13 Things I Found on the Internet Today

1. Steve McQueen and his wife, Neile Adams, firing pistols in the Palm Springs desert in 1963

Poison Garden

2. Empty Chinese Amusement Parks

What happens when the crowds go home? That’s what Stefano Cerio has spent the last year investigating for his latest book, Chinese Fun. The Italian photographer has traveled to off-season amusement parks in Beijing, Shanghai, Qingdao, and Hong Kong after the summer swarms have gone to see what remains.

3. The Poison Garden

Established in 2005 by the Duchess of Northumberland. The garden contains over 100 deadly and hallucinogenic plants. ’I wondered why so many gardens around the world focused on the healing power of plants rather than their ability to kill… I felt that most children I knew would be more interested in hearing how a plant killed, how long it would take you to die if you ate it and how gruesome and painful the death might be.’ -The Duchess of Northumberland

Visit Alnwick Garden’s Poison Garden in Northumberland, UK.

4. This Parisian Holiday Apartment

5. Just a Bucolic Cabin On A Roof In Manhattan

6. A “Double Decker” Bridge made out of Living Roots

7. This Double-Decker Bus Bag

8. An Astronomic wristwatch named Midnight Planetarium

9. A Ridiculous Nightmare Castle in Connecticut For Sale

10. Donut Pool

Looks way more fun than regular pool.

11. Steve Martin working at the Disneyland Print Shop

As a teen, Steve Martin not only worked at the Disneyland Magic Shop but had to pull double duty making wanted posters. Gloves were required to keep from staining your hands. Looks like he forgot and scratched an itch on his forehead!

12. The Packaging on this Gin Brand

13. Life in a Town where the Sun Don’t Shine (Population: 14)

Just off the northernmost road in the United States there’s a village of fourteen hearty souls who live off the land, preparing for a frighteningly frigid winter and darkness that lasts all day.