Petworth: the West Sussex market town with a National Trust stately home and a serious antique scene
Why Petworth in West Sussex makes a great day trip: the National Trust's Petworth House, Turner paintings, a d...
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Four Traffic Cones, One Bus Stop: A Tiny Art Mystery in Brockley
Four traffic cones appeared neatly arranged on a Brockley bus stop roof — then vanished overnight. A small, fu...
Domino Paper, Parisian Apartments and a Doctor's Cabinet of Curiosities: This Week's Best Bits of Travel-Flavoured Internet
Domino paper, Doisneau's bouquinistes, an 1800 gold travel case and a Paris flat for sale — the historical odd...
The Pistachio Puzzle Inside Vienna's Mozart Cakes
Why is Mozart chocolate filled with pistachio marzipan? A taste test of Vienna's Mozarttorte at Café Aida and...
The Beale Ciphers: America's Unsolved Treasure Mystery Hides in Virginia's Hills
The Beale Ciphers: an unsolved code said to hide millions in gold near Bedford County, Virginia — and the hoax...
Playable Record Stamps, Hidden Pompeii Frescoes and a World Railway Map: This Week's Best Finds
Bhutan's playable vinyl record stamps from 1973, newly discovered Dionysian frescoes in Pompeii, and a world r...
Six Centuries of Grime: How London's National Gallery Restored Van Eyck's Portrait of a Man
How conservators restored Jan van Eyck's 1433 Portrait of a Man at London's National Gallery — and why art lov...
Viking DNA, an Ancient Greek Computer and a Chillatorium: This Week's Weirdest Travel Rabbit Holes
From the ancient Antikythera computer to Charles' abandoned Welsh eco-village and a Portland 'chillatorium' —...
Two Cafes, One Cake: The Battle Over Vienna's Original Sachertorte
Vienna's Sachertorte has a legal saga behind it: Hotel Sacher vs Demel. Here's the story of the Original cake...
Message Sticks: How Aboriginal Australia Sent Mail Without Writing
Message sticks: small carved wooden objects Aboriginal Australians used to send invitations and diplomacy acro...
From the American Plains to the Casino Floor: Why Buffalo Slots Conquered the World
Why the buffalo became casino gaming's most enduring symbol, how wildlife slots evolved since the early 2000s,...
Pigeon whistles, a lost typeface and England's secret Wild West: this week's most curious finds
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