Articles by Allison Meier

Coffin Shards, Hair Locks, and Other Early Travel Souvenirs

lost wonders

Lost Wonders: The Sea Serpent of Nantucket

An Epic Man Vs. Nature Mechanical Clock in Paris Has Been Frozen for Over a Decade

Stunning Early Photographs of the Stars and Telescope Construction

Mystery of the Devilish Google Earth Pentagram Solved, Revealing a Soviet Past

As One Stalin Statue Resurrects, a Look at Others That Were Toppled

curious fact of the week

Curious Fact of the Week: A Lake Where Millions of Jellyfish Thrive

objects of intrigue

Objects of Intrigue: The Drawing of the Whale That Became Moby Dick

The Shipwrecked Remains of Blackbeard's Scourge of the Seas: The Queen Anne's Revenge

Explore a Reconstruction of a Landmark Genetics Laboratory, Swarmed with Flies

curious fact of the week

Curious Fact of the Week: A Garden That Can Kill

bridges

A Most Unholy Architecture: Six Devil's Bridges

History Mystery! How did a walrus end up in an old London cemetery?

amelia earhart

Chasing Amelia Earhart: A Tour Through the Relics of the Lost Pilot

amelia earhart

An Elephant Hoof Bracelet, a Lock of Hair: The Life of Amelia Earhart in Objects

Time Travel on the Back of a Carousel Horse at a Vintage French Carnival in NYC

Fascinating Early Photographs of the Blind Experiencing a Museum Through Touch

curious fact of the week

Curious Fact of the Week: Icelandic Phallological Museum

Remembering Adolphe Pégoud, the First Ace Pilot

lost wonders

Lost Wonders: The Collapse of the Warsaw Radio Mast, the World's Tallest Structure

extinct animals

The Best-Preserved Woolly Mammoth Goes on Display in Japan, But Should We Resurrect it?

science

Curious Fact of the Week: Edison's Last Breath

buckminster fuller

Bucky's World: Explore a Better Designed Future with Buckminster Fuller

architecture

Five Great, Underappreciated NYC Buildings