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This Champagne inspector wears a mask to protect her face from shattering bottles.

How an English Energy Crisis Helped Create Champagne

Desperate bottle-makers turning to a new fuel resulted in a sparkling innovation.

Jai Ubhi December 27, 2019

Fortress of Bač

Bač Fortress

A well preserved medieval fortress in Vojvodina.

Arch of Marcus Aurelius.

Tarabulus, Libya

Arch of Marcus Aurelius

This triumphal arch is the only fully standing structure that remains from Roman-era Oea.

Emperor Norton "Pause, Traveler" plaque (1939) following 2018 restoration. Photo:

South San Francisco, California

Emperor Norton Plaque

A bronze tribute to a legendary Californian, the self-proclaimed "Emperor of the United States."

Actor Alexander Khvylya plays Ded Moroz at a New Year performance the Kremlin in 1969.

How Santa Survived the Soviet Era

Of all the variations on the beloved character, Russia's Ded Moroz might have the strangest history.

Dan Nosowitz December 19, 2019

Chocolate babka French toast is a defining feature of Fletchers's klezmer brunch.

A Montreal Museum Café Digs Into the Foods of the Jewish Diaspora

At Fletchers, cookies and bagels come with a side of food history.

Caitlin Stall-Paquet December 18, 2019

Fort Norumbega

Weston, Massachusetts

Norumbega Tower

This tower pays homage to a legendary Viking fort established in Massachusetts that never really existed.

A local teacher saws away at this year's stollen.

Every Year, Dresden Kickstarts the Christmas Season With a Four-Ton Cake

Sixty-three bakeries pitched in to build a mega-stollen.

Sam O'Brien December 17, 2019

Weston, Missouri

O'Malley's Pub

The oldest bar in Missouri is hidden within a limestone brewery cellar more than 50 feet underground.

Camp Verde, Arizona

Verde Valley Ancestral Garden

Inside this garden, visitors are offered a glimpse into how inhabitants of the region survived centuries ago.

Woodside Presbyterian Church.

Woodside

A man used his Civil War-era fortune to build this sanctuary in memory of his wife.

Netherbow Gatehouse.

Edinburgh, Scotland

Luckenbooths

Brass bricks outline the locations of Edinburgh's lost, lively market stalls.

To unroll a millennia-old scroll, be careful how you breathe.

How the Library of Congress Unrolled a 2,000-Year-Old Buddhist Scroll

“It was the most fragile object we have ever encountered.”

Sabrina Imbler December 12, 2019

A scene from the 11th annual oyster festival.

In a Town That Escaped Slavery, an Oyster Festival Celebrates Black Culture and Resistance

The shells may have once pointed the way to freedom.

Tarisai Ngangura December 12, 2019

Borj Adoumoue.

Borj Adoumoue

The city walls of Salé lead to the ruins of this seaside "bastion of tears."

"La Pasionaria."

Glasgow, Scotland

'La Pasionaria'

Glasgow's memorial to the International Brigade volunteers from Great Britain who fought and died in the Spanish Civil War.

An 1826 map of North Carolina, with counties, roads, settlements, and topographical features.

Why North Carolina Is the Most Linguistically Diverse U.S. State

But it might not be that way for much longer.

Dan Nosowitz December 11, 2019

Springfield, Illinois

Vachel Lindsay Home

The poet’s boyhood home is now dedicated to celebrating his life and legacy.