Category Archives: Geography & Travel

Why New York Is Called “The Big Apple” and How 8 Other Famous Cities Got Their Nicknames

New York City: the Big Apple New York, New York© TimeHacker/Fotolia New York City is [...]

9 of the World’s Deepest Lakes

Deep lakes hold a special place in the human imagination. The motif of a bottomless [...]

28 Places to See on Your California Road Trip

© Ekaterina Kondratova/Shutterstock.com California has been a hotbed of architectural changes and innovation. From the [...]

7 (or 8) Summits: The World’s Highest Mountains by Continent

© ricktravel/stock.adobe.com Mountaineers can all agree that climbing the Seven Summits, the highest peaks of [...]

9 Architectural Landmarks in Buenos Aires

© Diego Grandi/Shutterstock.com Imagine a Modernist house causing a scandal in a Classical neighborhood, or [...]