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Time Capsule

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.

Sponsored by Washington.org

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

Found: A Time Capsule Hidden by Author Chuck Palahniuk

The "Fight Club" scribe left a surprise in a former home.

Erik Shilling August 8, 2017

The first page of the letter.

Found: A Letter to the Future From 1995

The walls of a suburban house contained a secret missive.

Sarah Laskow July 18, 2017

This is a time capsule.

Found: A Buried Bomb That Was Actually a Hip ‘80s Time Capsule

It looks a lot like a bomb.

Sarah Laskow July 6, 2017

The time capsule itself.

Found: Surprise Time Capsule Hiding in the Walls of a High School Gym

It was almost destroyed along with the building.

Sarah Laskow June 30, 2017

The Dispute Over a Time Capsule Found in a Confederate Statue

It will be a while before we know exactly what's inside.

Erik Shilling June 22, 2017

A replica of the items in the original Westinghouse time capsule.

The Best Way to Find a Time Capsule

They've been waiting for you.

Eric Grundhauser February 15, 2017

The exterior of the Hall of Records

Keystone, South Dakota

Hall of Records in Mount Rushmore

Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a 70-foot-long chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.

Poland Digs Up a Nazi Time Capsule

It contained a lot of your typical time capsule stuff—plus some pictures of Hitler.

Sarah Laskow September 19, 2016

space exploration

The Inevitable, Intergalactic Awkwardness of Time Capsules

A close examination of the Voyager Golden Records reveals the one flaw behind all attempts to bottle history: humans.

Cara Giaimo May 25, 2016

Ushuaia, Argentina

The Time Capsule of Ushuaia

This plaza at the end of the world teems with monumental tributes to a problematic history, and laser discs.