A Friendlier Form of Bullfighting in the 'Wild West' of France
Straddling sport and spectacle, the course camarguaise puts humans and animals on equal footing.#cowboys #rodeo #livestock #tradition #history&culture #cows #sports #section-Articles
A Friendlier Form of Bullfighting in the 'Wild West' of France
Baseball Fields at Old Bethpage Village Restoration in Old Bethpage, New York
Time travel back to the 19th century and catch an old-timey baseball game at a 209-acre recreated village.#history&culture #vintage #baseball #section-Atlas
Baseball Fields at Old Bethpage Village Restoration
The Color of St. Patrick's Day Wasn't Always Green
Ireland’s patron saint was once dressed in blue—before his holiday got its signature hue.#colonialism #immigration #parades #festivals #history&culture #catholic #color #holidays #saints #irish #partnerstoryinternal #section-Articles
The Color of St. Patrick's Day Wasn't Always Green
Ex-Hacienda de Chautla in Puebla, Mexico
A historic Puebla estate featuring a striking castle.#history&culture #architecture #castles #section-Atlas
Ex-Hacienda de Chautla
Irish Workhouse Centre in Portumna, Ireland
A well-preserved, 19th-century Irish workhouse recounts a grim time in the country’s history.#labor #19thcentury #history&culture #history #museums #section-Atlas
Irish Workhouse Centre
Sybil Ludington Statue in Danbury, Connecticut
A statue commemorating a 16-year old girl's nighttime ride to raise a militia against attacking British troops.#statues #history&culture #americanrevolution #military #statuesinternal #history&cultureinternal #americanrevolutioninternal #section-Atlas
Sybil Ludington Statue
Ancient City of Polonnaruwa in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka
This site was once the religious, cultural, and trade center of Sri Lanka.#buddhism #archaeology #history&culture #ruins #section-Atlas
Ancient City of Polonnaruwa
The World’s Largest Cedar Bucket in Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Built in the 19th century, this bucket has been to two World’s Fairs.#history&culture #roadsideattractions #section-Atlas
The World’s Largest Cedar Bucket
St Ninian’s Chapel in Isle of Whithorn, Scotland
This medieval pilgrimage site was a key part of the early Christian missionary work in Scotland.#history&culture #saints #christianity #sacredspaces #ruins #section-Atlas
St Ninian’s Chapel
Arab Baths of Jaén in Jaén, Spain
For centuries, the largest Arab bathhouse in Spain was hidden under a palace.#archaeology #islam #bathhouse #history&culture #section-Atlas
Arab Baths of Jaén
Hor Lak Muang in Vientiane, Laos
The site of an ancient city pillar that was lost and rediscovered.#temples #history&culture #cities #shrines #archaeology #section-Atlas
Hor Lak Muang
Bahay Nakpil-Bautista in Manila, Philippines
A century-old ancestral home was home to some of the key figures of the Philippine Revolution.#history&culture #architecture #houses #section-Atlas
Bahay Nakpil-Bautista
Sefrou in Sefrou, Morocco
Often referred to as one of the most haunted places in Morocco.#history&culture #religion #haunted #section-Atlas
Sefrou
Dar Jamai Museum in Meknes, Morocco
A museum dedicated to the musical instruments used in traditional Moroccan music.#history&culture #musicalinstruments #musichistory #music #museums #section-Atlas
Dar Jamai Museum
Old Tokaido Way in Hakone, Japan
The centuries-old cobblestones of a feudal highway remain in the woods of Hakone.#history&culture #transportation #roads #section-Atlas
Old Tokaido Way
Tomioka Silk Mill in Tomioka, Japan
The World Heritage-designated site of Japan’s industrial revolution, once mistaken as a den of vampires.#industry #history&culture #architecture #mills #fabric #textiles #section-Atlas
Tomioka Silk Mill
