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The Coast-to-Coast American Road Trip Is 120 Years Old

In 1903, a Vermont doctor bet $50 that he could cross America by car. It took him 63 days, $8,000, and 600 gallons of gas.

Frank Jacobs, Big Think May 26, 2023

This Orlando Water Park Is Wild. No, Really.

At Orlando Wetlands Park, water goes for a ride—through a natural filtration process—and attracts birds, gators, and more.

Gemma Tarlach May 9, 2023

Washington, D.C.

Dumbarton Bridge

This bridge over D.C.'s Rock Creek Park is sometimes called the "Buffalo Bridge" because of its four buffalo sculptures, which were cast from a single piece of bronze.

Hamelin Pool, Australia

Hamelin Pool Telegraph Station

This remote historic museum tells the story of the early telecommunications systems in 1800s Australia.

The Return of Glen Canyon

As Lake Powell's water levels continue to drop, a stunning landscape resurfaces—along with questions about the future of the Colorado River and those who depend on it.

Craig Childs March 6, 2023

Podcast: The Mail Rail

Beneath the streets of London, a secret subway for snail mail.

The Podcast Team January 11, 2023

Lake Powell, Utah

Cathedral in the Desert

The damming of the Colorado River buried an iconic geologic formation before record-breaking drought brought it back.

Mogollon, New Mexico

Catwalk Recreation Area

Explore a misty river canyon from a metal bridge system.

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Luang Prabang, Laos

Bamboo Bridges of Luang Prabang

These bamboo and rope bridges cross the Nam Khan River for six months every year.

London, England

Remains of the Old London Bridge

Only a few pieces remain of the structure that carried people and goods across the Thames for some 600 years.

Descend Into the Sewers With London’s Fatberg-Busters

What can we learn from wipes, oils, and fats when they overwhelm the arteries of the modern world?

Jessica Leigh Hester November 3, 2022

Las Coloradas, Mexico

Las Coloradas Bridge

This small, yet notable, cable-stayed bridge was built to support tourism to a series of internet-famous pink lakes.

How Homes in Bali Are Designed for Harmony—and to Keep Demons at Bay

All the subtle ways traditional dwellings offer spiritual security.

Ronan O'Connell October 6, 2022

Bishtazhin, Kosovo

Ura e Terzive

This 15th-century Ottoman bridge was modified to keep up with the changing course of the river Erenik.

Gallery delle Fontane

A completely underground tour following the path of the most precious element: water.

The Historians Saving America’s Pint-Sized Railroads

From Maine to Alaska, narrow gauge is all the rage, including one of the most historic, Pennsylvania’s East Broad Top.

Justin Franz June 21, 2022

Meet the Woman Who Climbed Every One of Pittsburgh's 739 Public Staircases

To explore her adopted hometown, Laura Zurowski took things step by step on the hilly city's historic routes.

Rossilynne Skena Culgan June 21, 2022

Podcast: The Cincinnati Subway

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team June 14, 2022