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Television

Gravity Falls' Final Mystery Has Been Solved

In an undisclosed location.

Eric Grundhauser August 3, 2016

Puzzlers Just Got a Little Closer to Solving Gravity Falls' Final Mystery

Dipper and Mabel's epic summer is still keeping it weird, months after the show went off the air.

Sarah Laskow and Eric Grundhauser July 26, 2016

The First Democratic Convention on Live TV Was the Last Not to be Air-Conditioned

In Philadelphia in 1948, it got hot.

Erik Shilling July 25, 2016

Stoogeum

Spring House, Pennsylvania

Stoogeum

A museum of anything and everything Stooge.

The Sneaky Way Broadcasters Are Using TV on the Radio

Chicago, for one, has a semi-secret FM station.

Ernie Smith July 5, 2016

The Lost Verses of Sitcom Theme Songs, From Fresh Prince to Cheers

Discover the secret lyrics of your favorite TV tunes.

Eric Grundhauser June 27, 2016

The Complete Calendar Plug-In of the World's Fictional Holidays

From Durin's Day to Judgement Day, celebrate the greatest pop culture events with our new calendar.

Eric Grundhauser June 15, 2016

The Alabama Hills

Lone Pine, California

The Museum of Western Film History

The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.

The Monty Python foot.

London, England

The Monty Python Foot

The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.

Permanently Closed

Cambridge, Ohio

Hopalong Cassidy Museum

A tribute to one of the most famous cowboys on TV, and the consumerism that fueled his popularity.

Mr. Rogers' grave, Unity Cemetery

Latrobe, Pennsylvania

The Grave of Mister Rogers

The universally beloved children's television figure is interred on a high hilltop in one of western Pennsylvania's oldest cemeteries.

space exploration

Exploring the Secrets of Soothing Spaceship Sound

Find out what it takes to make your favorite spaceships tick, hum, and drone.

Eric Grundhauser May 27, 2016

How the Commodore Amiga Powered Your Cable System in the '90s

The life and death of the Prevue channel, which showed you what to watch.

Ernie Smith April 4, 2016

Are You Popular? This 1947 Video Has the Answer

Key point: Don't park in cars with boys.

Tao Tao Holmes April 4, 2016

The Surprisingly Deep Influence of Trashy TV Dance Parties

In the 20th century, teen cultural politics played out on sound stages around the country.

Hayley Krischer March 16, 2016

How Pollution Spawned a Gang of 1990s Cartoon Villains

Hexxus, Captain Pollution, and the heyday of animated eco-villains.

Eric Grundhauser March 15, 2016

Britannia Mines Concentrator Interior

Britannia Beach, British Columbia

Britannia Mine Museum

From mining complex to industrial exhibition, this museum once played a major part in the X-Files.

Wally's Service Station in Mt. Airy.

Mount Airy, North Carolina

Mount Airy

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.