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Spitzer Castle in Beočin, Serbia

May 6, 2020

In the town of Beočin, on the slopes of Fruška Gora mountain, rests a peculiar building, in ruins and long forgotten. Known as Spitzer Castle, the mansion was built in the late 19th century by Eduard Ede Spitzer, co-owner of the Beočin cement factory. The building is one of the rare examples of the eclectic architecture in Serbia’s northern province of Vojvodina. Spitzer hired the famous architect Imre Steindl, best known for his work on the Hungarian Parliament Building...

Polé (Xcaret Archaeological Site) in Playa...

May 6, 2020

Originally known as Polé, this Maya settlement had a similar history to that of nearby Xaman-Há. They were both seen as departure points for pilgrims on their way to the temples of the goddess Ixchel on the island of Cozumel. Polé had a population boom between 600-900 A.D. and, like Xaman-Há, reached its apogee during the Maya Postclassic period in the first half of the second millennium. The ruins of Polé now lie entirely within the grounds of the Xcaret...

Taira no Masakado’s Grave in Tokyo, Japan

May 6, 2020

Taira no Masakado is quite a fascinating figure. A fierce samurai belonging to the Taira clan, he started a series of rebellions against Emperor Suzaku around the year 935. Eventually he managed to establish a new dynasty, only to fall barely two months later in a battle led by the Emperor’s loyal samurai troops. After his death, myriad legends were told throughout Japan, often supernatural. In one, Masakado’s daughter, Princess Takiyasha, was depicted as a witch summoning an enormous...

Porta Saracena in Segni, Italy

May 6, 2020

The town of Segni is located on a hilltop in the Monti Lepini mountain range, overlooking the Sacco River valley to the east of Rome. It should come as no surprise that the town is twinned with the village of Mykines, in Greece near the famous site of Mycenae. Like its Grecian counterpart, Segni is surrounded by huge polygonal walls, also known as cyclopean walls for their sheer size and extent. They are believed to date back to the 6th...

Jones Bar-B-Q Vending Machine in Kansas City,...

May 6, 2020

Jones Bar-B-Q is in the front corner of a strip mall parking lot. The former taco stand reborn as a takeout barbecue joint has picnic tables and string lights that stretch from the white pergola above the window where you order. It’s there that you’ll likely see Deborah “Little” Jones or her sister Mary “Shorty” Jones Mosley slinging burnt ends (crispy bits of smoky, fatty brisket)—the signature barbecue dish of Kansas City. The sisters were introduced to a national...

Deganwy Castle in Deganwy, Wales

May 6, 2020

For the small seaside town of Deganwy, it’s strategic significance has been recognized since the early Middle Ages. Its position was fitting for military defense, with the massive volcanic rock around the region adding to the defense strategy. However, its location actually turned out to also be a weakness, as its positioning made it difficult to resupply the garrison when under siege. Very little is known about the history of the castle. Researchers believe that Deganwy Castle was the...

USA TODAY 10Best: Vacation Planning Advice &...

May 5, 2020

Food & Drink · May 4, 2020 If you’re anything like me, preparation for Mother’s Day isn’t going to start until Saturday afternoon. By then, the card aisle at the drugstore will be bare and nothing of use will be available for Amazon same day-delivery. But there is always one plan to fall back on, one surefire way to show your appreciation for that special woman in your life: brunch. Here are a few of our favorite brunch recipes…...

The Teetotaling Couple Who Filled Their Home...

May 5, 2020

Charles Barrett can rattle off the more than 200 cars in his collection like a waiter might list salad dressings. “There’s a 1908 black Oldsmobile, a 1909 Thomas Flyer in both blue and ivory, a 1978 blue Corvette, a 1970 Dodge Challenger, a 1957 Thunderbird, a 1964 Mustang, a Jewel Tea truck, a covered wagon,” Barrett says. “If you can think it, I probably have it.” His armada has never transported a single person, though. Each of the 14-inch-long...

Cartographic Puzzles Are Poised for a Comeback

May 5, 2020

As millions of people hunker down at home amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the humble jigsaw puzzle is enjoying a renaissance. Several puzzle-makers recently told NPR that in March and April, they saw U.S. sales leap by 300 percent or more compared to the same time last year. That means that kitchen tables and living-room floors are probably scattered with bits that add up to all kinds of scenes: litters of kittens, beers of the world, monuments and streets that...

Temple of Artemis Brauronia in Markopoulo Mesogeas,...

May 5, 2020

Located on the coast of the Aegean Sea, Brauron was first settled around 3500 B.C. The settlement had varied populations and levels of commerce until the eighth century B.C., when Theseus unified the 12 settlements of Attica into the city of Athens. The former town came to be better known as a religious site, most strongly associated with a cult dedicated to the goddess Artemis. Artemis was associated with many things: the hunt, the moon, the wilderness, chastity. But at...

Preserving Ukraine’s Soviet Past, One Mosaic At...

May 5, 2020

On a sunny spring day in Kyiv, Ukraine, two people stand before a massive mosaic on the side of the Institute for Nuclear Research, stepping back a few feet to take it all in. It’s rare for people to stop and take notice; most locals walk right past this artwork—wearing coronavirus masks, of course—oblivious to its dizzying array of textures, materials, and colors. Images of two working men span the width of the building, each several stories high, their...

Ashalim Power Station in Ashalim, Israel

May 5, 2020

Thanks to drip irrigation, the roads to Be’er Sheva in Israel are fringed with fields that were once barren. A simple system of water-carrying pipes have transformed the Negev Desert into productive agricultural land. But a newer addition just south of Be’er Sheva, transforms the the desert into something more akin to a science fiction movie. The first sign of something unusual ahead appears just after you leave the city limits. If you look carefully, you’ll notice a pale orange...

Abbazia di Valvisciolo (Valvisciolo Abbey) in Sermoneta,...

May 5, 2020

The beautiful abbey of Valvisciolo (from the Italian “Valle dell’Usignolo”, Valley of the Nightingale) can be found between the gardens of Ninfa and the medieval town of Sermoneta, set against a backdrop of central Italy‘s Lepini mountains. Though we know very little about the earliest history of the abbey, it dates back to at least the 12th century, if not earlier. It was founded by Greek Basilian monks, and supposedly occupied by the Knights Templar in the 13th century. Legend...

Glacier Research Is Particularly Treacherous at the...

May 5, 2020

At least twice a year, Dr Parmanand Sharma embarks on a multi-hour, potentially treacherous commute to work—by car, foot, and zip line. To reach his version of the office, he takes the Manali-Leh Highway; an expanse of road that winds through the Indian Himalayas, ascending from 6,000 feet to 17,000 feet. At that height, Sharma’s closing in on the Himalayan Cryosphere or “the Third Pole,” an epithet for the largest mass of ice outside the polar region. It’s this...

Sardis in Salihli, Turkey

May 5, 2020

The ruins of Sardis are located in what is now the small town of Sart in Turkey. What is today an archaeological site filled with ancient buildings was once the grand capital of the kingdom of Lydia. The Lydian kingdom flourished in the Iron Age, until it was conquered by Cyrus the Great, king of Achaemenid Persia, in 546 B.C. Two centuries later, Sardis surrendered to Alexander the Great, then fell into the hands of the Romans, and then...

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