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Pune, India

Pune Prarthana Samaj

This beautiful stone building houses a historic organization focused on social reforms.
Porto, Portugal

Líder

Dine on Porto-style tripe at a restaurant run by the head of a gastronomic brotherhood dedicated to uplifting this humble dish.
The major eruption of Mount Vesuvius over Pompeii is often known for the lives it took, but new research details the stories of the event's survivors.
volcanoes

Found: Records of Pompeii's Survivors

New evidence shows how citizens rebuilt their lives in the aftermath of the historic eruption.
Steven Tuck July 8, 2024
A female Tibetan macaque breastfeeds an infant.
monkeys

In Tibetan Macaques, Females Rule the Roost

In matters of grooming and moving, these primates defer to the ladies.
Lee Alan Dugatkin June 4, 2024
Hogarth's "O the Roast Beef of Old England (The Gate of Calais)" captured his sentiments as a society member.
food

A Rare Look Inside Britain's 'Sublime Society of Beefsteaks'

The secret dining club has extolled patriotism, masculinity, and meat since 1735.
Rachel Naismith March 1, 2024
Tacoma, Washington

Spanish Steps

A Roman holiday is closer than you think when you use this 1916 staircase inspired by Rome's Piazza di Spagna.
Atlanta, Georgia

Hoo-Hoo Monument

Commemorating the planting of trees by the Atlanta chapter of the Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo.
Platz der Grundrechte at Night
Karlsruhe, Germany

Platz der Grundrechte (Square of Fundamental Rights)

A thought-provoking outdoor art installation sits in the seat of German law.
Danville, Vermont

American Society of Dowsers

The national headquarters of the dowser’s society founded in 1961.
Tophet of Motya
Marsala, Italy

Tophet of Motya

These ruins of a Phoenician sanctuary in Sicily have a dark history.
The first English edition, published in 1975, with illustrations by Dutch cartoonist Joost Swarte.
hoaxes

The Hoax Book That Became an Anarchist and Hippie Bible

'The Papalagi'—supposedly written by a Samoan chief in 1920—offered a societal critique, but carried on a problematic racial trope.
Jordan Todorov September 8, 2020
Historic marker outside church.
Troy, New York

First Baptist Church of Troy

This historic church with a connection to "Uncle Sam" is now a fraternity house.
The Fat Man's Baseball Association, circa 1910.
food

The Fat Men's Clubs That Revelled in Excess

In 19th-century America, cultural anxieties led to groups where fat was fun.
Rohini Chaki January 17, 2019
Arctic Brotherhood Hall.
Skagway, Alaska

Arctic Brotherhood Hall

The facade of this relic from the Klondike gold rush is decorated with over 8,800 pieces of driftwood.
The cemetery.
Black Hawk, Colorado

Knights of Pythias Cemetery

The burial grounds of a secret society includes fences topped with fake Tesla balls.
"The Ladies of the Evening" historical marker.
Nevada City, California

'Ladies of the Evening' Marker

Hidden in a hotel parking lot is a strange historical plaque erected by an obscure fraternal society.
Fallbrook Pioneer Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Fallbrook, California

Fallbrook Pioneer Odd Fellows Cemetery

Famous and forgotten figures lie beneath the faded headstones and decaying planks of wood.
Debating was a key skill in 18th century society.
literature

Asking the Tough Questions With an 18th-Century Debate Society

Is polygamy justifiable? Is it lawful to eat swine's flesh?
Sarah Laskow July 24, 2017