Meaning “in the likeness of a human” in the Inuit language, these mysterious stone figures are found throughout the circumpolar world (and often on hiking trails in the Canadian Rocky Mountains) and are the oldest, and most important, objects placed by humans upon the vast Arctic landscape.
Read More13 Incredible Photos Showing The Jungle Overtaking The Angkor Temples in Cambodia
For hundreds of years, the ancient Khmer rulers put all of their time, and a lot of resources, into filling the jungle with impressive temples that were the seat of both religious and political power in what is now called Cambodia.
Read MoreExploring The Interior Of A WWII Submarine at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
On December 7, 1941 more than 350 Japanese ships attacked Pearl Harbor on the island of Oahu, the home of the US Pacific Fleet.
Read MoreThe Palace of Versailles: The Story Behind The Home of The Sun King
Louis XIV, also known as ‘The Sun King’, was a notorious playboy who had the longest, absolute rule in European history (from 1643-1715), during which he expanded royal art patronage making the French Royal court the envy of every ruler in Europe.
Read MoreThe Paintings in Palazzo Vecchio: Is It Right To Destroy History In The Spirit of Discovery?
National Geographic has aired a documentary, media outlets from around the world have written stories and Art Historians have taken sides on the controversial search for the elusive, lost Leonardo Da Vinci masterpiece.
Read MoreExploring The Empire of Death: Your Guide to The Paris Catacombs
After taking 130 spiraling steps 20 meters below the streets of Paris, I found myself on the verge of my very first panic attack.
I had never felt the fear of claustrophobia before, but I was pretty sure that it was the reason why I couldn’t catch my breath.
Read MoreThe Plaster Ghosts of Pompeii
On the day that Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79AD, the sun disappeared behind a thick column of black smoke and the pristine blue of the Amalfi sky was clouded with ash.
A series of pyroclastic surges — low, fast-moving waves of hot, lethal gases and ash — covered Pompeii, instantly killing its remaining citizens that had not escaped the city in time.
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