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Disneyland’s Terrible First Day Didn’t Stop the Crowds From Coming
Nothing was ready. But by the end of the first week, more than 100,000 people had visited
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At 100, Andrew Wyeth Still Brushes People the Right (and Wrong) Way
The centennial of his birth offers galleries and critics the opportunity to reconsider one of America’s most famous painters
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Revolutionary Black Artists of the Civil Rights Era Get Exhibition in the UK
“Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power” features iconic works alongside pieces that have long been overlooked by the mainstream
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London Tube Scraps ‘Ladies and Gentlemen’ Announcements
Officials say they want all passengers to feel welcome on the Underground
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World’s Oldest Figurative Art is Now an Official World Treasure
The new Unesco world heritage site spans six caves located in the Swabian Alps in Germany
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Asmara, the Capital of Eritrea, Named World Heritage Site
Eritrean officials lobbied for the designation in a bid to reform their country’s isolationist image
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This Island Can Only Be Visited by Men
Okinoshima is officially an Unesco world heritage site—but tradition bans women from its shores
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Smithsonian Curator Weighs In on Photo That Allegedly Shows Amelia Earhart in Japanese Captivity
A History Channel special claims that a National Archives photo shows the pilot sitting on a dock in the Pacific, but experts are skeptical
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Surf Through Newly Digitized Images to See Rome’s Ever-Changing History
The Eternal City is always evolving. Now, a new web resource shows how
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Mexico City Dig Uncovers Traces of Aztec Resistance to Spain
For residents of Tenochtitlan, rebellion didn’t just happen on the battlefield
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Utah Just Did Away With Liquor-Hiding “Curtains”
As liquor laws loosen, the “Zion Curtain” may become a thing of the past
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Sally Hemings Gets Her Own Room at Monticello
A renovation at Thomas Jefferson’s estate will give the slave he likely fathered at least six children with a display in what may have been her quarters
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Someone Was Actually Trying to Build a Casino Three Miles From the Gettysburg Battle Site
A local businessman said the casino would bring jobs and money to the historic region–but other locals said gaming would irrevocably change Gettysburg
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Cheers To This Spanish Town’s Annual Wine Battle
The boozy event has its roots in a 13th century land dispute
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Phone Booths Are Back in Times Square—And This Time, They’re Telling Immigrant Stories
Once Upon a Place features the oral histories of 70 immigrants
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Former Paris Stock Exchange To Be Transformed into Art Museum
The renovation will be so remarkable, according to the lead architect, it will cure Brexit-induced malaise
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Three Ways the Interstate System Changed America
The idea of a national highway system stretches back to the 1930s but wasn’t put into place until the midcentury
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Chase August’s Solar Eclipse Aboard This Special Flight
Alaska Airlines will give away one coveted seat on the chartered flight
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A Broadway Production of ‘1984’ Is Making Audiences Faint and Vomit
Blood spatter, electrocution and strobe lights are all part of the experience
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Lock Dating to Revolutionary War Period Found at Michigan Fort
The 250-year-old lock was unearthed in a fur trader’s house at Michilimackinac Fort
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