The lifelong dream of prolific calligrapher, Donald Jackson, to create a hand-illumanited and hand-written bible came true in 1998 through what is now known as the "Bible project". The Bible... »

Astounding Timepieces, Rites and Rituals | Edited by bboas, Annetta and 2 others

Behind appropriately impressive heavy doors and ornate turn of the century stained glass windows, the Explorers Club headquarters on East 70th street looks like it has been been there forever -... »

Wonder Cabinets, Natural History, Repositories of Knowledge, Dead Explorers | Edited by Annetta, Rachel and others

In 1978, two men were hunting for arrowheads along the Bosque River in Waco, Texas, and came upon a curiously large bone. When they took it to be examined at the nearby Baylor University, they... »

Fascinating Fauna, Natural History | Edited by allison

A young family tired of their conventional home yearned to live in something a little more intergrated with nature. Their wish was granted by Javier Senosiain of Senosiain Arquitectos, a... »

Architectural Oddities, Eccentric Homes | Edited by Rachel

Dighton Rock State Park houses a tiny museum which encloses Dighton Rock, which has been moved from its original location at the waterline of the nearby Taunton River. The extensive petroglyphs on... »

Cultures and Civilizations | Edited by ivesian

Approaching the tiny island of Janitizio by boat, there is no way to miss the towering Statue of José Maria Morelos. Standing 130-feet high over Lake Patzcuaro, the spiraling stairway that leads... »

Unusual Monuments, Strange Statues | Edited by serflac, stevelarson and others

Located in the waters north of Manhattan, lies two and a half acres of barren rock with quite the history. This rock is the repulsively titled Rat Island. Rat Island is part of a chain of tiny... »

Watery Wonders | Edited by HJHausman and Annetta

In a glaring 19th-century example of the privileged 1 percent, the Carnegie family owned 90% of Cumberland Island, including a gigantic 59-room Scottish mansion on the south shores. After being... »

Ghost Towns, Architectural Oddities, Incredible Ruins | Edited by atimian

For the last 30 years, a small black mailbox printed with the words "Kindred Spirit" has graced the shores of Bird Island. Although no one knows the identity of the real Kindred Spirit, visitors... »

Intriguing Environs | Edited by atimian

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