17 Items Tagged

Rainbow

Toronto, Ontario

World’s Largest Rainbow Road

A 2,000-foot rainbow-painted bike path marks Toronto’s historic LGBTQ+ beach.

Even colorful rainbows can carry spooky superstitions.

5 Superstitious Stories for Friday the 13th

Explore these tales of death, sacrifice, and bad omens—if you dare.

Roxanne Hoorn December 13, 2024

Miami Beach, Florida

The Rainbow Crosswalk

This Ocean Drive crosswalk has been paved in rainbow colors to honor the LGBTQ+ community and the man who brought pastel to Miami Beach.

San Francisco, California

Gilbert Baker Memorial

A tribute to the artist and activist who created the rainbow pride flag.

If you make the mistake of pointing at a rainbow in Java, Indonesia, tradition dictates that you should plunge your finger into buffalo dung.

Even Rainbows Have a Dark Side

Humans were once united by the belief that you should never, ever point at one.

Kensy Cooperrider November 16, 2021

A bright "firebow" appeared over Pennsylvania in July 2021.

Meet 'Firebows,' the Flat, Rainbow-Like Stacks That Appear in Sunny Skies

But whatever you do, don’t call them rainbows.

Jessica Leigh Hester July 30, 2021

Hawaiʻi has excellent conditions for frequent, intense, long-lasting rainbows.

Why Hawaiʻi Is Perfect for Rainbows

According to one scientist, geography and weather make it the “Rainbow Capital of the World.”

Luna Shyr March 30, 2021

A colony of Flavobacterium IR1 in a agar plate.

In the Future, We May Paint With Brightly Colored Bacteria

Researchers have cracked the genetic code behind nature's structural colors, allowing them to be replicated fast.

Christina Ayele Djossa February 20, 2018

The epicenter of LGBTQ culture in Atlanta.

Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta Rainbow Crosswalks

A colorful square marks the heart of the city's LGBTQ community.

The Rainbow Tunnel.

Toronto, Ontario

The Rainbow Tunnel

This colorful creation wasn't always a welcome part of Toronto's Moccasin Trail Park.

Wild horses couldn't drag me away.

Wild Horses Caught Frolicking Beneath a Seaside Rainbow

Because life, sometimes, is a Lisa Frank sticker.

Eric Grundhauser August 2, 2017

The Equality House before it was remodeled.

Equality House

A rainbow-colored house promotes LGBTQ rights across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church.

A Whale, Its Blowhole, and a Fleeting Rainbow

Cara Giaimo March 21, 2017

The Ausangate trek.

Pitumarca, Peru

Rainbow Mountain

A remote candy-striped mountain in the Peruvian Andes straight out of the pages of Dr. Seuss.

Watch this Stunning Timelapse of a Double Rainbow Forming

Hawaii is nicknamed the 'Rainbow State' for good reason.

David Doochin June 13, 2016

Montezuma, New Mexico

Dwan Light Sanctuary

A futuristic temple of light uses prisms and rainbows to create an atmosphere of peace.

Boston, Massachusetts

Rainbow Swash

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.