1 min read Travel Seaman’s Memorial Tower: a tower that pays homage to local sailors who perished under the waves 5 years ago Nathan
2 min read Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries Cementerio del Andinista: a cemetery dedicated to the mountaineers who perished climbing Mount Aconcagua 5 years ago Nathan
2 min read Abandoned Places Hillandale Bridge: the abandoned bridge to nowhere that stands secluded in the woods of a Cleveland suburb 6 years ago Nathan
2 min read Food Rakfisk: Norway’s notorious fermented trout is a tangy Christmas tradition. 6 years ago Nathan
2 min read Random Christmas 2020 14# Iceland’s Yule Lads: like 13 small amazing Santas 6 years ago Nathan
2 min read Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries The Hardy Tree: the churchyard ash tree surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy 6 years ago Nathan
2 min read Holiday, folklore and Traditions Why one Australian Island celebrates thanksgiving 6 years ago Nathan
2 min read Food Russian Napoleon Cake, the traditional dessert that commemorates the country’s sweet taste of victory over the French emperor in 1812. 6 years ago Nathan
1 min read Travel Hanoi’s Train Street: twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood. 6 years ago Nathan
2 min read Lighthouses of the world Ballycotton Lighthouse, one of only two black lighthouses in Ireland 6 years ago Nathan
1 min read Travel Obake Kaidan: a flight of this “ghost staircase” has 40 steps on the way up, but only 39 steps on the way down…. 6 years ago Nathan
2 min read Food Bolo Lêvedo: Portugal’s volcanic archipelago is home to addictively sweet and chewy muffins… 6 years ago Nathan
2 min read People, mysteries and stories New Jersey Devil’s Tree: an allegedly cursed tree that represents a town’s reckoning with a racist past. 6 years ago Nathan
2 min read Food Møsbrømlefse: the sweet, cheese-filled Norwegian flatbread that keeps Nordlanders nourished during the cold winter 6 years ago Nathan
2 min read Lighthouses of the world Point Reyes Lighthouse | Inverness | California 6 years ago Nathan
3 min read Lighthouses of the world Roosevelt Island Lighthouse: a little lighthouse in New York surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction 6 years ago Nathan
2 min read Food Smearcase: a cheesecake named after 19th-century cottage cheese still served in a few Baltimore bakeries. 6 years ago Nathan
4 min read Abandoned Places Z Ward: a perfectly preserved abandoned criminal asylum in South Australia. 6 years ago Nathan
3 min read Abandoned Places Old Olympia Beer Brewery of Tumwater Falls – Washington 6 years ago Nathan
2 min read Food Musk Sticks: the classic Australian candy looks like pink toothpaste and smells like old ladies at the bus stop. 6 years ago Nathan
2 min read Travel The strange story of why human urine was transported to quarries in North East Yorkshire 6 years ago Nathan
2 min read Travel Vicars’ Close: the oldest residential street in Europe that also features an optical illusion. 6 years ago Nathan