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Honoring the Thousands of Forgotten Souls Buried...

September 28, 2023

Thousands pass through the United Nations Plaza, a pedestrian mall adjacent to San Francisco’s commanding Beaux-Arts City Hall, each day. It’s a gateway to the city’s Civic Center and an access point for multiple forms of public transportation. For over 40 years, it even hosted one of the city’s largest farmers markets. But beneath the paving stones lies a secret. Beginning in 1850, when this now central corridor was then at the city’s westernmost edge, an estimated 7,000 to...

'Roots of the City' in Helsinki, Finland

September 28, 2023

The Helsinki Metro’s Kamppi metro station bears more than a passing resemblance to an enormous cave. This similarity is only bolstered by a prominent art installation that has been located on the station platform since 2013, featuring hundreds of signs pointing to the birthplaces of current Helsinki residents, which loom from above and form crystal-like stalactite structures. The signs are the creation of artist Otto Karvonen, who was commissioned by the Helsinki Art Museum to create the piece. Spanning six continents and...

Alcide D'Orbigny Natural History Museum in Cochabamba,...

September 28, 2023

In the first half of the 19th century, French naturalist (and contemporary of Charles Darwin) Alcide D’Orbigny traveled throughout South America collecting specimens. One of the places he stopped in was Cochabamba, Bolivia. In a quiet, walled-off compound on the city’s arterial Avenida América stands the Natural History Museum Alcide D’Orbigny, which houses a collection of remains both recent and ancient from across the country. Past the fossils and taxidermied fauna, is a living resident who represents a remarkable...

Kennedy Gold Mine in Jackson

September 28, 2023

The Kennedy Gold Mine is a reminder of how the discovery of this precious metal transformed the American Wet. It also happens to be one of the deepest mines in the world. There are surface tours, so visitors can see the old building, the big wheels from the tailings, and the huge head frame. Like so much of the area, the mine is allegedly haunted and there are paranormal tours done through out the year.

The Devil of Dietzenbach in Dietzenbach, Germany

September 28, 2023

“In Dietzenbach, a devil sits under a roof” is a local saying that stemmed from a carving of a devil in an old wooden house. After a bombing in 1941, the carving was destroyed, but the saying remained, which led to the creation of this controversial statue in its honor.

Cueva de Valporquero in Vegacervera, Spain

September 28, 2023

Approximately 40 kilometers north of the city of León, the course of the Torío River leads to Vegacervera, a small and beautiful village. At the exit of the village, we find Las Hoces, where fluvial erosion of the limestone rock has given rise to a gorge with large vertical walls, some of which are over 100 meters high. Las Hoces de Vegacervera makes up one of the most remarkable natural spaces in Spain, the result of the patient fight...

Sag Harbor Cinema in Sag Harbor, New...

September 28, 2023

The town of Sag Harbor, New York, located on Long Island’s South Fork, may at first glance seem like a natural fit for arthouse theaters to thrive. However, its only independent cinema was preserved not only from the economic downturn facing movie theaters, but also from the effects of a devastating fire. A former whaling village, Sag Harbor has always had a more bohemian reputation than the nearby Hamptons, with more year-round residents including writers, artists, and movie-makers, and...

Shoemaker's Pear Tree in Falsterbo, Sweden

September 28, 2023

The Swedish village of Falsterbo is known for the Falsterbo Horse Show, golf courses, beaches, and much more. But there is at least one place in the village that is not so “known” among visitors, but very familiar to locals: the Shoemaker’s Pear Tree. To the visitor, the place appears to consist of a lawn that is used to park cars on, and a collection of pear trees behind a fence, but not all is what it seems. This...

Westinghouse Electric Corp in Cleveland, Ohio

September 28, 2023

Originally owned by machinist John Walker, this massive factory located on what was once known as Waverly Ave in Cleveland, Ohio, housed the Walker Manufacturing Corporation. The company manufactured a vast amount of heavy machinery varying from hydraulic shears and hydraulic riveters to cable railroad machinery and foundry equipment. In 1894, Walker was in the midst of a patent-infringement lawsuit, which was filed by the owner and founder of Westinghouse Electric, George Westinghouse. Four years later, in 1898, Walker...

What Practices Make a Hotel Booking Process...

September 28, 2023

Question for Our Hotel Marketing Expert Panel What Practices Make a Hotel Booking Process Effective? (Question by Thomas Dieben) Our Marketing Expert Panel Thomas Dieben – Founder, Becurious Tamie Matthews – Revenue, Sales & Marketing Consultant, RevenYou Jacopo Focaroli – CEO & Founder, The Host Kaylie Holley – The post What Practices Make a Hotel Booking Process Effective? appeared first on Revfine.com.

Taya Caves in Yokohama, Japan

September 27, 2023

Close to the border between Yokohama and the historic city of Kamakura lies an esoteric network of tunnels and vaulted chambers adorned with Buddhist reliefs. Commonly referred to as the Taya Caves, the Yugadō (“yoga grotto”) of Jōsen-ji Temple is a fascinating mystery, rich in history and ambiance. Believed to be the site of an ancient burial cave, the Yugadō predates the temple itself, whose origin can be traced back to 1532. The tunnels were dug in the early Kamakura...

Willard House & Clock Museum in Grafton,...

September 27, 2023

From a modern wristwatch to an antique timepiece, the sound of a clock ticking is one of the most iconic and instantly recognizable in the world. Inside the Willard House and Clock Museum, the sound of time passing is continuous and comprised of a chorus of historical clocks some of which have been functioning almost non-stop for over 200 years. Located within a rural and picturesque area of Grafton, Massachusetts, the museum is housed within an old red farm homestead...

Rattlers & Reptiles in Fort Davis, Texas

September 27, 2023

Here you can see almost every species of rattlesnake in the United States, including a few from Mexico. Along with a few local insects, arachnids, skinks, and even Gila monsters. Jeffery Ross, known as “Buzz,” had a lifelong love of reptiles and big dreams to match. As the former supervisor of the reptile house at the Fort Worth Zoo, Buzz had a yearning to move out to West Texas in the Davis mountains. He moved to Fort Davis and...

Repère Pierre du Niton in Geneva, Switzerland

September 27, 2023

While in everyday life we do not use it much directly, it is crucial to know the elevation of a place to properly build and construct. For most of the world, this is based on the Amsterdam Ordinance Datum. Before this standard was put in place, each country had its own datum, off of which they could base measurements of elevation, like Sweden’s Normalhöjdpunkten. Switzerland is no different, but because the landlocked country did not have access to the...

Carhartt Mansion Ruins in Rock Hill, South...

September 27, 2023

In the woods outside of Rock Hill, South Carolina, stand the crumbling ruins of a once-grand house. Just a few years after it was completed its owner, Hamilton Carhartt, was killed in an automobile accident in 1937. The founder of the Carhartt clothing company lived in Michigan, but had a second home built in Rock Hill because Carhartt owned a large cotton mill in the town. The clothing company employed many of the townspeople in the early 1900s, though...

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