Photographer John Margolies spent more than 30 years on the road documenting America's big, bold, and bizarre roadside attractions. Bob's Big Boy statue sign, La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles, California. 1981. Library of Congress/Flickr Atomic Signs sign, Route 550, Farmington, New Mexico. 1980. Library of Congress/Flickr Barber and beauty shop, Bedrock City, Rts. 64 and 180” (1987), taken in Bedrock City, Arizona. Library of Congress Compton Car Wash, Rosecrans Avenue, Compton, California, 1981. Read More...
Before Spanish conqueror Hernán Cortés defeated Moctezuma II in 1521, the Mexica people used these sweat lodges to worship deities related to purification, lust, vice, birth, land, and water.Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (NIAH)The foundation of this ancient sweat lodge is 16.4 feet long and 9.7 feet wide. Goddesses were once worshipped within its walls.
A pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican sauna dating to the 14th century has been uncovered by archaeologists in Mexico City’s historic La Merced neighborhood. Read More...
Braco doesn't claim to have supernatural powers, but it's heavily implied that if you pay eight dollars for him to stare at you, cosmically wonderful things might happen. Will they? Read on and decide for yourself.YouTubeMeet Braco, the man with a healing gaze.
“They feel something through Braco’s gaze,” says the Slovenian Ria Kosak, a member of Braco’s PR team. “When he stands in front of groups of people, they feel a sense of hope. Read More...
