With the myriad of museums and exhibitions to visit in the Big Apple, the Panorama of the City of New York exhibit at the Queens Museum of Art is one that deserves a special appointment.... »

Small Worlds and Model Towns, Marvelous Maps and Measures, Architectural Oddities | Edited by bboas and atimian

In 1851, physicist Léon Foucault demonstrated the rotation of the Earth with an experiment conducted in the Paris Panthéon. By constructing a fixed 67-meter swinging lead bob beneath the central... »

Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries, Marvelous Maps and Measures, Subterranean Sites | Edited by Dampo, Dylan and 2 others

Named after the first person to fly over the North Pole (and Brooklyn resident), Floyd Bennett, the field was New York City’s first local airport. Opened in 1931, it quickly became a hub for... »

Natural Wonders, Museums and Collections, Instruments of Science, Marvelous Maps and Measures, Retro-Tech | Edited by HJHausman

The path between Chivay and Arequipa is one of the highest elevated passes in the world. Standing at three miles above sea level, the rocky path has been used as a highway for the ancient... »

Strange Statues, Marvelous Maps and Measures, Lost Tribes, Curious Places of Worship, Incredible Ruins | Edited by serflac and atimian

Drawn at the close of the 13th century on a single calfskin, the Hereford mappa mundi has survived 700 years and is now one of the most significant historical maps in the world. The map was... »

Marvelous Maps and Measures | Edited by Annetta

The old observatory of Tartu University on Tõravere hill was founded in 1802 when the university reopened after a hiatus in the 18th century. This venerable building holds historical... »

Instruments of Science, Marvelous Maps and Measures, Incredible Ruins | Edited by stanestane and Nicholas Jackson

Although Columbus was a mapmaker in his pre-expedition days, he left behind no known maps of his explorations. Luckily for us, Juan de la Cosa, who sailed with Columbus on three journeys, did -... »

Marvelous Maps and Measures, Dead Explorers | Edited by Annetta and Dylan

When Giorgio Vasari undertook the restoration of the grand old Palazzo della Signoria, now known as the Palazzo Vecchio, he envisioned a new room adorned with maps of Italy and the known world,... »

Marvelous Maps and Measures, Repositories of Knowledge, Dead Explorers | Edited by Annetta and Dylan

As officials and historians prepared the historic Tokapi Palace in Istanbul for its conversion into a museum in 1929, a previously unknown and beautiful world map was discovered. Although only a... »

Marvelous Maps and Measures | Edited by Annetta

The man we know as Gerard Mercator was born in Rupelmonde, Belgium in 1512. As a young man he proved himself to be an skilled draftsman, engraver, and instrument maker, as well as an astute... »

Unique Collections, Marvelous Maps and Measures, Dead Explorers | Edited by Annetta and Dylan