Celebrating Berlin's Typography, Before It Vanishes
Take a tour of the city's most striking signs.
by Anika Burgess
Covering the world's most wondrous food and drink.
Drinks
Tongba
Every mug of Nepalese millet beer is basically bottomless.
Prepared Foods
St. Paul Sandwich
Don't think too hard about the name.
Meats & Animal Products
Timanoix
Monks and nuns elevate this soft cheese with a wash of walnut liqueur.
Tools
Ban Napia Spoons
Heavily bombed during the Vietnam War, this village turns unexploded munitions into utensils.
The Atlas
Discover 13,569 curious places—in your neighborhood and around the world
Daly City, California
Broderick-Terry Duel Site
Two pillars set 10 paces apart commemorate the "last notable American duel."
37.7080, -122.4840
L'Agulhas, South Africa
Cape Agulhas Marker
This small monument pinpoints the southernmost tip of Africa and marks the divide between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
-34.8311, 20.0131
Geneva, Switzerland
'Wandering the Immeasurable'
CERN's beautiful, bending sculpture is a tribute to the spread of knowledge.
46.2337, 6.0561
Derby, England
Hanson Log Boat
This Bronze Age boat was found buried remarkably intact in an English gravel pit.
52.9230, -1.4801
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Nelson's Courtyard
A surreal pile of colorful junk fills a small yard in an otherwise gray neighborhood.
59.9628, 30.3043
Upcoming Events
Apr
28
Los Angeles, California
Abandoned Zoo Ruins
Roam the grounds of L.A.'s old zoo, former home of Ivan the Terrible.
Apr
29
Washington, D.C.
Making Comic History
Learn from award-winning artists and draw your very own historic comic book!
Apr
29
Chicago
Rosehill Cemetery Walk
Take a stroll through history in Chicago's largest cemetery.
Apr
29
Glendale, California
Creatures Under Construction
These fascinating characters aren't born—they're built.
Apr
29
El Segundo, California
Old Town Music Hall
Sing along to the whimsical warbles of the Mighty Wurlitzer, an organ with over 2,000 pipes and multiple instruments, many of which are illuminated with glow-in-the-dark paint.
May
1
Seattle, Washington
All Consuming: Food and Love
A four-part series of talks on food by writer and radio producer Harriet Baskas in collaboration with The London Plane.
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