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Yoda Guy Movie Exhibit in Philipsburg, Sint...

November 28, 2023

Dreams of a getaway to the islands of the Caribbean do not usually involve the likes of Darth Vader, Chewbacca, Yoda, and Ewoks. But the Yoda Guy Movie Exhibit museum, run by Creature Effects Designer Nick Maley and his wife Gloria, offers visitors a rare opportunity to learn from a master how these beloved characters are brought to life. The museum features a mind-blowing collection of props, costumes, and artwork from the more than 50 movies that Maley was...

St. Martin's Church in Stoney Middleton, England

November 28, 2023

The historic St. Martin’s Church in Stoney Middleton, Derbyshire, was once described as the ugliest church in all of England, an observation recorded in the diary of a local cobbler named Tom Carter. Today, visitors are sure to find the remark at odds with the impressive little church. During the Middle Ages, a small well chapel was the first religious building constructed on the site. Then, in 1415, a local lady known as Joan Eyre built the original St. Martin’s...

Sissieretta Jones Plaque in Providence, Rhode Island

November 28, 2023

Born in 1868 and active between 1887 and 1915, Sissieretta Jones was the highest-paid Black performer of her time, who sang at the White House for four consecutive U.S. presidents. Met with international success, she also toured across the globe, from South America to Australia, India to sub-Saharan Africa, and even performed for the British royal family. Her international fame did not quite spare her from racism, however, and it was (as she noted in her letters) worse in...

Library of Birmingham in Birmingham, England

November 28, 2023

In 2013 this remarkable building in Birmingham, England, replaced a Brutalist concrete structure, the Birmingham Central Library (built in 1974). The exterior layer of the facade is a lattice of black metal rings, said to represent the city’s many former gas holders, almost all of which have now been demolished (Birmingham was the site of the first-ever building to be illuminated by gas). Underneath the lattice of black rings is a further lattice of silver which has gold, silver,...

'Highway of Dreams' 1932 Studebaker in Petrified...

November 28, 2023

Route 66, in its heyday, stretched for over 2,200 miles from Chicago to Los Angeles. But sometimes, the road grew desolate, and maybe no stretch was more isolated than the section found in northeastern Arizona within Petrified Forest National Park. At the site, a small pullout with a rusted 1932 Studebaker recognizes Petrified Forest as the only national park to contain a stretch of Route 66. Route 66, including this stretch, was commissioned in 1926, and formed from the...

Site of Compton's Cafeteria Riot in San...

November 28, 2023

Anyone familiar with the political rights of the LGBTQ+ community has most likely heard of the Stonewall Riots. These protests in the summer of 1969 were part of a series of events that helped to pave the way for equal rights for this community. One of those events took place three years before Stonewall, at a diner in San Francisco. Compton’s Cafeteria was a chain of 24-hour eateries in San Francisco. In the 60s, the Tenderloin was one of...

Moto-Hakone Stone Buddhas in Hakone, Japan

November 28, 2023

The town of Hakone is known for its hot springs, a benefit given by the volcano that stands tall above it. While it has been a popular travel destination since feudal times, its desolate terrains and calderas were also identified as hell due to the constant bursts of smoke around them, as still seen in the Owakudani Valley. At some point in the medieval Kamakura period, some 700 years ago, locals started carving Buddhist effigies onto the face of...

Podcast: They Also Ran Gallery

November 28, 2023

Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we visit an art gallery in Kansas celebrates presidential elections—with a focus on the losers. Our podcast is an audio guide to the world’s wondrous, awe-inspiring, strange places. In under 15 minutes, we’ll take you to an incredible site, and along the way you’ll meet some fascinating people and hear their stories. Join us daily, Monday through Thursday,...

Harnessing the Power of Generative AI in...

November 28, 2023

The industry’s adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) keeps pushing the boundaries of personalization and efficiency of guest communications. The emergence of generative AI models, like ChatGPT, is yet another revolution in that area. While it enhances the already existing benefits of platforms and tools powered by conversational AI, it also poses some challenges hoteliers need The post Harnessing the Power of Generative AI in Guest Communications appeared first on Revfine.com.

Olde Good Things in Scranton, Pennsylvania

November 27, 2023

Olde Good Things has some glitzy showrooms in New York City, featuring beautiful antique fixtures and a variety of furniture and decor skillfully made with salvaged materials. Their Scranton, Pennsylvania, warehouse is a far cry from their New York boutiques. The building is huge, housed in one of the many former factories that dot the northeast. Inside, it is loosely organized—maybe even messy—but filled with hidden gems. The items are a mix of the mundane and the extravagant. Many of...

Bookish Gifts for Literature Lovers

November 27, 2023

Looking for even more gift ideas? Check out Atlas Obscura’s recommendations from past years. You don’t need to read between the lines here—we’ll come right out and say that books are the best gift to give. They never spoil, they won’t shatter if dropped, and hey, they’re easy to wrap. Best of all, between those two covers are infinite new worlds to explore, fresh concepts to stoke curiosity, and plenty of ways to escape the sometimes-stressful holiday season. We...

Cava del Balestrieri in San Marino, San...

November 27, 2023

Very few countries still have a corps of crossbowmen as an official part of their armed forces, but the tiny Republic of San Marino does. Although now an exclusively ceremonial part of the army, there are some 80 members of the Crossbow Corps. They show off their skills and hold competitions in the art of firing the heavy form of this ancient weapon at the Cava del Balestrieri. Their uniforms are traditional medieval in pattern. In addition to the military...

Beeldenroute Willem Arntszkade in Utrecht, Netherlands

November 27, 2023

Due to reconstruction and development in Utrecht, many sculptures were left without homes. Although they were loved at the location they held for many years, when a street, square, or neighborhood is changed more than once the sculptures are not welcomed back. These sculptures will end up at a depot and are easily forgotten. A local resident, Tini Chamboné-Mooij, a former resistance fighter, had other ideas. She saw a statue of the Pied Piper of Hamelin made by Paulus Reinhard in...

The Fairy Flag of Dunvegan Castle in...

November 27, 2023

Walking through Dunvegan Castle’s restored rooms filled with Clan MacLeod’s heirlooms and treasures, visitors will pass a frame containing what looks like a tattered piece of cloth hanging on the wall. This is the Am Bratach Sith (Fairy Flag), a small square of ancient silk with supernatural origins. Its powerful magic is believed to have protected the clan for centuries. At least three versions of the flag’s origin story exist. The first tells of a Clan MacLeod ancestor who...

Minato City Local History Museum in Tokyo,...

November 27, 2023

Generally speaking, local history museums in Tokyo’s special wards are not considered must-see attractions, either for tourists or locals. That doesn’t mean that they’re not worth visiting, of course, and many of them are either free or cheap to enter, if small in scale compared to the national museums in Ueno Park. Minato City’s local history museum, on the other hand, is a gem worth seeing even just from the outside. Housed in a grand, castle-like seven-story estate built...

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