There are several reasons to visit America in 2026. The centenary of Route 66 (see below – number 11) is one. The 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence is certainly ...

That’s exactly what happens when you first lay eyes on the Mercer Museum in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. It’s not every day you find a six-story concrete castle rising from the landscape of a charming ...

The magnetized needle of a conventional compass wants to align with Earth’s magnetic field—helpful, unless you’re near the ...

Trying to understand how a map relates to what’s on the ground can be tricky. It requires the brain to do a lot of stuff that it doesn’t customarily do daily. This is one of the reasons that ...

Sometimes it takes a village to raise a window. Between 2015 and 2017, skilled masons meticulously carved and beveled arches and four-lobed flourishes for a Gothic-style stone window frame in Guédelon ...

What are the best medieval games? Rare is a videogame that doesn't feature at least one sword, suit of armor, or roast chicken. Still, they're usually mixed in with bearded hermits slinging magic ...

Gemini now puts Google Maps first in local searches, replacing long text replies with an instant visual overview. Generic red dots are replaced by emoji-style pins and detailed cards featuring photos, ...

Ever wondered what your hometown looked like centuries ago? Thanks to a hidden feature in Google Earth, you can now step back in time and explore the world as it appeared in the Middle Ages — no time ...

Panels on the octagonal font in the nave of St. Margaret’s church have medieval markings thought to bring luck or protect from evil.(Courtesy Matthew Champion, Norfolk and Suffolk Medieval Graffiti ...

From Madonna to Lady Gaga, a great many musicians are known for shifting their style over time to mirror their sound. Still, few pop stars have managed to pull off the sheer number of sonic and ...