Pennsylvania
The Longest Trains in the World
Despite being widely touted as the longest trains in the world, the up-to 2.5 kilometre-long freight trains which bring iron ore to Nouadhibou, Mauritania may not be particularly unique in their length. On the day these images were captured, the…
Groundhog Day
Today is Groundhog Day, a North American festival which reckons that: "if a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day and fails to see its shadow because the weather is cloudy, winter will soon end. If the groundhog sees…
Groundhog Day
Today is Groundhog Day, a North American festival which reckons that: "if a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day and fails to see its shadow because the weather is cloudy, winter will soon end. If the groundhog sees…
Rockville Bridge
Here's the longest stone arch bridge in the world, the Rockville Bridge in Pennsylvania (Wikipedia page). It was opened in 1902 and (as you can clearly see on the linked Google map) carries heavy railroad traffic to this day. There's…
Hershey’s Chocolate World
Not as popular here in the UK as it is in the US, we still know all about Hershey's chocolate - we've even had S'mores! Damn they were good... I see you don't even have to bother making them yourself…
Cathedral of Learning
This is the University of Pittsburgh's Cathedral of Learning. In what sounds like a hideous industrial accident, this building attempts to 'fuse the idea of a modern skyscraper with the tradition and ideals of Gothic architecture', and is America's tallest…
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