The Guardian
With bus fares capped at £3 and free for kids in August, it’s the ideal time for wildlife watching, woodland walks, world-class art and more Trips to waterfalls, gardens, galleries, medieval forests and prehistoric caves will make the long school holidays a lot more fun. To help families explore affordably, throughout August buses in England will be free for kids and adult fares will be capped…
Atlas Obscura
The strips of green next to the highway offramps tend to be pretty desolate, populated with weeds and trash. The pocket next to where the Long Island Expressway lets drivers off onto Queens Boulevard was no exception, until a group of sculptors decided to carve out a space for local art. The space was already being used sporadically by people in the neighborhood, but it was local artist Susan V…
Atlas Obscura
Though it's not mentioned as often as Yorktown or Valley Forge in the annals of American Revolutionary War history, Brooklyn had a major part to play as the site of the first major battle after the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The British landed on the shores of Gravesend Bay in late August 1776 and marched north through Brooklyn along the Gowanus Road, eventually engaging Americ…