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Long after most narrow gauge railroads east of the Mississippi River had been abandoned in favor of highways, Pennsylvania’s East...
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If you visit a home Puerto Rico, says Angel Rivera, “the woman will offer you coffee, and the man will...
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In the small town of Cascade, Iowa, there is a gravestone that stands out among its peers in the local...
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“Give it a good crack, go on. Put some welly into it.” I twist the chock of wood into the...
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A 115-foot-high metal parabola known as the Arch of the Peoples’ Friendship sits in the center of Kyiv. Big enough...
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Originally invented in Russia, samovars elevate tea service to an art form. While the simplest of these metal devices used...
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Three birds of prey hunker down in the light drizzle falling on Bouchaine Vineyards in California’s Napa Valley. Rocky, a...
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That an acorn, given water and time, will grow into an oak tree is a well-known fact. Fewer know, though,...
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Jonathan Smith grew up along the tracks of the Durango & Silverton, a historic steam-powered railroad in southwest Colorado. For...
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Shaniwar Wada, the historical palace and fortress in the center of Pune, has five darwajas, or gates: Delhi Darwaja, Mastani...
