Ancient Tsunami Warnings Carved in Stones in Japan
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 23, 2015
"High dwellings are the peace and harmony of our descendants. Remember the calamity of the great tsunamis. Do not build any homes below...
The Great Wall of Kumbhalgarh Fort
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 21, 2015
Located 84 km north of Udaipur, in the state of Rajasthan, in western India, Kumbhalgarh Fort is the second most important citadel after Chi...
Massive Outdoor Escalator in Comuna 13, Medellin
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 21, 2015
The neighborhood of Comuna 13, located on the periphery of Medellin, the second-largest city in Colombia, is one of the poorest section of t...
Shot Towers: The Buildings That Revolutionized Ammunition Manufacturing
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 20, 2015
Ever since the invention of firearms sometime around the thirteenth century, ammunition makers struggled to make lead shots that were perfec...
Archstoyanie: Russia's Largest Land Art Festival
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 19, 2015
Every year, thousands of people flock to the small Russian village of Nikola-Lenivets, about 200 kilometers southwest of Moscow on the banks...
The Extraterrestrial Highway, Nevada
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 18, 2015
Deep in Nevada desert, runs a lonely stretch of highway from State Route 318 at Crystal Springs to U.S. Route 6 at Warm Springs. This is Nev...
The Titanic Museum in Branson
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 17, 2015
The Titanic Museum at Branson, Missouri, is a two story museum dedicated to the doomed ship, shaped like the RMS Titanic itself. The museum ...
Sky Bike at Mashpi Lodge in Quito, Ecuador
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 17, 2015
Tucked away amongst the cloud forest in the protected 3,212-acre Mashpi Rainforest Biodiversity Reserve, about three hours northwest of Quit...
Zona del Silencio: The Urban Legend of The Zone of Silence
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 16, 2015
Deep in the desert in northern Mexico, between the states of Durango, Chihuahua and Coahuila, is an area known as zona del silencio or the ...
Eenmaal: The Restaurant For Single Diners
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 16, 2015
Dining by yourself in public can be an awkward experience, but not if you are at Eenmaal . This Dutch restaurant, named after the Dutch word...
