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shipwrecks

Wonder Is Everywhere: The Defender of Time, a Plan to Bomb the Moon, and More From Around the Web

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.
April White May 12, 2023
Framingham, Massachusetts

Learned Pond

The notorious pirate William Kidd might have buried his treasure around this local pond.
maps

Hunting for 'The Secret' Treasure Buried in Milwaukee

Has this couple finally found fantasy author Byron Preiss’s hidden treasure?
Tea Krulos March 14, 2023
architecture

Wonder Is Everywhere: Civil War Gold, a New Moai, and More From Around the Web

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.
April White March 1, 2023
objects of intrigue

Podcast: The Portland Treasure Map

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team October 5, 2022
objects of intrigue

There Maybe Could Possibly Be a Treasure Buried Under Portland, Oregon

At least according to a hand-drawn map of mysterious origin.
April White August 11, 2022
nazis

6 Unexpected Treasures Found in Curious Places

From a Nazi code machine found at the bottom of a bay to a vintage Babe Ruth card hidden in a piano.
Sarah Durn May 20, 2022
New Brunswick, New Jersey

Lawrence Brook Carvings

A mixture of strange symbols, ciphers, words and cryptograms carved in 1876 remain unsolved to this day.
exploration

Was There Treasure Buried Under Lyon?

Since their discovery more than 60 years ago, the "Fishbones" tunnels beneath the French city have been an enigma.
Anna Richards December 19, 2022
underwater

Podcast: Million Dollar Point

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team September 7, 2021
mystery

Podcast: Beale Treasure

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team July 22, 2021
Innerstaden, Sweden

Spillings Hoard

Buried beneath an unassuming Gotland farm was the largest collection of Viking silver, mostly of Islamic origin.
archaeology

How to Scavenge for Bits of History Like London's Mudlarks

A guide to scouting for humble treasures on the shore of the Thames.
Jessica Leigh Hester January 2, 2020
archaeology

In England, Coroners Decide What Is Treasure and What Is Not

“It’s a bizarre holdover from a previous age.”
Isaac Schultz December 12, 2019
Rome, Italy

Arch of the Argentarii

This ancient Roman arch misled treasure hunters for centuries.
secret

S.F. Marks the Spot for Buried Treasure

A fantasy author's 37-year-old cache may soon be unearthed in one of the city's 220 parks. But which one?
Shoshi Parks September 20, 2019
Mexico

Mexica Fort on Punta Cometa

Local lore claims this rocky cape hides a lost Aztec treasure.
Mexico City, Mexico

Moctezuma's Treasure

It's believed this golden brick is part of the legendary lost Aztec treasure.