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Podcast: SubTropolis

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team October 10, 2022
ruins

Podcast: The Baalbek Trilithon

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team July 12, 2021
The lake in the winter.
Lappajärvi, Finland

Lake Lappajärvi

Nuclear waste experts study this prehistoric crater lake to envision landscapes one million years in the future.
The exterior of the Hall of Records
Keystone, South Dakota

Hall of Records in Mount Rushmore

Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a 70-foot-long chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.
Goats lined up for sale.
Kashi Diqu, China

Kashgar Livestock Market

Be careful not to get trampled at this lively two thousand-year-old market.
Radial Cairn.
Cork, Ireland

Knocknakilla Stone Circle

Just another ancient, mysterious Irish stone circle.
space exploration

Watch Carl Sagan's Reflections on Our Place in the Universe

To keep things in perspective.
Molly McBride Jacobson November 9, 2016
Cats lounging on ancient architecture
Rome, Italy

Torre Argentina (Roman Cat Sanctuary)

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
"Stone of the Pregnant Woman" from a distance
Baalbek, Lebanon

Baalbek Trilithon

The largest hewn stone in history.
The alien landscape
Devon Island, Nunavut

Haughton Impact Crater

The closest thing to Mars on Earth.
Diquís Spheres
Costa Rica

Diquís Spheres

These mysterious ancient stone spheres were created by a civilization lost to time and are now mostly lawn ornaments.
Augustinian Friar's Astrological Clock - one of the hands takes 20,000 years to revolve.
Vienna, Austria

Clock Museum

A small museum filled with over 1,000 clocks, and one particular clock calibrated to run until the year 9999.
Medieval Clock at Salisbury Cathedral.
Salisbury, England

Medieval Clock

The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.
The Kansas Underground Salt Museum
Hutchinson, Kansas

Strataca, The Kansas Underground Salt Museum

Home to Hollywood history and a very special salt crystal.
London, England

Clock of the Long Now: Prototype 1

A clock designed to run with perfect accuracy for 10,000 years.
Jantar Mantar
Jaipur, India

Jantar Mantar

The world's second-largest sundial, made entirely out of stone.
Baker, Nevada

The Bristlecone Pines of the Great Basin

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.
Machu Picchu.
Aguas Calientes, Peru

Machu Picchu: The Lost City of The Inca

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.