The filming location and featured grave markers from George A. Romero’s 1968 horror masterpiece, “Night of the Living Dead.” Includes Nicholas Kramer’s grave, a civil war veteran who’s headstone is shown during the delivery of famous line “They’re coming to get you, Barbra!” Also the Blair / Cole plot where Johnny and Barbra stop to…
In Riga’s elegant Esplanāde, one bare tree stands out from the surrounding greenery. Its trunk and branches are crowded with scores of small wooden birdhouses, painted in an assortment of greens, yellows, reds, pinks and natural tones. From below, the collection is so dense that the boxes can initially resemble an unusual lighting installation. Look…
Humans have been slurping and savoring noodles for centuries, with the first recorded noodle dish recorded during China’s Eastern Han period (25–220 CE). In fact, noodles would go on to become inextricable from ancient Chinese culture, with a wheat-based version emerging as a staple of the Han dynasty. Centuries later, noodle-making would hit Europe, transforming…
If you asked John Ford what he did with his life, he’d tell you he made westerns. If you asked anyone else, they’d tell you he transformed the art of cinema. John Ford is a name as much as an idea. Gristly cowboys, sultry temptresses, and thrilling horse, railroad, and stagecoach adventures established him as…
Hidden in the forest on the southern edge of Darmstadt, the Waldkunstpfad turns an ordinary woodland walk into something considerably more surreal. Along the trails, artworks emerge between the trees, lean against trunks, occupy clearings, or use the forest itself as part of the installation. Instead of entering a gallery, visitors simply follow the path…
Newburyport is one of the most well-known and vibrant coastal communities in Massachusetts. Located near the mouth of the Merrimack River and Plum Island, it has a long history of shipping, fishing, tourism, and is officially recognized as the founding location of the US Coast Guard. The Museum of Old Newbury is dedicated to the…
The Bunker in Sainte Marguerite sur Mer is a massive WWII German blockhaus that originally sat atop the coastal cliffs before decades of erosion caused it to plunge onto the beach below, landing almost perfectly vertically in the sand. Today, it stands as a surreal, monolithic attraction that gained modern fame after street artist JR…
Madrid may have its famous fountains and grand boulevards, but hidden in the Casa de Campo is a rather more unexpected piece of engineering: a small 18th-century aqueduct. Built in 1778, the Acueducto de La Partida carried water from the park’s lake to the Huerta de la Partida, helping to irrigate the royal gardens and…
Rising from the rural landscape of Binh Dinh, the Duong Long Cham Towers are a breathtaking architectural anomaly. Constructed during the late 12th century, the golden era of the Vijaya kingdom, this trio of brick titans defies the typical scale of Champa monuments. The central tower, soaring to a height of 38,81 meters, holds the…
Five of the Most Impressive War Machine Artifacts Ever Recovered The battlefields of history were not just sites of warfare; they represented the creativity of our military engineers as they invented deadly machines to demolish city walls, sink enemy ships and seize control of the battleground. Ancient texts document the existence of many of these…
