Tombstones like these can be found in graveyards across the U.S. They date mostly to the 1880s to 1920s, when funerary art was moving away from grand mausoleums and obelisks. The tree-stump stones were part of a movement to turn the focus of death back to life, and they're a unique form connected with the secret societies of the time.
Prepare to be blown away by all of the museums, cemeteries, and unusual sites in this two-day guide to Chicago.
A team studying the sky from the Cerro-Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile recently discovered 12 new Jovian moons, including Valetudo, which one researcher described as an "oddball."
This modern landmark in Calgary, Alberta, is a tribute to the historical and spiritual connection between First Nations people and the land. It also marks the hill as part of traditional Blackfoot territory.
The northernmost international land border crossing in the United States is in Alaska, at an elevation of 4,127 feet.
Radkan Tower is a sophisticated astronomical instrument built 800 years ago by one of the greatest Persian scholars of the Islamic Golden Age.
Founded in 1794, this hidden workshop lives in an unassuming warehouse dedicated to recreating the museum's most iconic sculptures for purchase.
Haggis is a Scottish dish made of spiced sheep organs and oatmeal. A chocolatier based in Edinburgh has converted that flavor into a high-end vegan chocolate bar.
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