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Paris Then and Now: 1900 - 2008
On 11/4/2008 under Cool Places -79,511 views
In 1900, William Henry Goodyear (Brooklyn Museum's first curator) traveled to the Paris for the World Exposition of that year, with photographer Joseph Hawkes. They brought back numerous images from the exposition including street life, vistas, pavilions, statues, and other structures and decorative details. We took some of those pictures and compared them with today's Paris. Enjoy!Read more »
On 11/4/2008 under Cool Places -
In 1900, William Henry Goodyear (Brooklyn Museum's first curator) traveled to the Paris for the World Exposition of that year, with photographer Joseph Hawkes. They brought back numerous images from the exposition including street life, vistas, pavilions, statues, and other structures and decorative details. We took some of those pictures and compared them with today's Paris. Enjoy!
10 Most Breathtaking Fountains in the World
On 10/29/2008 under Cool Places -105,127 views
From the World's Largest to a Gilded USSR Fountain, the most beautiful fountains we've seen.Read more »
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From the World's Largest to a Gilded USSR Fountain, the most beautiful fountains we've seen.
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10 Most Amazing Bridges
On 10/28/2008 under Cool Places -175,140 views
From classical to modern, this ten bridges are as much a work of art as they are marvels of engineering.Read more »
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From classical to modern, this ten bridges are as much a work of art as they are marvels of engineering.
Cool Bus Stops around the World
On 10/6/2008 under Cool Places -209,019 views
From a Bus Stop with a Swing, to another with a skaters ramp!Read more »
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From a Bus Stop with a Swing, to another with a skaters ramp!
Only in Russia
On 9/14/2008 under Cool Places -227,816 views
This can only happen in Russia...Read more »
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This can only happen in Russia...
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10 Most Bizarre Monuments
On 8/3/2008 under Cool Places -157,731 views
From a monument to the Enema, to one dedicated to Radioactive Decay!Read more »
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From a monument to the Enema, to one dedicated to Radioactive Decay!
10 Most Bizarre Restaurants
On 7/29/2008 under Cool Places -409,022 views
From a Toilet restaurant to another where you eat in total darkness.Read more »
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From a Toilet restaurant to another where you eat in total darkness.
10 Most Amazing Ghost Towns
On 7/19/2008 under Cool Places -1,033,926 views
Some abandoned ghost towns are now tourist attractions, while others might be dangerous or illegal to visit. Meet some of the most fascinating ghost towns from around the world.Read more »
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Some abandoned ghost towns are now tourist attractions, while others might be dangerous or illegal to visit. Meet some of the most fascinating ghost towns from around the world.
7 Most Amazing Caves of our World
On 3/20/2008 under Cool Places -239,106 views
"Cueva del Fantasma" — Spanish for "Cave of the Ghost" — is so vast that two helicopters can comfortably fly into it and land next to a towering waterfall.Read more »
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"Cueva del Fantasma" — Spanish for "Cave of the Ghost" — is so vast that two helicopters can comfortably fly into it and land next to a towering waterfall.
Breathtaking Monasteries Around the World
On 2/19/2008 under Cool Places -194,208 views
"Taktshang is the most famous of monasteries in Bhutan. It hangs on a cliff at 3,120 metres (10,200 feet), some 700 meters (2,300 feet) above the bottom of Paro valley. Famous visitors include Ngawang Namgyal in the 17th century and Milarepa."Read more »
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"Taktshang is the most famous of monasteries in Bhutan. It hangs on a cliff at 3,120 metres (10,200 feet), some 700 meters (2,300 feet) above the bottom of Paro valley. Famous visitors include Ngawang Namgyal in the 17th century and Milarepa."
World's Most Dangerous Airports
On 1/31/2008 under Cool Places -725,373 views
Some of the most dangerous airports in the world. From Saint Maarten's Airport, where large jets fly at 30-60 ft over relaxing tourists at the beach, to the smallest one on an island.Read more »
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Some of the most dangerous airports in the world. From Saint Maarten's Airport, where large jets fly at 30-60 ft over relaxing tourists at the beach, to the smallest one on an island.
