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Semaforo di Monte Guardia in Ponza, Italy

October 22, 2020

Monte Guardia is the highest peak on the island of Ponza, measuring more than 900 feet (280 meters) in altitude. Travelers to the island will spot a lonely ruin at the top of the peak that hearkens back to a forgotten form of technology used for communication. Il Semaforo was constructed during the 1800s around an older watchtower from the 1600-1700s. Nautical maps from the period label the site as the “telegraph.” At the time, an engineer by the...

Site of the Porteous Riots in Edinburgh,...

October 22, 2020

Over the centuries, Edinburgh has seen its fair share of crime and murderous plots. From the conspiracy to do away with the husband of Queen Mary of Scots, Lord Darnley in 1567— to the serial killer duo Burke and Hare. One particular event involved citizens uprising against governmental officials that resulted in a truly heinous act. In 1736, a series of events culminated with several people being injured, shot, and one public official meeting a nasty end. It all...

Alavian Dome in Hamedan, Iran

October 22, 2020

Initially, this cube-shaped structure was designed as a mosque that was constructed during the Seljuq dynasty around the 10th-century. The structure originally contained a massive green dome, however, it eventually collapsed. It was then redesigned as a mausoleum for the Alavian family. Two senior members of the family reside in tombs located in the cellar of the building. The Alavian Dome is a shining example of Persian-Islamic architecture. Nine stone stairs lead visitors into the structure. The interior of the mausoleum...

In Japan, ‘Theater for the People’ Makes...

October 22, 2020

Stepping into a taishū engeki show is like being welcomed into a wild and flamboyant secret society. As performers in outlandish costumes dance on stage, delighted fans dance along in unison from their seats. Somehow, everyone knows the moves. Periodically, an excited fan will scurry up to the stage with an envelope or wrapped gift, or will jump into the aisles looking for more room to wave a glow-stick. This might sound like a crowd of teenagers at a...

Carnlough Harbor in Carnlough, Northern Ireland

October 22, 2020

Carnlough, a village located along the East Antrim coastline of Northern Ireland, is home to one of the most beautiful stone harbor ports in the country. The stone harbor as seen in Carnlough today was first constructed in 1854 by the Marquess Marchioness of Londonderry. It was designed to help develop the limestone export trade from the nearby Gortin Road Quarry. Eventually, a railway between the quarry and the harbor was created. The harbor area now is now frequented...

Paul Bunyan’s Gravesite in Kelliher, Minnesota

October 22, 2020

Paul Bunyan’s gigantic likeness appears all across Minnesota. Legend has it, the state’s 10,000 lakes were made by Paul’s footprints as he trampled across the land. However, only one location in the state claims to be home to his final resting place, a camping ground known as Paul Bunyan Memorial Park. Beyond the headstone that notes “Here lies Paul, and that’s all” is a 20-foot grass-covered mound signifying the mythical man’s imposing stature. This memorial is one of the only...

Found: A Shipwrecked Nazi Steamer, Still Filled...

October 21, 2020

About 40 miles off the coast of Poland, nearly 300 feet below the surface of the Baltic Sea, a beam of light cut through the cold water and fell onto the metal hulk of a ship. As the light panned across the wreck in September 2020, it cast long shadows across the seafloor. For the first time in 75 years, the Nazi-era steamship Karlsruhe had been seen by human eyes. “It is one of the last unresolved mysteries of...

Meet the Man Who Walked from York...

October 21, 2020

If you were driving through the English countryside sometime in October 2020, you may have spotted a man in a full suit of medieval armor, marching along the side of the road. It was neither a present-day Don Quixote nor a lost LARPer. It was simply Lewis Kirkbride, a 38-year-old charity worker from Durham, in northeast England. Turning heads, in fact, was precisely his goal. Over 20 days, Kirkbride walked some 300 miles to raise awareness of the English...

Gol Stave Church Museum in Minot, North...

October 21, 2020

Scandinavian Heritage Park is believed to be the only park dedicated to the five Nordic countries. The heritage park is operated by the Scandinavian Heritage Association and the Norsk Høstfest. The Norsk Høstfest is the largest Nordic festival in North America. The centerpiece of the park is the Gol Stave Church Museum. A stave church is a medieval wooden Christian church. They were once commonplace across northwestern Europe. Most stave churches are located in Norway. The name derives from...

15 London Street in Edinburgh, Scotland

October 21, 2020

Icelandic composer Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson lived in Edinburgh during the 1870s, as the Scottish capital represented more opportunities for a fledgling musician than his home country. He resided in a Georgian-style townhouse in the city’s New Town, however, he probably never imagined that one of his pieces composed here would become his country’s national song. Lofsöngur (Hymn) would become the national anthem in 1944, following Iceland‘s independence from Denmark. Its lyrics were written by Matthías Jochumsson, who would later be...

Once a Boom Town, Now a Ghost...

October 21, 2020

This piece was originally published in High Country News and appears here as part of our Climate Desk collaboration. Centuries-old sycamore trees tower over the dry riverbed of Harshaw Creek, in the Patagonia Mountains of southern Arizona. Where houses once stood, flat, barren earth stretches to the base of nearby low, oak-covered hills. A crumbling wooden building, relic of a mining supervisor’s home, and a cemetery are all that remain of what once was one of the West’s richest...

The Wren’s Eggs in Wiltshire, England

October 21, 2020

The Wren’s Eggs are located along Blackhead path in the coastal seaside town of Whitehead on the East Antrim coastline. Blackhead Path is one of many coastal cliff walks along the Islandmagee peninsula including The Gobbins and Skernaghan Point. Blackhead Path leads visitors along a coastal pathway towards Blackhead Lighthouse after climbing the cliffside path through tunnels, and over bridges and steps. The Wren’s Eggs are actually glacial erratics, large rocks that were transported and deposited in the region...

Lake of Cutilia in Vasche, Italy

October 21, 2020

The Lake of Cutilia also known as the Paterno Lake was sacred to the Sabine people. Roman historians described a floating island with a temple dedicated to the oracular cult of the Sabine Goddess Vacuna, a fertility goddess who protected the waters. The lake was later exploited by the Romans, particularly by two locally-born Roman emperors, Vespasian and Titus. The region is located strategically along an ancient road, the Via Salaria which connects Rome to the Adriatic Sea, is...

Paperback Bookshop Rhinoceros in Edinburgh, Scotland

October 21, 2020

When thinking of animals that reflect the breadth and diversity that is Edinburgh, there’s a plethora of species to choose from, from the mythical unicorn, which is the nation’s symbolic animal, to Greyfriars Bobby, a famed Skye terrier who is the city’s mascot. There is also Dolly the Sheep, the first mammal to be cloned, or Wojtek the Soldier Bear, who helped allied forces during World War II. Now, what would one make of a rhinoceros having anything to do with...

Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery in Saint Petersburg, Russia

October 21, 2020

In the north of Saint Petersburg lies an astoundingly large and somber memorial complex dedicated mostly to the victims of the Siege of Leningrad carried out by Nazi soldiers during World War II. This siege—considered a genocide by some historians—was one of the longest and most destructive sieges in history. It was also perhaps the costliest in terms of casualties, with estimates totaling around 1,000,000 deaths, many of them civilians from starvation and exposure between September 8, 1941 and January 27, 1944....

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