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Monfort Fortress in Eilon, Israel

July 13, 2020

Israel is blessed with several well preserved Crusader fortress. What makes the Monfort special is the stunning setting and that it can be reached via a relatively short hike. It’s also one of the lesser-known Crusader fortresses. The British pastor, Henry Baker, visited the place in 1863 and wrote: “After a very slow ride for three and a half hours, we reached the edge of the trail … and another three miles later, we will discover the fort on...

Playing Cards Around the World and Through...

July 13, 2020

The history of playing cards is, in one major way, just like the history of the hammock. Starting, depending on who you ask, sometime around the ninth century, or the 11th, or the 13th, playing cards spread because everyone who saw them for the first time immediately recognized how much fun they could be, tried to get some for themselves, and introduced them to everyone they know. That’s how the hammock spread, too. But playing cards, unlike hammocks, have...

How Mexico City Crowdsourced a Map of...

July 10, 2020

Each day, at least under normal circumstances, residents of Mexico City take 17 million rides in peseros—a fleet of green-and-white vans or microbuses that are part of the city’s informal transportation system. The peseros—30,000 strong—are a world of their own. They can be crowded. Some blast music. They serve areas of the city underserved by other forms of public transportation. They serve more riders than all the city’s forms of public transportation. But there’s one major problem. There was...

The Lingering Legacy of America’s First Cookie-Cutter...

July 10, 2020

From the air, the homes fan out like intricate beadwork. For decades, America’s suburbs have been a popular setting for television shows, from I Love Lucy to Desperate Housewives, chronicling entertaining trivialities against the backdrop of meticulously shorn lawns, the drifting smoke of barbecues, the infrastructure of cars and roads: a pleasantly domestic—but fraught—version of the American dream. The idyllic ideal of modern suburbia in the United States was born in 1947 with the creation of Levittown, a large...

Ponte Lupo in Gallicano nel Lazio, Italy

July 10, 2020

Near the town of Gallicano nel Lazio there is a massive structure, ancient, unmapped, and unknown to the casual hiker, even though it’s just a short walk from the Via Polense that connects Rome with Poli. The ruins of the aqueduct, which date from the second century B.C., are located in the Tenuta di San Giovanni in Campo Orazio, which is one of the locations where a famous fight between the Horatii and Curiatii (a story from the early...

Dalahästen in Rutbo-skogsbo, Sweden

July 10, 2020

The Dalecarlian Horse is one of Sweden‘s unofficial national symbols. Many Swedish households have one of these wooden horses somewhere around the house. Most of these horses are tiny and fit on a bookshelf, however, this one is larger than life. The horse was unveiled on December 13, 1989 in the town of Avesta to draw tourists to the small region. The horse is composed of concrete and spans an impressive 43 feet (13 meters) and weighs 68 tons. The...

Ashio Copper Mine in Nikko, Japan

July 10, 2020

Every student in Japan sooner or later learns about the Ashio Copper Mine in history class. It was the site of Japan’s first major environmental disaster, which filled the surrounding area with poisonous gases and polluted water during the late 19th-century. Due to the lack of scientific analysis, the exact extent of damage is still unknown, but over 1,000 people died of cadmium poisoning in the following years. Originally discovered in 1550, Mount Ashio became a government-run quarry after...

Punta Campanella in Massa Lubrense, Italy

July 10, 2020

Punta Campanella is the last headland of the Sorrentine Peninsula and overlooks the island of Capri, separated by the narrow Bocca Piccola straight. A lonely and crumbling Saracen watchtower originally constructed by Robert of Anjou in 1334 (rebuilt in 1556), was originally part of a defensive network that dots the peninsula and its bell. It’s actually where the headland’s name derives. The bell was rung to warn the inhabitants of seaborne invaders and enemies. Near the tower is an...

Tony DeMarco’s Living Room in Phoenix, Arizona

July 10, 2020

Tony DeMarco was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York, in 2019. The honor came after a storied 71-fight career that captured the hearts of boxing fans around the world. The former World Welterweight Champion, who fought professionally from 1948 to 1962, was born Leonardo Liotta to Sicilian immigrant parents on January 14, 1932. He grew up in the North End neighborhood of Boston. Liotta turned professional as a boxer in 1948, at the age...

Museums Once Coated Native Cultural Objects in...

July 9, 2020

In 1995, elders from the Hopi Tribe traveled to the Harvard Peabody Museum to retrieve three Hopi “Friends,” or ceremonial masks. It should have been a moment for celebration: After decades of being stored in stacks or displayed for the public, many of the items would finally be going home. But during the visit, the Hopi representatives were also given gloves and respirators, and cautioned against direct contact with the objects. The museum curators couldn’t be sure, but they...

Castello Aragonese (Aragonese Castle) in Le Castella,...

July 9, 2020

The area around the coast of Calabria, near the town of Isola di Capo Rizzuto, is part of the Marine Protected Area of Capo Rizzuto, the largest of its kind in Italy. On a small peninsula along this coast, this beautiful castle cannot be missed. Known now as Castello Aragonese, the structure dates back to the Greek colonization of Southern Italy, an area then called Magna Graecia. The Greeks built a fortress on the peninsula around the 5th-century BC...

Farmacia dell’Ospedale Santa Maria della Scaletta in...

July 9, 2020

A pharmacy is usually not the first place you’d think to visit when vacationing in a new city. However, in the city of Imola, a visit to the Farmacia Comunale dell’ Ospedale is like walking through a museum. The building dates back to the 15th-century and the Farmacia dell’Ospedale was inaugurated around 1794, however, the interior has remained virtually unchanged. Inside are more than 400 antique majolica vases known as albarellis, with the names of various medicaments written on the...

The Protector of Mexico’s Hidden Hives of...

July 9, 2020

Efrain Cab, a 34-year-old beekeeper who runs a hotline for stingless bees in need, stood in front of the wall of a hotel in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, with a hammer in his hand. He had responded to an emergency text from 11-year-old Eugenia, who had secretly contacted Cab from her mother’s phone. She wanted to save the bees her parents intended to fumigate. Eugenia now pointed at a small hole in a brick wall. “Put pieces of tissue...

Juan Manuel Fangio Statue in Monaco, Monaco

July 9, 2020

The Principality of Monaco paid tribute to the memory of Juan Manuel Fangio, a five-time Formula One world champion, with a life-sized bronze statue of the Argentine driver. It was at this location that he won races in 1950 and 1957. Fangio, also known as El Chueco, was considered one of the best Formula One car drivers in the world. The statue of the famed driver was dedicated by Prince Albert of Monaco. The event was attended by other car...

Roppongi Hills Street Furniture in Minato City,...

July 9, 2020

A center of modern culture in Tokyo, the Roppongi Hills development complex is known for its collection of international public art, including a version of the famous “Maman” sculpture. Keyakizaka Street, which runs through Roppongi Hills, is also decorated with 10 pieces of public art created by 13 artists from across the world, as part of the complex’s “Streetscape” project. Dubbed the “Street Furniture,” they add some spice to the scenery although few passengers stop to take a look at them,...

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