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5 Classic Cocktails That Changed When They...

September 2, 2020

If you have a go-to cocktail, it most likely appears in Spirited: Cocktails From Around the World. In a huge volume that can only be called a tome, author Adrienne Stillman profiles and provides recipes for 610 drinks, ranging from age-old to brand-new, simple (the Russian Yorsh, which is beer fortified with vodka) to elaborate (the Tropical Itch, which comes with a full-sized backscratcher as a swizzle stick). Stillman’s book doesn’t stint on the classics, though. She profiles all...

Runstenskullen (The Rune Stone Hill) in Lund,...

September 2, 2020

Runestones are inherently tied to Scandinavia and are perhaps some of the most recognizable Viking age remnants in the country. For Scandinavians, they represent history, and a link back to an age long gone. They are so treasured today, it’s unthinkable to remove a rune stone from its location. However, this was not always the case. In the past, these stones were used as building materials, destroyed, or relocated to more accessible locations. The latter occurred in Lund in...

Wallace Creek in Santa Margarita, California

September 2, 2020

The 750 mile San Andreas fault is the boundary between the Pacific Tectonic Plate and the North American Tectonic Plate in California. The fault’s most quintessential features are located in the Carrizo Plain National Monument in San Luis Obispo County. Wallace Creek, an intermittent ravine flowing west out of the Temblor Range, crosses the San Andreas Fault in the northeastern corner of the monument. The creek once followed a straight path from the North American Plate onto the Pacific...

The Basalt Organ in Kisapáti, Hungary

September 2, 2020

Not far from Lake Balaton, in Balaton Uplands National Park, stone columns rise from the earth in striking formations. A hearty hike and climb leads visitors to some of the most noteworthy, which look like the organ pipes of an instrument of monumental size, thus the name Bazaltorgonák. This unique geography, as explained by nearby educational signs, is the result of the area’s volcanism, which was especially active several million years ago, when a sea that once covered the...

Espai Xavier Corberó in Esplugues de Llobregat,...

September 2, 2020

This extraordinary private art foundation on the outskirts of Barcelona known as Espai Xavier Corberó is an immense and labyrinthine house museum. All devoted to the memory of celebrated Catalan sculptor Xavier Corberó. Corberó is best known for his monumental public sculptures and was also the designer of the 1992 Summer Olympic medals. In 1967, Corberó acquired an old farm called Can Cargol in Esplugues de Llobregat, a peaceful village known for its historic mansions, ceramic factories, and medieval monastery. Corberó...

Bearsden Roman Bathhouse in Bearsden, Scotland

September 2, 2020

In the Glasgow suburb of Bearsden, surrounded by housing and retirement developments, lie the ruins of an ancient Roman bathhouse. Part of the Antonine Wall outpost, which represented the northernmost settlement of the Roman Empire, this bathhouse was one of the rest and relaxation options available to Roman soldiers stationed in dreich Caledonia. A majority of these soldiers are believed to have originated in the province of Gaul, known today as France. Dated to the 140s, the bathhouse featured...

Flateyri Bookstore in Flateyri, Iceland

September 2, 2020

Located in a small fishing village in West fjords, this fourth-generation family-owned bookstore was established in 1914. They have kept track of every krona that has come through the store since their opening, displayed in old accounting books showcased throughout. Many of the store’s trappings have remained relatively untouched for more than a century. The bookstore sells new books by Icelandic authors, as well as old used books with inscriptions such as “Happy Christmas, from Mom and Dad, 1962,”...

American Mastodons Trekked North Because of Global...

September 1, 2020

This piece was originally published in The Guardian and appears here as part of our Climate Desk collaboration. Genetic diversity could shrink as animals venture into new territories because of global heating, leaving them vulnerable to extinction, scientists have warned after tracking the impact of climate change on the American mastodon. Huge, hairy, and with a pair of fearsome tusks, mastodons resembled stocky, hirsute elephants. The earliest fossils of American mastodons date to about 3.5 to 4 million years...

Jättegrytorna i Tararp (The Tarap Troll Kettles)...

September 1, 2020

Scandinavia is known for its colorful mythology filled with elves, fairies, trolls, and giants. While it’s impossible to exactly pinpoint the origin of these myths, there are locations across the country that have roots in their beginnings. In Skane, there is the Troll Forrest and in Blekinge, there are the Troll Kettles. These “kettles” are actually water holes, several meters wide and created in the solid rock, filled with murky water. Most of them are rounded and even sanded to a...

The Caiy Stane in Edinburgh, Scotland

September 1, 2020

Situated amid the suburban homes of the Oxgangs neighborhood, a 20-minute drive from the city center, stands an imposing boulder of red sandstone measuring over 9 feet (2.75 meters) high, 5 feet (1.55 meters) wide, and 1 foot (0.48 meters) thick. It’s believed the stone has stood in this spot for at least 5,000 years and has witnessed the ever-expanding populace of the nation’s capital. In fact, it’s easily missed by the naked eye, as the stone is engulfed...

Mama Kannon Temple in Komaki, Japan

September 1, 2020

Ryūon-ji Temple, better known today as Mama Kannon or Komakiyama Mamakannon, was originally established in 1492 on Mount Komaki. However, during the 16th-century the temple was relocated to where it stands today on the orders of samurai lord Oda Nobunaga. It’s dedicated to the Thousand-Armed Kannon goddess, and those who pray here are said to be blessed with traffic security, matchmaking, and safe childbirth. These aren’t rare features for a Buddhist temple in Japan, but this temple is said to...

Valle Giumentina in Pacentro, Italy

September 1, 2020

Stone buildings and stone walls litter the dry landscape of the Valle Giumentina, an iconic region in the northern sector of Majella National Park, in the Central Italian region of Abruzzo. The huts, known as tholos, are testaments to the agro-pastoral civilization of Abruzzo. Shepherds and farmers, along with their families would dwell inside during the summertime when they were forced to work land away from their homes. The shelters were abandoned around the 1950s, but remain as unique...

Torre Di Vernazzano in Tuoro sul Trasimeno,...

September 1, 2020

North of Lake Trasimeno in the Italian region of Umbria, near the battlefields of the Second Punic War, a tower leans perilously in the woods above the village of Vernazzano. The tower is among the few visible structures that still remain from a prosperous and sprawling medieval village that once called the region home. The village was progressively abandoned during the 18th-century as a result of the area’s ongoing erosion. Originally constructed along an ancient road in the foothills...

Linda McCartney Memorial Garden in Argyll and...

September 1, 2020

Located next to the Campbeltown Museum on Hall Street in the center of Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute resides the Lady Linda McCartney Memorial Garden. The tribute was created by friends of the American photographer and musician Linda McCartney, wife of musician Sir Paul McCartney. Linda played a very important role in helping the musician become a success. The couple lived together in a home at the nearby High Park farm following their marriage in 1969. Tragically, Linda died from...

Looking Glass Rock in Brevard, North Carolina

September 1, 2020

Approximately 390 million years ago, a pluton monolith formed in what is now North Carolina. Magma slowly cooled and crystallized beneath the earth’s surface, resulting in the massive body of granite that we know today as Looking Glass Rock. Rising 3,969 feet above the tree-lined slopes of Pisgah National Forest, the rock formation is named after the way frozen rainwater on its surface reflects sunlight like a mirror. Pisgah National Forest was established in 1916, and spans over 500,000...

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