Historic Sites - Page 55

August 17, 2017

'Dirty Dancing' lake experiences extremely rare drainage issue

A lake made famous by the popular 80's movie “Dirty Dancing” is undergoing a dramatic problem.

August 17, 2017

The strange ghost forest that morphed into a beach forest

Remains of a huge ancient sitka spruce forest appeared.

August 17, 2017

Yellowstone's Morning Glory pool turned green by tourist's good luck coins, say researchers

The world famous spring has been visited by millions since the 1940s.

July 5, 2017

Keys, lightbulbs tied to Thomas Edison sell at auction

Keys to the New Jersey lab where Thomas Edison invented the phonograph and some of the lightbulbs that he perfected sold for more than $60,000 at auction on Saturday.

June 22, 2017

This Spanish cave hides dozens of pre-historic human handprints

A series of prehistoric painted hands in this Spanish cave may offer clues to the mysteries of our human ancestors.

June 22, 2017

China set to build major visitors' complex at Mount Everest base

The Tibet side may soon become as popular as the Nepal side.

June 19, 2017

Giant rubber duck to appear at Canada's 150th anniversary, and people are mad

A giant rubber duck installation that is set to visit Toronto’s HTO Park on July 1, otherwise known as Canada Day.

June 13, 2017

Dracula's castle is now being guarded by bears

After 600 or so years, it's once again wise to give Dracula's castle a wide berth.

June 1, 2017

Florence's mayor has clever plan for dealing with loitering tourists

The mayor of Florence says some tourists have no "decorum" these days — and he hopes to fix the problem by hosing them down.

June 1, 2017

Evil-genius monkeys in Bali are swindling unsuspecting tourists

These monkeys are gonna make you an offer you can’t refuse.