Victoria Falls, in southern Africa, cascades over a 330-foot cliff with such power that Zambians know it as Mosi-oa-Tunya, or “The Smoke Which Thunders.” Lately, though, there hasn’t been much thundering at all. Hydrological data collected in the Zambezi River near the falls revealed that November 2019 saw its most sluggish flow in years, rolling…

The Swedish geographer Otto Nordenskjöld did not love Antarctic winters. They were cold and dark, of course, but more than that, they were monotonous. They were lonely. Sure, the landscape was beautiful. Nordenskjöld encountered snow and ice “of uncommon interest,” sometimes even“magnificently grand,” he and his fellow expeditioners wrote in the 1905 book, Antarctica, or…

In 1986, the French artist Henri de Miller created a sculpture titled “L’Ecoute” (“Listen”). It was a massive human head lying on the ground with a cupped hand beside it, seemingly listening to the sounds of the metro. It was originally placed it in front of the Saint-Eustache Church in Paris, but today, part of…

Are you interested in the paranormal? Do you like visiting and reading about actual destinations that have stories and legends of ghosts and hauntings? Whether you are a believer or not, there are many places around the world that capitalize on the history of the goings on at their location. There are usually many anecdotal…

There are some truly bizarre, surreal and stunning natural wonders in this world we live in. Some of them we may be lucky enough to live nearby or travel to once or twice in our lifetime. Others, we may only ever get to enjoy through other people’s camera lenses. Here are 25 places on earth…

One of the first known civilizations in the world, China covers a vast land area and has some 5000 of years of rich history.  The country is divided into a total of 32 regions and contains some of the most spectacular structures and scenery on the planet. The many epic locations to visit in China…