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Moving Stones Has a Magical Effect at...

October 17, 2023

Eight large stones sit in a field outside a hut in Scotland. The biggest one is as tall as Norman Haddow’s knee, yet he lifts it with ease and brings it inside the small turf-roofed building. He then goes back outside to collect the remaining rocks, which are ready to return to their stone shrine. No one knows exactly how many there were when the tradition started, but the small boulder selection today comes in all different shapes and...

USS Salem in Quincy, Massachusetts

October 17, 2023

Docked within the Weymouth Fore River is one of the last remnants of the old Fore River Shipyard owned and operated by General Dynamics. The USS Salem (CA-139) was one of three heavy cruisers built for the U.S. Navy and is currently the only surviving example of that class of ship anywhere in the world. Like all museum ships, the Salem carries a unique story about its service and preservation. However, it also has a reputation only a handful of other preserved...

Path of Peace in Stavanger, Norway

October 17, 2023

The plaques are the footprints of several Noble Peace Laureates and peace advocates that form a short trail around Vågen Bay. This path is referred to as the Path of Peace and is an ongoing project by the Point of Peace Foundation, a human rights organization based in Stavanger. The footprints include those of Desmond Tutu, Aung San Suu Kyi, Al Gore, Dr Ime John, and the 14th Dalai Lama. Desmond Tutu got his Noble Peace recognition for his...

At a Haunted Grocery Store, Trying to...

October 17, 2023

Deep in a forest, near Norway’s eastern border with Sweden, lies a small village. Researchers studying the unexplained, disturbing phenomena here—and their effect on locals—have asked that we not name it. The main drag, such as it is, is lined with trees and well-spaced houses. There’s a gas station, and a church with a tall steeple. One of the largest buildings, a quaint-looking old white farmhouse, contains the town’s grocery store. Ghostbusters and supernatural enthusiasts have flocked to the...

Communication and Laptop Museum in Mustahamba, Estonia

October 17, 2023

This place is probably one of the most remote museums that you can find in Estonia. While getting there, you’ll have to get off the tarmac and enjoy the unpaved and curvy roads of Võru County. Just follow the signs and you’ll be fine. It’s not a very big museum, but every available inch of space is used to showcase the history of telecommunications in Estonia. It starts from the Soviet occupation era and covers the transition over the...

Little Lost Cemetery in Parsippany-Troy Hills,...

October 17, 2023

Little Lost Cemetery, Parsippany, New Jersey, is home to just 14 headstones, this small cemetery is thought to have once served an orphanage known as the Morris County Childrens’ Home, prior to the children’s transfer to Ailanthus Hall. When the hall burned, all that remained as a reminder was this burial ground. Once forgotten, it has, in recent times been revived through the efforts of passionate locals.

CAT Cliff Railway in Pantperthog, Wales

October 17, 2023

At the Centre for Alternative Technology in Pantperthog, you can ride an incredibly steep water-powered cliff railway to a haven full of plants, wildlife, learning, play, and large-scale outdoor displays and experiments. The cliff railway features two carriages, which are linked together by a steel cable. When the railway needs to move, a tank on the upper car fills with water, while the tank on the lower car is emptied. As the water changes the weight distribution between the two...

Nahualac Pond in San Rafael, Mexico

October 17, 2023

This shrine was built during prehispanic times as a way to honor the Mesoamerican creation myth, where Cipactli (a crocodile that represents the earth) was floating on water. From his body, all the land and sky were created. A tetzacualco (shrine) sits at the middle of Nahualac Pond. Archaeologists believe that the place may be a miniature model of the universe, built to represent Cipactli and his role in primordial time and space. The pond and shrine are located at the...

Keelboat Park in Bismarck, North Dakota

October 17, 2023

On October 26, 1804, the Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led their Corps of Discovery Expedition to its winter destination in what would become North Dakota, after completing an arduous 1,500-mile journey upstream on the Missouri River. To mark this passage, the city of Bismarck has forever memorialized their galley, called a keelboat, through a 55-foot-long replica built at this sculptural waterfront park. The full-scale replica of the keelboat was made possible through the close documentation of its construction process....

Grave of the Unknown Prospector in Lee...

October 17, 2023

During the rebuilding of the Goldfield Ghost Town, an unmarked grave was uncovered. The remains were referred to as “the unknown prospector” and the bones dated back to the late 1800s. It was discovered this was not a lone grave but part of a larger cemetery whose markers had rotted away. In 2003, a monument was erected at the gravesite. It takes the shape of a classic arched tombstone, and is dedicated to the memory of the people who explored...

Site of Ganso Nagahama-ya in Fukuoka, Japan

October 17, 2023

Fukuoka Prefecture is renowned by noodle aficionados around the world as birthplace of Hakata ramen. Another local favorite, not as well known, is Nagahama ramen, a specialty of central Fukuoka. It takes its name after the neighborhood in Chūō Ward, where it was first introduced by a small stall named Nagahama-ya—along with the concept of kaedama, a second helping of noodles. Originally founded in 1952, Nagahama-ya catered to fishery workers who typically had time only for a quick meal....

Cittie of Yorke in London, England

October 17, 2023

An establishment serving drinks has resided on these premises since 1430, though it has changed hands many times and has been reconfigured on several occasions. Novelist Charles Dickens, who happened to live close by, placed a couple of his stories here. The character David Copperfield is said to have stopped in, order a sample of the strong elixir while inquiring for a lost acquaintance. In the story of “Barnaby Rudge” the rioters were said to have hid in the...

In Ancient Egypt, Human Sacrifice and Shabti...

October 17, 2023

Each week in October, University of Manchester Egyptologist Nicky Nielsen will share an intriguing aspect of ancient Egyptian beliefs and traditions surrounding death and the afterlife. Today, the heart of Cairo is Tahrir Square. It is a bustling, vibrant space in one of the busiest cities on the planet. But there is tranquillity too. In the center of the square stands the Egyptian Museum, an early-20th-century neoclassical building filled with hundreds of thousands of artifacts recounting the history and...

Prince Pujie’s Honeymoon House in Chiba, Japan

October 17, 2023

Though it is merely a sleepy town off the center of Chiba City today, Inage was once known as a major resort on the seaside, favored by a host of luminaries of pre-war Japan. Among them was Aisin-Gioro Pujie, the young brother of Puyi—the last emperor of China. In 1937, Pujie married Hiro Saga, the daughter of the Marquis Saneto Saga and a distant relative of Emperor Shōwa. They moved to their honeymoon house in Inage, a historic monumental...

Monument to Fallen Fighters of WWII in...

October 17, 2023

This monument on Trebjesa hill in Nikšić commemorates Yugoslav Partisan fighters who died fighting the occupying Axis Powers during World War II. It also honors 32 soldiers and anti-fascist fighters who were executed in the area. Constructed after Tito’s death, it was designed by local sculptor Ljubo Vojvodić and officially opened in 1987. Standing 65 feet (20 meters) tall, the monument is a significant WWII memorial in Montenegro and remains regularly visited, especially on important historical dates. One notable...

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