Long before London installed street lights, Benin City, an ancient Nigerian capital, had already lit its streets with torches and lamps. Here’s the powerful history.

Cape Perpetua towers above the town, offering the highest viewpoint accessible by car on the Oregon coast. From the top, you can see 70 miles of coastline on clear days. The visitor center has ...

When I began exploring the history of Christianity and the art it inspired, I had no idea it would lead me to one of the closest friendships of my life. That friend was Alexei Mihailovich Lidov, a ...

Imagine swapping cornfields and strip malls for rugged shorelines, glacial grooves, and a ferry ride that feels like a tropical escape. That’s exactly what you’ll find along the shores and islands of ...

Why do the quietest places leave the loudest mark? Along the Oregon Coast, peace still exists, hidden behind cliffs, wrapped in fog, and softened by the sea. These coves don’t shout for attention, ...

Perched on the edge of the continent where land surrenders to the mighty Pacific, Point Reyes Lighthouse stands as California’s most dramatically positioned maritime sentinel. This isn’t just another ...

The "intriguing new" rock engraving was found on the west bank of the Nile River near Aswan in November 2022, during a survey ...

Ever wonder why a quiet peninsula keeps drawing people back? It’s not just the water or the views, it’s the feeling you can’t ...

Thirty years on from its rediscovery, a team of archeologists are attempting to create a digital twin of the Lighthouse of ...

From uncovering the region’s history to exploring its rivers and heaths, here are the best attractions in England’s smallest ...

Workers at the Egyptian port city of Alexandria have recovered 22 massive stone blocks that were used thousands of years ago to build the city's famous lighthouse, one of the wonders of the ancient ...