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Time Capsule

Seward, Nebraska

World’s Largest Time Capsule

This subterranean treasure trove is said to contain a motorcycle, a Chevy, and a teal leisure suit.

Sponsored by Visit Nebraska

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Café De Dokter

The smallest bar in Amsterdam has stayed in the family since 1798.

Hosoya’s Sandwich

Established in 1950, this humble burger joint is the oldest surviving one in Japan.

Bern, Switzerland

Kornhauskeller Restaurant

Dining in this grain cellar feels like stepping onto a fantasy film set.

Denkiya Hall

This century-old electronics store-turned-cafe serves comforting, retro fare.

Café Goodluck

This local institution has been serving Parsi staples since 1935.

Lebanon, Indiana's eclipse time capsule features the town's 2024 solar eclipse slogan, "Get Mooned In Boone."

The Solar Eclipse Time Capsules of Small Town America

Mementos of the sky, sealed in the ground.

Jennifer Byrne April 10, 2024

Wellington, New Zealand

Nairn's Street Cottage

Journey through time by touring Wellington's oldest original cottage.

Indianapolis, Indiana

Elvis Presley Final Concert Plaque

A monument to the King's final show, complete with a time capsule.

Podcast: Dolly Parton’s Dreambox

An unheard song is just one treasure in a box locked till the star's 100th birthday.

The Podcast Team November 9, 2023

The aluminum time capsule was buried under Freedom Plaza in 1988.

Washington, D.C.

MLK Time Capsule at Freedom Plaza

Beneath unsuspecting visitors feet, a capsule containing pieces of America’s civil rights history.

Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

Dolly Parton’s Dream Box and Final Song

This chestnut box will not be opened until the country music legend's 100th birthday in 2046.

The message on display.

Sydney, Australia

The Queen's Letter

This letter written by Queen Elizabeth II in 1986 won't be opened until 2085.

The copper time capsule was sunk inside another copper box, for extra protection.

The Things Inside This 105-Year-Old Time Capsule Have Hardly Aged a Day

The slew of ephemera was tucked in a copper box behind a cornerstone at Arlington National Cemetery.

Jessica Leigh Hester May 22, 2020

Detail of the time capsule boxes.

Caja de las Letras

A vault of safe-deposit boxes in an old bank has been repurposed as a time capsule of Hispanic culture.

Old Rip.

Eastland, Texas

Old Rip

Legend says the horned lizard spent 31 years sealed in a time capsule before he was discovered alive.

A Mysterious Newspaper Box 'Time Machine' Showed Up in Chicago

It's filled with old issues of the "Chicago Reader."

Cara Giaimo September 26, 2017

An annular eclipse, in New Mexico in 2012.

American Towns Are Making Solar Eclipse Time Capsules

Mementos of the sky, sealed in the ground.

Cara Giaimo August 17, 2017