7 Record-Setting Engineering Wonders of the Modern World
Would you believe that the tallest bridge in France reaches higher than the Eiffel tower, or that a single dam in China can hold back 1.4 trillion cubic feet or water? Each of the projects ...
Category: Travel
From wonders of the world to boutique hotels, parkour and free running to building jumping and rooftopping, these articles are pure inspirational fuel for the adventurous traveler seeking something off the beaten path.
7 Island Wonders of the World: Most Remote & Mysterious
(Check out our complete collection of Underwater and Oceanic Oddities.) Did you know that one in every ten people in the world lives on an island? There is even a word for a "craze or a strong ...
Buried Cities: 7 (More!) Underground Wonders of the World
The world is full of wonders, from abandoned towns and deserted settlements to underwater cities and underground architecture. Humans burrow into the Earth out of anything from necessity to ...
Burning Man 2007: Tragedy, Controversy & Sustainability
The dust has finally settled in the Black Rock Desert, both literally and otherwise. Black Rock City, the largest temporary urban encampment in the world was 45,000 strong this year and for the ...
Subterranean Scare: 7 Underground Wonders of the World
What motivates humankind to burrow deep into the Earth? From London to Paris, Budapest to Moscow, the USA to Australia, here are seven of the most amazing examples in the world. Some were built ...
Car Tents to Times Square: Bold Acts of Urban Camping
Urban camping means different things to different people, from living without a vehicle or electricity and plumbing to squatting in unused properties and more. However, the most popular ...
7 Extreme Urban Sports Videos: Parkour, Biking & Blading
It is one thing to watch amazing tricks or stunts performed in a closed venue for a captive audience. It is quite another to see unusual sports practiced in a busy and unpredictable urban ...
Legal Urban Exploration: 7 Tips for Visiting Abandonments
Guest Article by Al Ebaster of Forgotten Pennsylvania: (Check out our complete collection of Urban Exploration Tips, Tricks and Guides.) Urban exploration is a lot of fun, but responsible ...
Urbex Camouflage: Hiding, Sneaking & Disguising in Cities
(Check out our complete collection of Urban Exploration Tips, Tricks and Guides.) The ability to hide plain site can be a real advantage when exploring urban abandonments. Oooms has created a ...
Underwater City Ruins: 7 Submerged Wonders of the World
A wealth of human history lies submerged in ancient cities at the bottoms of lakes, seas and oceans of the world. Some of these urban centers were sent into the water via earthquakes, tsunamis or ...
