3.I'm sure you've seen the outside of Cinderella's Castle at Disney World in Florida.
But did you know there's an entire suite in it?
Disney sometimes offers stays in Cinderella's Castle suite as prizes in contests and sweepstakes.
Below the suite (also inside the castle) is a full-service sit-down restaurant called Cinderella's Royal Table. No need to win a sweepstakes to make a reservation here and get into the castle!
4.Listen, I wanted to find out what it looked like inside the Great Pyramid of Giza, but I couldn't find pictures. This, however, is the Pyramid of Djoser, also in Egypt. It looks exactly like a step pyramid on the outside.
But check out all of the tunnels on the inside:
This step pyramid has an array of tunnels, false entrances, and galleries.
The Pyramid of Djoser was the first pyramid built in Egypt, and it marked the beginning of their ambitious pyramid-building program.
5.You most certainly know what the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy looks like from the outside:
But did you know you could go into it?
The Leaning Tower of Pisa was actually a Nazi base during WWII due to the vantage point they could get from the top. When American troops were instructed to destroy all enemy buildings, they couldn't bear to destroy the tower because of its aesthetic charm.
6.You can't argue that La Sagrada Familia in Spain is stunning from the outside.
But I bet you had no idea how stunning it was from the inside.
Architecturally, La Sagrada Familia isn't done. More additions are planned for 2022.
This means that over 135 years after laying the first stone for the basilica, La Sagrada Familia is still being built.
7.You've seen the outside of the Louvre in Paris and its iconic glass pyramid designed by I.M. Pei.
But here's what the inside of that famous pyramid looks like:
This glass pyramid was inspired by the Great Pyramid of Giza.
It was made to accommodate the increasing number of visitors to the Louvre.
8.I'm sure you've seen what the outside of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul looks like.
But a view from the outside, to me, makes it look deceptively small.
However, it is huge. The crown of the dome is 180 feet above the floor.
The dome actually collapsed shortly after construction, as its weight couldn't be beared by the structure. After reconstruction, the dome hasn't had another collapsing incident in 1,400 years.
9.Surely you've seen the outside of Big Ben in London.
But did you know there was a spiral staircase going to the tippy top?
As of 2010, only residents of the UK can go inside the clock tower.
Even then, you have to be sponsored by a member of Parliament of the House of Lords.
10.I'd be surprised if you didn't know this was the outside of the Sydney Opera House in Australia.
But here's what it looks like looking out from those big windows!
Construction of the Opera House was supposed to take four years. However, it took 14.
There was a competition to design the Opera House and, out of the 233 contestants, Jørn Utzon from Denmark won.
11.I'm sure you've seen it, but here's what Angkor Wat in Cambodia looks like from the outside.
I doubt you've seen what it looks like on the inside:
The temple spreads across 400 acres and is said to be the largest religious monument in the world.
12.It's safe to assume you've seen the Statue of Liberty in New York City from the outside.
Here's what she looks like on the inside:
In 1865, Frenchman Édouard de Laboulaye came up with the idea to gift Lady Liberty to the US.
He had help designing the massive iron pylon and secondary skeletal framework from Gustave Eiffel. That's right! Eiffel worked on Lady Liberty before making his famous tower.
13.You know what Chichen Itza in Mexico looks like, right?
Well, here's what the inside looks like, and it's the only picture I could find. This is the throne room.
It was home to 24 emperors and their families until 1925, when Puyi was expelled for the Forbidden City to turn into the Palace Museum.
Now, as the Palace Museum, minor palace buildings have works from the Imperial Gallery on display, and the Forbidden City is open to tours from the public.
Affluent Americans may want to double-check how much of their bank deposits are protected by government-backed insurance. The rules governing trust accounts just changed.
Former NBA guard Darius Morris has died at the age of 33. He played for five teams during his four NBA seasons. Morris played college basketball at Michigan.
Teams have made their big splashes in free agency and made their draft picks, it's time for you to do the same. It's fantasy football mock draft time. Some call this time of year best ball season, others know it's an opportunity to get a leg up on your competition for when you have to draft in August. The staff at Yahoo Fantasy did their first mock draft of the 2024 season to help you with the latter. Matt Harmon and Andy Behrens are here to break it all down by each round and crush some staff members in the process.
With free agency and the draft behind us, what 32 teams look like today will likely be what they look like Week 1 and beyond for the 2024 season. Matt Harmon and Scott Pianowski reveal the post-draft fantasy power rankings. The duo break down the rankings in six tiers: Elite offensive ecosystems, teams on the cusp of being complete mixed bag ecosystems, offensive ecosystems with something to prove, offenses that could go either way, and offenses that are best to stay away from in fantasy.
It’s key to note that we’re not saying the “best team” or “best roster.” Instead, we’re talking about the best confluence of factors that can outline a path for survival and then success.