Articles by Allison Meier

society adventures

The Crucified Sheep, Tattooed Frogs, and Crocheted Skeletons of a Rogue Taxidermy Fair in Brooklyn

animals

From Blue Whale Skull to Narwhal Tusks, Behind-the-Scenes at the Smithsonian Marine Mammals Collection

lakes

No HDR Needed: Why Some Lakes Are an Otherworldly Blue

exploration

A Hidden Refuge for the Fading Era of Explorers

morbid monday

Morbid Monday: Corpse Theatre, When the Roles of the Dead Were Played by Real Cadavers

tunnels

Built by Branches: Nine of the Most Incredible Tree Tunnels

cemeteries

How a Cemetery Ends Up Underground

31 days of halloween

On Poe's Death Day, A Memento Mori of Lost Lenore

morbid monday

Morbid Monday: Maps of the End of the World

houses

Six DIY Glass Houses Built from Bottles

cemeteries

The Cemetery Owned by No One: Philadelphia's Abandoned Mount Moriah

infrastructure

Incredible Photographs of the Monumental Power Station That Electrified the Manhattan Rails

objects of intrigue

Objects of Intrigue: The Spiders Who Spun in Space

roads

Holloways: Roads Tunneled Into the Earth by Time

taxidermy

An Emblem of Extinction, Lonesome George Goes on Posthumous Display in NYC

subterranean

The 19th-Century Iron Balls Still Cleaning the Paris Sewers

Soaring with the Sunrise above the Spires of Prague

theaters

Brooklyn's Long-Abandoned Kings Theatre Resurrects to Its Movie Palace Glory

The Best New Wonders of September

roadside attractions

Roadside Attractions: World's Largest Axe

morbid monday

Morbid Monday: Skeleton On Your Back

megalithic

Photographing Stone Age Sentinels to the Stars

objects of intrigue

Objects of Intrigue: Napoleon's Last Horse

roadside attractions

Roadside Attractions: Aliens Welcome