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St. George and the Dragon tattoo motif as tattooed from a stencil block that dates to 200 or 300 years ago.

Jerusalem, Israel

Razzouk Ink

This family tattoo parlor has been inking religious pilgrims in the Middle East for 700 years.

The Macaroni in 'Yankee Doodle' Is Not What You Think

Meet the stylish gender-role rebels of 1770s England.

Michael Waters August 24, 2016

Rosendale, New York

Widow Jane Mine

This old cement mine has been used as everything from a mushroom farm to a recording studio.

Edward Penniman House and Barn

Eastham, Massachusetts

Captain Edward Penniman House

The Cape Cod house that whaling built.

The Strange Tale of JFK's Goat-Out-the-Vote Campaign

One of JFK's first campaign strategies involved a rambunctious goat.

Cara Giaimo August 22, 2016

Della Reese performing on her show in 1970.

Decades Before Oprah, Della Reese Was the First Black Woman to Host a Talk Show

The program was historic. But why are the archives lost?

Mayukh Sen August 22, 2016

Say Farewell to New York's Original Apple Store

Computer mecca Tekserve hits the auction block.

Atlas Obscura August 19, 2016

Original stairs in the ruins, July 2016

Boston, Massachusetts

Franklin Park's Overlook Shelter Ruins

The often-overlooked ruins of one of the first buildings designed by famous landscape architect Frederick Olmsted.

In action

Tokushima-shi, Japan

Awa Odori

"The Dance of Fools" is Japan's largest dance festival.

Permanently Closed

Exterior of the former Fillmore East.

New York, New York

The Fillmore East

A Yiddish theater turned movie house turned rock and roll landmark turned gay disco turned bank.

Tallmadge Church

Northeast Ohio is Built Like New England Because It Used to Be Owned by Connecticut

From architecture to namesakes.

Johnna Kaplan August 17, 2016

Greenville, Ohio

Garst Museum

A small town museum celebrates the history of the Ohio county that produced Annie Oakley and other famous figures.

44 Stuyvesant, viewed from Abe Lebewohl Triangle.

New York, New York

No. 44 Stuyvesant

This 220-year-old house is a reminder of New York City's Dutch past.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Al Janadriyah Festival

An annual two-week festival near the city of Riyadh when Saudis let their hair down.

Beauvoir

Biloxi, Mississippi

The Jefferson Davis Home and Presidential Library

A historic Civil War estate-turned-museum looks back on the Confederate States of America.

French Azilum

Wyalusing, Pennsylvania

French Azilum

A planned settlement in Pennsylvania once housed the aristocratic refugees of the French Revolution.

The Flying V Cabin.

The Bloody Histories and Remaining Relics of 5 Violent Feuds

Things get heated.

Dylan Thuras August 11, 2016

Stamp Act riots in Boston before the Revolutionary War.

Boston, Massachusetts

Site of the Boston Tax Riot

One of the indelible moments of the American Revolution took place at this location.