trees

Tallest, widest, fattest, most filled with goats and more.
Matt Lubchansky May 17, 2016
Los Angeles cell tower tree
visual

Take a Look at America's Least Convincing Cell Phone Tower Trees

Nothing is natural about these trees.
Lauren Young May 17, 2016
colleges

Vintage Photos of Tree Worship at Western College for Women

Tree Day was an annual celebration of nature and drama.
Molly Jean Bennett May 16, 2016
space exploration

The Hidden Beauty That Only Satellites Can See

From space, Earth is living art.
Anika Burgess May 13, 2016
subterranean

Exploring Moscow’s Majestic Metro Stations

History, symbolism, and beauty beneath Russia's capital.
Anika Burgess May 12, 2016
Mini Desk Globes and an Ochre Livingstone desk globe in the studio. The company uses a variety of wood and metal to make their bases. Here you can see Zebrano, solid Copper, Walnut, solid Aluminium. The wood bases are hand turned and the metal ones are hand cast using the lost wax method. All made by hand and finished by hand here in London. On the desk also sits a practice globe made by an apprentice that has not yet been stripped (The two tone one). Photo by Ana Santl.
globes

The Small London Company That Makes the World's Most Beautiful Globes

A former bowling alley owner wanted to make a present for his father, and ended up with a thriving business.
Luke Spencer May 11, 2016
visual

Oakland's Historic Tribune Tower and the Renegade Artist Who Keeps It Glowing

Inside one of the Bay Area's most iconic buildings.
Tod Seelie May 6, 2016
photography

Photos of the World at Twilight, When Everything is a Hushed Grey

Between daylight and night, the world is a monochrome canvas.
Anika Burgess May 4, 2016
video games

How to be Cool (According to a Video Game Magazine From 1982)

Learn how to behave yourself in the arcades of the '80s from this old magazine article.
Eric Grundhauser May 4, 2016