Airy Architecture: 14 Inflatable Pubs, Churches & More
The ultimate in portability, inflatable structures have long been used as temporary housing for all sorts of functions – but did you know there are inflatable pubs, tea houses and research ...
Month: October 2010
Buried At The Box Office: 10 Creepy Cinema Cemeteries
Cemeteries are a staple of horror movies new and old, and when it comes to setting a suitably horrific tone, the creepier the better. These 10 creepy cinema cemeteries pull out all the stops, ...
New Tech Meets Old World: Paintings in Ultra High-Res
It's every Da Vinci Code conspiracy theorist's dream: getting a microscopic look at Leonardo's brushstrokes on The Last Supper down to the tiniest flake of paint. In the past, you would have to ...
Real-Life ‘Up’: Balloon Transports Entire Buildings
It's 500 feet across and can carry 700 times more weight than a heavy cargo helicopter – yet it's based on technology that was developed in the early 20th century. An Australian firm could make ...
Bag This: 25 Wild & Weird Potato Chip Flavors of the World
When I walk down the grocery aisle looking for a snack, my gaze typically settles on a bag of sour cream and onion, or a ludicrously large pack of barbecue chips... but this isn't always the ...
Mexico’s Creepiest Tourist Destination: Island of the Dolls
On a dark and creepy island in the canals of Xochimico near Mexico City sits what might be the world's strangest and scariest tourist attraction ever. However, this sad island was never meant to ...
Sleeping Giants: 12 Sky-High Abandoned Buildings
Bangkok's skeletal ghosts of prosperity past aren't the only super-tall structures left vacant for decades on end to deteriorate until they're either heroically saved or razed to the ground. ...
Paint Your Wagons: The Many Colors Of Cadillac Ranch
Who's your Caddy? The 10 graffiti-encrusted art car Cadillacs that make up Cadillac Ranch, just outside of Amarillo, Texas, have left their highway cruising days far behind. In fact, their behinds ...
Silent Skyscrapers: The Eerie Ghost Towers of Bangkok
(image via: javier ortega figueiral) They stand like massive man-made skeletons, abandoned towers that were supposed to be luxurious high-rise residences, hotels and office buildings. The ghost ...
Skyscraper Interrupted: 12 Stalled Projects Around the World
They were supposed to be shining examples of super-tall architecture, towers that celebrate the prosperity of their respective urban locations. But after the economic meltdown began in 2008, ...
