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Items from Riposa Antiques.
Sep 26

Find the Taxidermy Bird You’ve Been Searching for at the Oddities Flea Market

The season of leafy decay ushers in the second edition of the Oddities Flea Market to fulfill all your all your taxidermy, goth-ware, and skeleton-fragment needs.
By Margaret Carrigan
Gnomesville features a collection of thousands of garden gnomes tucked away in the forest.
May 25

Plan Your Summer Road Trip to the World’s Quirkiest Art Museums

Supplement summer fun outside of some of the larger, well-known encyclopedic institutions with a trip to these offbeat museums.
By Alanna Martinez
Aerial view of the Spider (46 meters long) at Nazca Lines, some 435 km south of Lima, Peru on December 11, 2014. Geoglyphs can be seen only from atop the surrounding foothills or from aircrafts. The purpose of the Nazca lines remains unclear, according some scientists the Nazca people created them to be seen by their gods in the sky. The area of the Nazca Lines cover nearly 500 km2.
May 22

Satellite Images May Have Solved the Mystery of Peru’s Nazca Lines

Stories about ancient hot air balloons and snapshots of alien visits recorded in stone may be convenient for the sake of explaining Nazca's incredible images of geometric plants and animals. But now, new satellite imagery may shed light on the lines true purpose: water irrigation.
By Alanna Martinez
"Atlas Obscura"
Nov 16

Atlas Obscura Will Rekindle Anyone’s Adventurous Spirit

By Abdur Chowdhury
Philipe Petit
May 7

Partying in Greenwood’s Catacombs with Philippe Petit

By Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke
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