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7 Most Beautiful Oases
On 1/13/2008 under Cool Places -227,084 views
An oasis is an isolated area of vegetation in a desert, typically surrounding a spring or similar water source. Oases also provide habitat for animals and even humans if the area is big enough. Oases are formed from underground rivers or aquifers such as the Artesian aquifer, where water can reach the surface naturally by pressure or by man made wells. Occasional brief thunderstorms provide subterranean water to sustain natural oases. Today we present you the 7 most beautiful oasis on earth.Read more »
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An oasis is an isolated area of vegetation in a desert, typically surrounding a spring or similar water source. Oases also provide habitat for animals and even humans if the area is big enough. Oases are formed from underground rivers or aquifers such as the Artesian aquifer, where water can reach the surface naturally by pressure or by man made wells. Occasional brief thunderstorms provide subterranean water to sustain natural oases. Today we present you the 7 most beautiful oasis on earth.
9 Coolest Aquariums
On 1/2/2008 under Cool Places -261,508 views
"The iPond is an iPod accessory the combines a speaker with a tiny aquarium! A single fish lives in about 650 millilitres of water!"Read more »
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"The iPond is an iPod accessory the combines a speaker with a tiny aquarium! A single fish lives in about 650 millilitres of water!"
Only in Africa!
On 9/5/2007 under Cool Places -439,736 views
11 pictures of this things that can only happen in Africa!Read more »
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11 pictures of this things that can only happen in Africa!
World's Most Bizarre Statues
On 9/5/2007 under Cool Places -648,167 views
Who said statues can't be fun? From a statue of Optimus Prime, to a Mona Lisa made of computer chips, here are 27 of the most bizarre statues of the world.Read more »
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Who said statues can't be fun? From a statue of Optimus Prime, to a Mona Lisa made of computer chips, here are 27 of the most bizarre statues of the world.
10 Most Amazing Lost Cities
On 8/31/2007 under Cool Places -395,786 views
Lost Cities were prosperous, well-populated areas of human habitation that fell into terminal decline and whose location was later lost. From the lost city of Pompeii to the Machu Pichu, meet the ten most fascinating lost cities in history.Read more »
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Lost Cities were prosperous, well-populated areas of human habitation that fell into terminal decline and whose location was later lost. From the lost city of Pompeii to the Machu Pichu, meet the ten most fascinating lost cities in history.
The 7 Wonders of ultramodern Dubai
On 8/21/2007 under Cool Places -311,499 views
By 2010 --the year Dubai's known oil reserves will most likely be tapped out--, prince Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum is expecting to attract 15 million tourists. Here's how.Read more »
On 8/21/2007 under Cool Places -
By 2010 --the year Dubai's known oil reserves will most likely be tapped out--, prince Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum is expecting to attract 15 million tourists. Here's how.
10 Signs you've spent all summer in Amsterdam
On 8/14/2007 under Cool Places -291,786 views
Most of your summer pictures are from the red zone, cannabis was offereed on your favorite coffee shop... all signs you've spent all summer on Amsterdam!Read more »
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Most of your summer pictures are from the red zone, cannabis was offereed on your favorite coffee shop... all signs you've spent all summer on Amsterdam!
Outstanding Aerial Photos around the World
On 7/13/2007 under Cool Places -174,238 views
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10 Most Bizarre Museums
On 6/1/2007 under Cool Places -207,277 views
Today we present 10 of the most offbeat museums in America; institutions that defy conventional wisdom by their very existence. Their names alone are enough to trigger puzzlement and curiosity. The Museum of Menstruation? In Pennsylvania there's a Shoe Museum, where you can examine the pumps that shod former First Ladies. In Massachusetts there's the American Sanitary Plumbing Museum, which began with the surprising discovery in 1956 of a Colonial-era spigot. So go ahead, see them for yourself.Read more »
On 6/1/2007 under Cool Places -
Today we present 10 of the most offbeat museums in America; institutions that defy conventional wisdom by their very existence. Their names alone are enough to trigger puzzlement and curiosity. The Museum of Menstruation? In Pennsylvania there's a Shoe Museum, where you can examine the pumps that shod former First Ladies. In Massachusetts there's the American Sanitary Plumbing Museum, which began with the surprising discovery in 1956 of a Colonial-era spigot. So go ahead, see them for yourself.
World's Craziest Hotels
On 5/17/2007 under Cool Places -184,695 views
Rainy day? No problem. The following 10 hotels are so far out, guests may be compelled to complain about their room just so they can take a look at another. From an Ice Hotel to a Jail, these unusual hotels are certainly not listed on the common hotel guide.Read more »
On 5/17/2007 under Cool Places -
Rainy day? No problem. The following 10 hotels are so far out, guests may be compelled to complain about their room just so they can take a look at another. From an Ice Hotel to a Jail, these unusual hotels are certainly not listed on the common hotel guide.
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