Back When Americans Could Travel Freely to Cuba, Here’s What It Looked Like
The U.S. broke off diplomatic relations with Cuba in 1960
Pollution Is Turning the Taj Mahal Brown
Workers must periodically cover the Taj Mahal in clay to remove the pollutants stuck to its marble walls
If You Looked Out the Window While Returning From Space, Here’s What You’d See
The bright glow of friction in Earth’s atmosphere
The Library for Magicians Is Taking Appointments
The Conjuring Arts Research Center in New York City houses some of the world’s rarest books on the art of deception
One Hummingbird’s Unusual Flight: From Minnesota to Texas, on a Plane
Rufous hummingbirds have no business being in St. Paul amid freezing temperatures
Nicaragua Is Going Ahead With a Massive Canal That Will Bisect the Country
According to experts, the project will likely wreak havoc on both Nicaraguans and the country’s environment
Astronauts Nap on the Launchpad While Waiting for a Ride to Space
There’s not much to do while NASA goes through its pre-launch checks
This Company Is Crowdfunding a Mission to the Moon
Your reward: a spot in a digital time capsule buried beneath the lunar surface
Smaug the Dragon And Other Unexpected Airport Surprises
There’s more to the world’s airports than newsstands and food courts
Virgin Galactic’s Aggressive Plan to Get Back in the Air
The company hopes to resume flying with a new ship by summer 2015
A Lone Gray Wolf May Have Wandered Into the Grand Canyon
Officials haven’t confirmed whether the canine is a full-blooded gray wolf, but wolf advocates are pretty convinced
Scotland Is No Longer Home to the World’s Best Whiskys
When it comes to whisky, Japan, the US and even England now reign supreme
What SpaceShipTwo’s Crash Means for Virgin Galactic And Private Spaceflight
Private spaceflight may see tighter federal regulation
You’ll Soon Be Able to Talk to London And Manchester’s Statues
Just scan a tag near the statues with your cell, and they’ll call you with a quick first-person history lesson
Ellis Island Is Opening an Abandoned Hospital to the Public for the First Time in 60 Years
There are 29 abandoned buildings in all, several of which visitors can explore
“Vampire Grave” in Bulgaria Holds a Skeleton With a Stake Through Its Heart
The skeleton likely fell victim to vampire hysteria that gripped Eastern Europe until relatively recently
What Should the Price of Visiting Wilderness Be?
If passed, HR 5204 could introduce widespread fees for entering formerly free public lands
Visitors to Emperor Augustus’ Home Can Now See the Same Frescos He Did
Just in time for the 2,000th anniversary of Augustus’ death, new wings of Augustus’ home are opened
20 Years Later, “Shawshank Redemption” Has Made This Former Prison a Tourist Attraction
The Ohio State Reformatory now draws 80,000 tourists a year
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