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The Giant's Staircase.
Shireoaks, England

The Giant's Staircase at Chesterfield Canal

This centuries-old canal known as the Cuckoo Dyke has a staircase of locks suitable for a giant.
Noonday Gun
Hong Kong

Noonday Gun

This naval gun is fired every day at noon, an odd timekeeping tradition the origin of which is local legend.
Graves in the Standish Burial Ground
Duxbury, Massachusetts

Myles Standish Burial Ground

It took 275 years and four burials to finally put the Mayflower’s most famous passenger to rest.
USS Niagara... or is it?
Erie, Pennsylvania

USS Niagara

A living maritime paradox still floats in the same lake where it was built and resurrected... or was it?
<em>The Phoenix of Hiroshima</em>
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An American Boat Sailed to Vietnam During the War. Then It Disappeared

The Phoenix of Hiroshima has had a long, strange trip.
Nicole Pasulka October 11, 2016
Washington's Titanic Memorial
Washington, D.C.

Titanic Memorial

This lonely waterfront memorial to the men of the Titanic was erected by the "Women of America."
SS Nomadic
Belfast, Northern Ireland

SS Nomadic

The ship built to ferry passengers and goods to the doomed Titanic is now the last remaining White Star Line vessel.
The clock when closed. The top opens to reveal an animated scene.
Wellington, New Zealand

Old Bank Arcade Animated Musical Clock

A charmingly old-fashioned reminder of the historic building's former life.
Captain Sam Buchanan prepares to take a mail parcel on board for a delivery to a passing freighter as traffic backs up on the Ambassador Bridge that connects Detroit to Windsor, Canada.
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America's Only Floating Post Office Delivers More than Mail to Detroit's Ships

For 140 years, the J.W. Westcott Company has been dropping off everything from love letters to pizza to, once, a goat.
Liana Aghajanian July 19, 2016
USS Constitution
Boston, Massachusetts

USS Constitution

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.
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Massive New $5.2 Billion Panama Canal Opens

A Pyrrhic victory?
Erik Shilling June 27, 2016
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Found: Mysterious, Empty 'Ghost' Ship

An oil tanker washed up on shore.
Sarah Laskow May 12, 2016
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American Cruise Ship Arrives in Cuba for the First Time Since 1978

It's been a long time.
Erik Shilling May 2, 2016
Houston Maritime Museum Exterior
Houston, Texas

Houston Maritime Museum

This seaworthy collection was sparked by one man's passion for sailing.
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Solving the Nutritional Mystery of Historical Food at Sea

Was the food really as bad as sailors claimed? There’s only one way to find out.
Matthew Braga April 7, 2016
A painting of the city of Canton circa 1800, where Ching Shih lived before she became a pirate.
pirates

The Chinese Female Pirate Who Commanded 80,000 Outlaws

Ching Shih, who lived and pillaged during the Qing Dynasty, has been called the most successful pirate in history.
Urvija Banerji June 15, 2022
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How Black Pepper Won Europe From a Tastier Pepper

Europe fell in love with long pepper before black pepper came to dominate spice cabinets.
Sarah Laskow April 6, 2016
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Watch a Stunning Time Lapse of a Container Ship Gliding Around the World

The video is a glimpse of the ethereal world inhabited by these ocean behemoths.
Urvija Banerji March 30, 2016