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15 London Street in Edinburgh, Scotland

October 21, 2020

Icelandic composer Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson lived in Edinburgh during the 1870s, as the Scottish capital represented more opportunities for a fledgling musician than his home country. He resided in a Georgian-style townhouse in the city’s New Town, however, he probably never imagined that one of his pieces composed here would become his country’s national song. Lofsöngur (Hymn) would become the national anthem in 1944, following Iceland‘s independence from Denmark. Its lyrics were written by Matthías Jochumsson, who would later be...

Once a Boom Town, Now a Ghost...

October 21, 2020

This piece was originally published in High Country News and appears here as part of our Climate Desk collaboration. Centuries-old sycamore trees tower over the dry riverbed of Harshaw Creek, in the Patagonia Mountains of southern Arizona. Where houses once stood, flat, barren earth stretches to the base of nearby low, oak-covered hills. A crumbling wooden building, relic of a mining supervisor’s home, and a cemetery are all that remain of what once was one of the West’s richest...

The Wren’s Eggs in Wiltshire, England

October 21, 2020

The Wren’s Eggs are located along Blackhead path in the coastal seaside town of Whitehead on the East Antrim coastline. Blackhead Path is one of many coastal cliff walks along the Islandmagee peninsula including The Gobbins and Skernaghan Point. Blackhead Path leads visitors along a coastal pathway towards Blackhead Lighthouse after climbing the cliffside path through tunnels, and over bridges and steps. The Wren’s Eggs are actually glacial erratics, large rocks that were transported and deposited in the region...

Lake of Cutilia in Vasche, Italy

October 21, 2020

The Lake of Cutilia also known as the Paterno Lake was sacred to the Sabine people. Roman historians described a floating island with a temple dedicated to the oracular cult of the Sabine Goddess Vacuna, a fertility goddess who protected the waters. The lake was later exploited by the Romans, particularly by two locally-born Roman emperors, Vespasian and Titus. The region is located strategically along an ancient road, the Via Salaria which connects Rome to the Adriatic Sea, is...

Paperback Bookshop Rhinoceros in Edinburgh, Scotland

October 21, 2020

When thinking of animals that reflect the breadth and diversity that is Edinburgh, there’s a plethora of species to choose from, from the mythical unicorn, which is the nation’s symbolic animal, to Greyfriars Bobby, a famed Skye terrier who is the city’s mascot. There is also Dolly the Sheep, the first mammal to be cloned, or Wojtek the Soldier Bear, who helped allied forces during World War II. Now, what would one make of a rhinoceros having anything to do with...

Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery in Saint Petersburg, Russia

October 21, 2020

In the north of Saint Petersburg lies an astoundingly large and somber memorial complex dedicated mostly to the victims of the Siege of Leningrad carried out by Nazi soldiers during World War II. This siege—considered a genocide by some historians—was one of the longest and most destructive sieges in history. It was also perhaps the costliest in terms of casualties, with estimates totaling around 1,000,000 deaths, many of them civilians from starvation and exposure between September 8, 1941 and January 27, 1944....

In France, Farmers Still Tend Age-Old Island...

October 20, 2020

In and around Amiens in the French Picardy region, a stretch of floating farmland poses an unusual challenge to local farmers and gardeners. Les Hortillonnages d’Amiens are an age-old, 300-hectare area of marshland where vegetables and flowers grow on gardens connected by 40 miles of canal. One legend claims that the Hortillonnages date back to Roman times, with the term for market gardens, hortillon, originating from the Latin word hortus. But it was in the Middle Ages that locals...

Fayette Historic Townsite in Garden, Michigan

October 20, 2020

The northern shore of Lake Michigan is almost incomprehensibly beautiful, and few places encapsulate that better than the Fayette Historic Townsite. Tucked well away from any of the main highways that cut across the Upper Peninsula, this well-preserved industrial village-turned-state park is a hands-on ghost town experience. During the mid-19th-century, charcoal pig iron was manufactured at this site. Today, Fayette serves as a living museum and some buildings are being refurbished. Educational and family-friendly events are often held at...

What Ancient Toilets Reveal About the History...

October 20, 2020

According to Piers Mitchell, a paleopathologist from the University of Cambridge, scientists have been extracting data from ancient human poop for over a century. “In the past, we’ve been able to look at a single coprolite from a single person”—that is to say, a preserved turd—”and study the microbiome of that one individual.” (The microbiome is the complex collection of microbes living in every animal’s digestive tract.) Now, in a newly released paper in Philosophical Transactions B, Mitchell and...

Medieval Water Pipes in Edinburgh, Scotland

October 20, 2020

Located on a patch of grass where Lauriston Place Meets Forrest Road, are the relics of Middle Age plumbing. To the untrained eye, these logs with the center hollowed out look like discarded lumber. Luckily, for keen observers, there is an informational placard that provides context on the objects. Several hundred years ago, Edinburgh was a walled city. This stone structure provided safety and security for residents. There are remnants of the Flodden Wall located nearby. Unfortunately, there was no...

Margate Caves in Margate, England

October 20, 2020

The Margate Caves is a subterranean wonderland located underneath an unassuming street in Margate. The caves are actually a forgotten chalk mine that was rediscovered during the 18th-century. The caves first opened to the public during the Victorian era as a “Smugglers Cave,” and were important to Margate’s burgeoning tourism industry. The caves changed ownership several times until they were eventually closed in 2005 due to instability. In 2011, the owner of the cave destroyed the entrance. Not long...

Mount Hiyori in Sendai, Japan

October 20, 2020

Standing barely 10-feet tall, Hiyoriyama, or Mount Hiyori, is officially recognized by the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan as the country’s lowest mountain. However, there’s more to the story. Artificially created by locals in 1909, Mount Hiyori originally stood about 20-feet tall. Mountain worship is traditional in Japanese culture, in fact, a small shrine was relocated to the foot of Mount Hiyori during the Shōwa period. In 1992, the Geospatial Information Authority announced that the mountain was officially being...

Old No. 8 Schoolhouse in New...

October 20, 2020

Located between Chicago and New York City, this rest station offers an unusual overnight stay. Guests are able to spend their time in either a replica 1865 Schoolhouse or the “Bridge House” next door. Next to these structures is a chapel open to the public that is deeply embedded in nature as it’s covered in vines. Another unique feature of the church is that it features notes from passersby from the past, as well as relics, antiques, and memorabilia...

Inside One Man’s Quest to Taste Every...

October 19, 2020

In 2015, Pablo Salvatierra was a 23-year-old Argentinian student struggling with a severe case of a skin disease called psoriasis. With no true cure on offer, his doctors had suggested a four-week fast of no solid food, followed by a permanent change in diet. It was a skinny, skinny Salvatierra who left his bedroom the final day. But, now free of scales, patches, and flare ups, he had a new life goal inspired by his veganism: tasting every kind...

The Segregated Campground That Was a Refuge...

October 19, 2020

Every autumn, a quarter million people go to Virginia’s famed Shenandoah National Park to see the spectacular fall colors of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Those traveling along Skyline Drive, the park’s main road, pass a routered wood sign pointing to Lewis Mountain. Eighty years ago, the park marker included an additional line: “Negro Area.” It indicated the way to the only purpose-built segregated camping area in the southern national parks. Today, the Shenandoah Valley Black Heritage Project is working...

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