Felicity, California: The Center of The World
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 27, 2015
Does the word “world” represent the earth in its spherical sense, or the surface of the sphere where all living and non-living entities live...
Laerdal Tunnel: The World’s Longest Road Tunnel
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 25, 2015
In Norway, it’s practically impossible to drive from one place to another without making a mountain crossing or riding on a ferry across a f...
A Town Named ‘Zzyzx’ in California
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 24, 2015
About half way between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, as you drive along Interstate 15 through the lonely Mojave Desert, you’ll come across an u...
The Boy And His Leaking Boot
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 23, 2015
The Boy with the Leaking Boot is a recurring theme of statues that appear throughout the United States. The life-sized statue, often about 4...
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...
