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“Grease,” with Olivia Newton John (center), began shooting on the Venice High School campus in the summer of 1977.

Get Schooled on the History of Where ‘Grease’ Was Really Filmed

Tell me about it, stud

Your Next Favorite European Wine Region Isn’t in France, Italy or Spain

The wine in this country is so good, they don’t want to export it — keeping 98% for themselves

"The seemingly rigid frontiers that have come to define places like Africa and Asia," says the museum's director Gus Casely Hayford, "are in fact remarkably fluid, connected through the intersections of art, commerce and culture."

First Major Swahili Coast Art Show Reveals a Diverse World of Cultural Exchange and Influence

At the Smithsonian’s African Art Museum, international influences commingle to create a farrago of artisanal splendors

The Clown Egg Registry contains dozens of eggs and is a way to ensure that the likeness of no two clowns are identical.

Europe

How Do You Copyright a Clown Face? Paint It On an Egg

Since the 1940s, eggs have been the canvas of choice for registering performers’ unique makeup designs

The Desert Pavilion at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden.

This Friday, You Can Visit More Than 150 of the Best Gardens in the U.S. for Free

Celebrate National Public Gardens Day May 11

A young Walden resident, circa 1974, appears none too happy about being kept inside, or having her picture taken.

This Photographer Spent 46 Years Documenting the Vanishing World of Vermont’s Remote Northeast Kingdom

The City Market Catacombs are located in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Beneath Indianapolis’ Bustling City Market Lies a Forgotten Underground Expanse

Once used as a spot to store goods, the subterranean expanse is all that remains of Tomlinson Hall

Once touted as the Paris of the East, Ross Island has now been reclaimed by nature.

India’s Abandoned Island of Colonial Horror

Eerie and desolate, Ross Island harbors a tale of oppression and disaster

Past winner "Daily Travellers" by Alem Teklu and Anne Karin Krogevoll.

Europe

Think You Can Design a Hotel Room Out of Ice?

The Icehotel in Sweden has an open call for artists and non-artists alike to imagine their own frozen suite

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Catalonia

Catalonia

HAYP Pop-Up Gallery

Armenia

From Astrophysical Observatories to Abandoned Factories, Art Pop-Ups Are Taking Over Armenia’s Unusual Spaces

Armenia

These Two Brothers Are Helping Keep Armenia’s Stone Carving Tradition Alive

Once-Abandoned ‘Wizard of Oz’ Theme Park Is Opening for the Summer

Here’s how to get tickets

An installation of Brand New SW in Washington D.C.'s L'Enfant Plaza.

Modern Takes on 80s Artwork Hit Washington D.C. Streets

The Hirshhorn Museum’s public art project ‘Brand New SW’ reflects a resurgence of retro aesthetics in contemporary art

In Yeghvard, Armenia, home bakers offered us a platter of cheese and herbs to eat with the fresh lavash.

Armenia

On the Lavash Trail in Armenia

You Can Get Free Admission to Any National Park This Saturday

Interactive touchpools in the aquarium.

Europe

Be Part of a Catch-and-Release Aquarium in Scotland

The Mull Aquarium in Tobermory invites visitors to help stock the tanks

PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND - "WAVE" August 23 - November 19, 2017

Europe

This Stunning Memorial to Britain’s WWI Soldiers Makes Its Final Appearance

The wave of brilliant red flowers marks the end of a centennial of commemorations of the Great War

Potter envisioned Hill Top as a living testament to rural tradition. Its artifacts, from crockery to rustic furniture, are reproduced in her drawings.

Britain’s Lake District Was Immortalized by Beatrix Potter, But Is Its Future in Peril?

Shepherds and ecologists are butting heads over what’s next for the beloved landscape

A Tyrannosaurus Rex head on display in Beijing. The country's fossil boom has resulted in a bevy of options for tourists seeking pterosaurs, feathered dinosaurs and early bird specimens.

Ten Chinese Museums Where You Can See a Dinosaur Fossil Up Close

The country’s dino explosion has created a mecca for tourists intent on catching a glimpse of feathered dinos and other prehistoric wonders

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