21 Items Tagged

Blue

Carthage, Tunisia

Dar El Annabi

This museum in the famously blue neighborhood of Sidi Bou Saïd showcases a traditional Tunisian lifestyle.

What the Color 'Haint Blue' Means to the Descendants of Enslaved Africans

In the Lowcountry, the unique shade is both protective talisman and source of unspeakable suffering.

Shoshi Parks January 14, 2020

Beaufort, South Carolina

Haint Blue Porch Ceilings

The Lowcountry color with the power to stop evil from entering a home.

botanical illustration

These Stunning Botanical Images Are Blueprints of the Past

Two 90-year-old albums document what a 12-year-old photographer did on her summer vacation.

Anna Soper October 8, 2019

Guapi, Colombia

Blue Anoles of Gorgona Island

The world's only pure blue lizard lives exclusively on this secluded tropical island.

Bratislava, Slovakia

Church of St. Elizabeth

Also known as the Blue Church, the building was consecrated to the daughter of Andrew II.

Blue-Eyed Coyotes Have Been Spotted on the California Coast

The striking mutation is a bit of a mystery.

Noor Al-Samarrai January 29, 2019

Mavi Köşk (The Blue House)

The eccentric midcentury home of a suspected mafia gun-runner.

Buckinghamshire, England

Dockey Wood Bluebells

Each spring this woodland floor is carpeted with purplish flowers as far as the eye can see.

Almaty, Kazakhstan

Big Almaty Lake

A brilliant turquoise lake in the mountains.

Hokkaidō, Japan

Blue Pond

This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.

Blue Moon Valley

A bright turquoise river cascades beautifully down stepped terraces in southern China.

Alfred Hitchcock’s Contentious Relationship With Dinner Parties

Sometimes the food was all blue.

Anne Ewbank March 15, 2018

Blue-Green Algae

The Aztecs used it to make protein-rich tortillas; we use it to make unicorn lattes.

Permanently Closed

The Blue Lake

A hidden tunnel leads to an abandoned slate quarry that's now a secret swimming spot guarded by cliffs.

The Ceramics of Manises

Beautiful tiles decorate many of the town's surfaces and stand testimony to its glorious artistic history.

Shanghai, China

Chinese Printed Blue Nankeen Exhibition Hall

A small gallery and shop dedicated to an ancient style of hand-printed textile.

Jean Cocteau's Stained Glass Windows

A neighborhood church's unusual abstract stained glass was the final project of avant-garde artist Jean Cocteau.