This huge pavilion and dance hall is the only remaining structure from Boblo Island Amusement Park in Ontario. The Amusement Park was open to the public from 1898 until 1993 and through the years it was home to a number…

Today marks the 90th anniversary of the end of World War I, which is being commemorated across the globe. Earlier today, the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, there was a 2 minute silence held at…

There are lots of interesting and weird things to notice around Great Salt Lake, the largest salt lake in the western hemisphere. First up, the western shore of the lake houses something that appears to belong in a 'Trivial Pursuit…

On first glance it looks like the guy driving this www.rentandrent.it van on the outskirts of Rome has been caught red handed by the Google Street View camera, whilst engaged in the process of attempting to procure the services of…

This is the first in an occasional series where we'll be looking at some of the world's most interesting abandoned places. In 1908, diamonds were discovered in the Namib Desert, and one of the towns that sprang up to provide…

What is going on here in Grevenbroich, Germany? This shadow appears to be large human heads on a wheel. It is actually a steel sculpture by George Ettl, entitled Ettlrad, a play on the German word, Schaufelrad, or paddlewheel. According…