local history

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Meet the Crimson Dawn Witches that appear every Midsummer’s Eve on Wyoming’s Casper Mountain!

1 day ago Leo S

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• Food

Panther Milk: developed by Spain’s elite military unit in the 1920s, this cocktail is a favorite among Barcelona’s college students!

5 days ago Nathan

4 min read

• History

The Lambrate Sarcophagus: a remarkable discovery beneath Milan

1 week ago Anya

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• Art and Photography

The Tale of the Scale and the Skull

2 weeks ago Adam

3 min read

• Travel

The fascinating history of Sealand – the world’s smallest independent state

3 weeks ago Robin

2 min read

• Travel

Balloon Corner – a monument to early air travel (and an unhappy cat)

1 month ago Robin

3 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

The mysterious Old Jewish Cemetery in Prague

1 month ago Adam

2 min read

• Travel

Wanuskewin: Sample cuisine inspired by the Great Plains indigenous people who have been gathering at this sacred Canadian Heritage Park for 6,000 years!

1 month ago Nathan

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• Abandoned Places
• Lighthouses of the world

The desert lighthouse of Astrakhan – a fascinating anomaly in Russia’s Astrakhan region

1 month ago Nathan

3 min read

• Abandoned Places

Club Med Ruins: a crumbling Caribbean resort hidden just steps from a beautiful pink sand beach

1 month ago Nathan

2 min read

• Travel

Margherita Hut: the remote mountain cabin that’s Europe’s highest building!

2 months ago Danijel90

2 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Romerillo Cemetery – the isolated Maya cemetery distinguished by its towering, colorful wooden crosses.

2 months ago Ivan

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Walpurgis Night – the Witches’ Sabbath on the night of April 30

2 months ago Danijel90

3 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Chichicastenango, one of the colorful cemetery of Guatemala

2 months ago Danilo

2 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Pierre Loti Hill: have tea in a cemetery with a dazzling view of Istanbul!

4 months ago Ivan

3 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Sofi Hamid: a colorful and enigmatic cemetery in the middle of nowhere

4 months ago Adam

2 min read

• Travel

Stuckey’s Bridge and the ghost of Old Man Stuckey

4 months ago Danijel90

2 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

United in Death: the linked headstones of Het Oude Kerkhof!

4 months ago Robin

2 min read

• Travel

A victorian secret London and urine deflectors of Fleet Street

4 months ago Danijel90

2 min read

• Travel

Lac Salé: legend says this remote, “bottomless” lake was created by a curse!

4 months ago Ivan

4 min read

• History

Via Port’Alba: the 17th-century passageway home to numerous bookshops, a witch legend, and the oldest pizzeria in the world!

4 months ago Danilo

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

How Croatia bans winter

5 months ago Danijel90

2 min read

• Travel

Carreró de les Bruixes: a signal indicates the entrance to this alley, rumored to be a meeting place for witches!

5 months ago Danilo

2 min read

• Travel

Needless Alley – a small alleyway with an unusual moniker!

5 months ago Danijel90

2 min read

• History

When groundhog was on the menu of Pennsylvania

5 months ago Nathan

2 min read

• Abandoned Places

The Lion House: when humans abandoned this safari lodge, the lions took over.

5 months ago Ivan

1 min read

• Travel

The Finger: discover wooden middle fingers raised in protest

5 months ago Nathan

3 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Tomb of the Dunbar victims: the unidentified remains from a wreck sometimes known as “Australia’s Titanic.”

5 months ago Nathan

3 min read

• Travel

Bosco Verticale: a vertical forest in the middle of Milan’s urban jungle

6 months ago Danijel90

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The Month of January 2026: holidays, folklore and traditions

6 months ago randomcollabs

2 min read

• Travel

‘Arc Majeur’ by Bernard Venet, the work of art, which took 35 years to complete, that has a motorway running through it!

6 months ago Robin

2 min read

• Travel

Discover the Candy Cane mountains, swirling layers of white and red rock that earned them their festive nickname

6 months ago Ivan

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Bonfires on the levee for Papa Noel: a Cajun-style Christmas on the river that also involves sky-high pyres (and explosives).

6 months ago Nathan

4 min read

• Travel

Discover Santa’s House…in Greenland!

6 months ago Robin

3 min read

• Travel

Lala’s Little Nugget: at this Austin dive bar, it’s been Christmas every day for more than 50 years!

6 months ago Leo S

2 min read

• Travel

Paul McCarthy’s Santa of Oslo: a controversial statue that stands year-round in a traffic circle.

6 months ago Nathan

3 min read

• Food

Discover Nobel Ice Cream, the world’s smartest dessert!

6 months ago Robin

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

What’s the real history of Black Friday?

7 months ago Leo S

2 min read

• Art and Photography

Don Featherstone: meet the man who designed the iconic pink flamingo (and his gravestone adorned with his most famous creation!)

7 months ago Nathan

6 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Beaver’s Moon: November Full Moon

8 months ago Leo S

2 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Her Vacant Chair: the rocking chair headstone allegedly haunted by the spirit of a young girl named Pearl

8 months ago Leo S

4 min read

• Food

Huesos de Santo – the bone-shaped sweets that honor the dead in Spain

8 months ago Danilo