New York City’s Hidden Subway Station. Deep in the belly of New York’s subway system, a beautiful untouched station resides that has been forgotten for years with only a limited few knowing of its existence.
Stunning decoration with tall tiled arches, brass fixtures and skylights run across the entire curve of the station, almost a miniature imitation of Grand Central Station… But it sounds like something straight out of Harry Potter, right? It was opened in 1904, with the hope of making it the crowning glory of the New York subway system in elegant architecture and a place for commemorative plaques to honour the work that had resulted in such a successful underground mass transit system.
It was to be the original southern terminus of the first ‘Manhattan Main Line’; however the station was closed and boarded up in 1945. The reason for its closure was that newer longer cars were required to match the demand of passengers that passed through the system. Glass Beach - The Dump You'll Want to Visit. Before you say anything about the content of this article, I hate people who litter.
I’ll judge you if I think you’re too lazy to recycle. I hate pollution and the death of our fragile ecosystems and all the rest. But- with that disclaimer out of the way- Glass Beach in Fort Bragg, California is the incredible result of human wastefulness and the resilience of nature. It’s like a little Inuksuk… I’ve been trolling around for lesser known landscapes to road trip to and explore, and stumbled across this chunk of multicoloured west coast paradise. 100,000 Stars.
Leknes. How to take a broke-ass road trip. There’s a saying that goes, ‘The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco’.
It’s credited to Mark Twain, but that’s a lie; nobody really knows who said it. I wish I had. You know what else I wish I had? A friggin’ car! Don’t get me wrong, San Francisco is one of the true loves of my life, but I could really use some summer sunshine. 1. (I know I just complained about not having a car, but I’m actually tied to my desk right now, so just look at my car reference before as a metaphor for ‘the freedom to not be at my damn desk’.) 2. If you don’t have wheels but aren’t too keen on riding with random strangers, you can always rent a car. 3.
Still on the car-less theme, if you use Zipcar or one of the countless smaller local versions of car sharing, you can take a vehicle for multiple days at a time. 4. Amazing Places To Experience Around The Globe (Part 1) Preachers Rock, Preikestolen, Norway Blue Caves - Zakynthos Island, Greece Skaftafeli - Iceland Plitvice Lakes – Croatia Crystalline Turquoise Lake, Jiuzhaigou National Park, China Four Seasons Hotel - Bora Bora.
ME-155 S/Storer Rd to 19 Pine St, Millinocket, ME 04462. ME-155 S/Storer Rd to East Millinocket, ME. Anonymous Confessions. As they say, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas – but what if we could share with full discretion?
Everyone of us has his own little secrets and ‘Confessions’, a public art project by american artist Candy Chang, invites people to anonymously share their confessions and see the confessions of people around them in the heart of the Las Vegas strip. Chang lived in Las Vegas for a month and turned her P3 Studio gallery into a contemplative place for people to share their confessions and being fascinated by the secrets others hide inside themselves. Inspired by Post Secret, Shinto shrine prayer walls, and Catholicism, people could write and submit their confessions on wooden plaques in the privacy of confession booths. By the end of the exhibition, over 1500 confessions were displayed on the walls. Northern Europe: A Quick Guide for Cruisers - VacationCruisesInfo.com. Cruising Northern Europe’s Baltic Sea and Norway’s fjords reveals a world of natural splendor and multi-layered history.
Bicycle and pedestrian-friendly seaside cities are home to stately museums and regal palaces, although there’s a thoroughly modern and democratic atmosphere: you might even see a king or queen cycling to the royal office. “Wonderful, wonderful Copenhagen,” as Danny Kaye declared in his movie role as children’s author Hans Christian Andersen, doesn’t disappoint. Denmark’s vibrant capital offers much more than its famous attractions: Tivoli Gardens, the 100-year old amusement park, and the Andersen-inspired Little Mermaid statue. Don’t miss seeing the changing of the guard at Amalienborg Palace. Germany’s main port, Hamburg, is an enchanting city on the banks of the River Elbe which splinters into canals that wind along streets lined with charming residences.
Naghshe_Rostam_ZPan.jpg (1538×478) The 10 best treks in the world. These 10 classic treks are for serious walkers.
All of them require a sturdy pair of lungs, fit legs and a good amount of preparation. However, if you choose to go on any of these trails then you will be rewarded with experiences that last a lifetime. In no particular order: 1. GR20, France Image by Jean-Baptiste Bellet This demanding 15- day (168km, 104mi) slog through Corsica is legendary for the diversity of landscapes it traverses. 2.