Year: 2019

Mother Vine Scuppernong Wine

Discover Mother Vine Scuppernong Wine in Rose Hill, North Carolina: This sweet Southern elixir comes from what may be the oldest grape vine in North America.

Endicott Rock

Discover Endicott Rock in Laconia, New Hampshire: Believed by many to be the oldest surviving public monument in the United States.

Tomb of Balban

Discover Tomb of Balban in New Delhi, India: An unassuming tomb houses an important milestone in Indian architectural history.

Yemas de San Leandro

Hidden behind a wall, Spanish nuns dole out their signature sweets on a revolving tray.

Hot Springs Beer

Discover Hot Springs Beer in Hot Springs, Arkansas: This Arkansas town is known for its gangster history, its healing waters, and now its brews.

George Washington’s Whiskey

Discover George Washington’s Whiskey in Alexandria, Virginia: Taste the white whiskey that the United States' first president once distilled and enjoyed.

Conger Bread

Discover Conger Bread in Galway, Ireland: After a traumatic encounter with a six-foot eel, one Galway baker started making a daily loaf of sourdough in its shape.

Mummified Bison

Discover Mummified Bison in Washington, D.C.: The 28,000-year-old specimen is remarkably intact.

Gorilla Diorama

Discover Gorilla Diorama in New York, New York: Creating this diorama spurred naturalist Carl Akeley to begin advocating to protect the apes.

Urban legends of Kazan

We would like to invite you for a walk around the historic center of Kazan! The tour includes not only the history of the most interesting places in the city but also mysterious legends that are passed down by the citizens from generation to generation….

Urban legends of Vladivostok

Welcome to the route of Vladivostok’s stories and legends! You will see interesting objets d’art — graffiti and installations, which are important for the city’s development and locals. Get to know the stories about the indigenou…

Mt Peney excursionist tour

This is a ‘sporty’ excursion featuring a DANGEROUS and FORBIDDEN section (2 alternative trails are suggested). Starting from St Jean d’Arvey village: climb to the prehistoric rock paintings, climb of the Feclaz chimney (prehistoric acc…

Buisson-Rond castle & park

Buisson-Rond Estate, aka “de Boigne Estate” is one of the large, old aristocratic properties surrounding Chambéry.  These surroundings used to be much more wet in the past: people could still drown into a real lake in the ci…

Botanical garden of Bordeaux : The hidden powers of trees

What about your knowledge of the trees? Prepare to be surprised! You are going to discover the chinese parasol tree and its multiple heads that repel when it’s cut. Also, you will see the gluttony of the kentucky coffee tree that absorb its neighb…

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