Legend has it that in the Ming Dynasty, this area housed barrel-makers employed by Shen Wansan, Jiangnan's richest merchant.

India’s history is a tapestry woven with the rise and fall of magnificent cities, some of which have faded from modern maps ...

Looking for some Activities to add to your Nimes, France itinerary? There are plenty of things to do, depending on your time ...

From mutant biology and brutalist architecture to virtual realities and the aesthetics of violence, we’ll trace David ...

Perched atop Monte Sano Mountain (which appropriately translates to “Mountain of Health” in Italian), this 2,140-acre natural ...

Water Street, the main downtown thoroughfare, runs parallel to the Upper Iowa River, creating a postcard-perfect scene that somehow never feels touristy despite being eminently Instagram-worthy.

Thonis-Heracleion once thrived at the mouth of the Nile, a vibrant city pulsing with trade and ceremony long before ...

Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple have given experts more clues about the ancient metropolis of Eridu.

After an earthquake damaged a city hall in Croatia, renovation work on the building’s basement unearthed the ruins of an ancient Roman theater. Photo from Croatia’s Ministry of Culture and ...

An earthquake struck just east of a major U.S. city with a population of over 900,000, with the USGS detecting the tremor ...