The Book Mountain in Spijkenisse, The Netherlands
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 2, 2015
Close to the Port of Rotterdam, in Spijkenisse, is a public library that manifests itself as a mountain of books on the town’s market square...
Nature’s Sand Artist: Sand Bubbler Crab
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 2, 2015
In sandy beaches of certain tropical regions in the Indo-Pacific live a tiny crab, about a centimeter across, called the “sand bubbler crab”...
Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 1, 2015
The Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park is located in New York City at the southernmost point of Roosevelt Island, in the East River be...
Kastrup Sea Bath: An Outdoor Swimming Pool in The Sea
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 1, 2015
Kastrup Sea Bath is part of the Kastrup Strandpark waterfront park on the east coast of Amager in Copenhagen, Denmark. It’s an outdoor swimm...
The Pillow Lavas of Oman Ophiolite
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 1, 2015
You don’t have to be a geologist to appreciate these marvelous rock formation known as Pillow Lavas found in the Hajar Mountains of Oman. Pi...
Hukou Waterfall: The Yellow Waterfall
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 30, 2015
The Hukou Waterfall on China’s Yellow River has very modest dimensions. It’s just 30 meters wide, increasing to 50 meters during flood seaso...
Sam Kee Building: World's Narrowest Office Building
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 30, 2015
The Sam Kee Building, located on 8 West Pender Street in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, is recorded in the Guinness Book of Records as...
The Scale Lane Bridge in Hull
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 30, 2015
The Scale Lane Bridge is an innovative pedestrian swing bridge located in the city of Hull, England, that offers pedestrians the unique expe...
Upside Down Houses Around The World
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 28, 2015
A clichéd yet popular tourist attraction that never fails to amuse is an upside down house, with a faithfully reproduced exterior and interi...
Shigir Idol: The World’s Oldest Wooden Sculpture
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 27, 2015
In the Sverdlovsk Regional Museum of Local Lore in Yekaterinburg, Russia, is a 9 feet tall wooden statue enclosed in a glass box. Called the...
