Imagine Google Maps, but overlayed with layers of digital information, from cell phone usage to GPS activity - anonymously aggregated and available to the public. Starting today, Wiki City Rome is ...
(Check out our complete collection of 100+ Works of Creative and Geeky Art and Graffiti.) Have you ever considered the possibility of graffiti without vandalism? There is an impressive variety of ...
Following recent articles on the world's abandoned cities and on urban exploration, some readers have requested additional resources related to exploring abandoned structures and buildings. With that ...
What is urban life without a little excitement, spontaneity and strangeness? A popular article on unusually legal street art prompted some of our readers to inquire about organizing or attending ...
Most people think of skyscrapers as inventions of the post-industrial world, characteristic of tightly-packed urban environments. Density in cities is, of course, nothing new. Surprisingly, neither ...
After the overwhelmingly positive responses to and praise for the original 7 Abandoned Urban Wonders article, we were compelled to create a sequel. Thanks to reader-submitted links and locations, ...
Burning Man is an amazing annual event that takes places for one week a year in the remote Black Rock Desert. This location, also dubbed Black Rock City, is home to art and artists from around ...
Drop Spots are the basis for a unique form of urban interaction. A Drop Spot is a place where you can exchange an object with a stranger in your city- pick one thing up and leave another behind. ...
(Check out our complete collection of Unusual, Creative and Transforming Furniture.) Cramped? As cities become denser, we all find ourselves wishing we had more space at times, or wanting to make ...
Have you ever wondered why so much public space seems to go to waste? Even apparently 'natural' green areas are carefully cultivated, requiring time, energy and water. However, these only produce ...
