fun This water tower is shaped like a giant birthday cake with candles Popkin

travel Here's a list of wonderful curiosities to visit in the desert Popkin

museum Visit a gigantic toad-shaped museum in Thailand Popkin

travel 21 pink places to visit around the world Popkin

Weird Wonders of Street View archives strange things seen on Google's mapping service Popkin

travel Atlas Obscura's list of places to view bioluminescence Popkin

travel An army of troll dolls sit inside of the crevices of this wooden bridge in Portland Popkin

adventure Explore the world's abandoned amusement parks Popkin

shipwreck Expedition will hunt for Ernest Shackleton's lost ship in 2019 Séamus Bellamy

Boing Boing Gadgets Learn to produce high-quality music with this Noiselab Production Hub Subscription for only $59.99 Boing Boing's Shop

maps Amtrak Explorer: online interactive map of the U.S. passenger train system Rob Beschizza

Science Boba beware! Researchers in Beijing warn of an "emerging hazardous addiction problem of milk tea among youths" Jennifer Sandlin

Science Interactive site lets you explore the scale of the universe Popkin

archaeology Man makes his own "Aztec Death Whistle" and tests it on his family with disturbing results Mark Frauenfelder

Comic Books "W0rldtr33" is a terrifying new comic about demons who escape from the Internet Thom Dunn

capitalism "Discard Studies" argues that "social, political, and economic systems maintain power by discarding certain people, places, and things" Jennifer Sandlin

Science "Cave of Bones" scientist Lee Berger talks about extinct apes that buried their dead and created art Ruben Bolling

Katmai National Park Alaska Hiker rescued after using a bear cam to ask for help (video) Carla Sinclair

Business Company that makes Twinkies bought for $5.6bn Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing Gadgets This platinum version drone can be yours for just under $100! Boing Boing's Shop