Mourning the Death of the American Railway
Just as the Titanic had redefined passenger liners, so too would the Zephyr transform the American railway.
Conquering Antarctica’s Ice Marathon
The Antarctic Ice Marathon is a 26.2-mile run across the coldest, windiest, driest continent on Earth.
ISIS’s Destruction of the Ruins of Palmyra
ISIS militants destroyed two of Palmyra' most important structures, the Temple of Baalshamin and the Temple of Bel, both of which had stood for 2,000 years.
The Museum of Broken Relationships
Located in the historic Upper Town district of Zagreb, Croatia, the Museum of Broken Relationships began as an experiment.
Bolivia Plans to Mine the Salar de Uyuni for Lithium
The Salar de Uyuni, which belongs to the Altiplano of the high Andes, is a unique and important ecosystem. It’s also an enormous lithium reserve.
The Bones of Australia’s Lake Mungo
For 40,000 years, human remnants remained buried in the sand at Lake Mungo, hidden by the changed landscape.
L’Anse aux Meadows and the Viking Discovery of North America
Vikings traveled to the New World centuries before Columbus, setting up the establishment that is L'Anse aux Meadows.
Laos’ Perplexing Plain of Jars
Scattered across 15,000 square km of rolling hills, rice paddies, and forests of Xieng Khouang Province in Laos is a mysterious plain of jars.
The Golden Age of Timbuktu
Even now, in the age of Google Maps, its name is synonymous with the unknown edges of the world: welcome to Timbuktu.