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Sergeant Floyd Monument in Sioux City, Iowa

October 24, 2023

The Lewis and Clark Expedition was a resounding success given the goals set for it by President Thomas Jefferson. Over a two-year period, the Corps of Discovery explored the lands of the Louisiana Purchase all the way to the Pacific Ocean, making discoveries of exploitable natural resources and ushering in generations of settler colonialism and Manifest Destiny, all with but a single casualty. The body of the expedition’s only death, Sgt. Charles Floyd, is now entombed under an obelisk...

Norman Studios in Jacksonville, Florida

October 24, 2023

Beginning in 1908, Jacksonville had a two-decade-long love affair with the film industry. Where New York City was cold in the winter and Hollywood was still waiting to be established, Jacksonville became known as the “Winter Film Capital of the World.” Norman Studios was established in the midst of this film Renaissance. Begun as Eagle Film City in 1916 and purchased by Richard E. Norman in 1920, Norman Studios became one of the principal studios working with Black actors...

Hanashi Zuka (Grave of Censored Stories) in...

October 24, 2023

At the onset of World War II, the Japanese Imperial government began to tighten its iron grip on the people and their pastimes, giving rise to the censorship committee. This group banned any works of art that disrespected the emperor, criticized the military, or were “against public policy.” The surge of censorship did not spare the world of rakugo, the Japanese art of comic storytelling, as some tales dealt with sexuality and alcohol misuse. Rakugo performers decided to self-ban...

'Street Whale' in San Francisco, California

October 24, 2023

On the promenade of JFK in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park swims a whale born of yesterday’s treasures. The whale came to be, not as an incarnation of an animated tale by Hayao Miyazaki nor from divine discipline for flying too high with hubris; it was by the mind and passion of local artist Reuben Rude that this 49-foot humpback whale came to swim down the center of the John F Kennedy Promenade, as if heading towards Ocean beach...

Space Murals Museum in Las Cruces, New...

October 24, 2023

Space exploration is tightly woven into the American myth, an extension of the feeling of westward expansion–it was famously called “the final frontier” for a reason. And where better to experience the entire history of the space program than on the side of a water tank found along U.S. Highway 70 in the remote Organ Mountains of New Mexico? To answer the obvious question, the water tank inspired the space museum, not vice versa. The museum was the brainchild...

Vikingodden in Tønsberg, Norway

October 24, 2023

In 1904, the world was captivated by the discovery of the Oseberg ship, a remarkable artifact from the Viking era, just outside the charming town of Tønsberg, Norway—the country’s oldest inhabited town. Today, Tønsberg continues to entice history enthusiasts and curious travelers with its deep Viking heritage, and at the heart of this cultural heritage stands the impressive Vikingodden. Known as the Oseberg Viking Heritage project, Vikingodden is a unique endeavor dedicated to preserving and reviving age-old shipbuilding traditions....

In Ancient Egypt, Judgement of the Dead...

October 24, 2023

Each week in October, University of Manchester Egyptologist Nicky Nielsen will share an intriguing aspect of ancient Egyptian beliefs and traditions surrounding death and the afterlife. The young man, barely out of his teens, was left alone in the stuffy prison cell. It was the height of summer in 1155 BC and sweat poured down his face, mixing with tears as he contemplated his fate. His name was Pentawere and he was a prince of Egypt—but he was one...

Arikamedu in Veerampattinam, India

October 24, 2023

The Roman Empire’s trade routes extended as far as India and China thanks to the Silk Road oases and entrepôts exporting wool, glassware, silver, and gold, and returning on ships laden with silk and spices. The ruined port town of Arikamedu near Pondicherry, South India, is one of the few sites of Indo-Roman trade known today, believed to have been settled continuously from the 2nd century BCE to the 8th century CE, though its original foundation may date back...

Chapel of Our Lady of the Mount...

October 24, 2023

To the east of Old Goa, a small road leads up a hill where an old church overlooks the hilltop vista. From a distance, the most striking feature of this church, known as the Chapel of Our Lady of the Mount, is its setting. Stone steps lead up to the church from the bottom of the hill. Afonso de Albuquerque built the church between 1510 and 1519 after the Portuguese conquest of Goa in 1510. According to historical sources, during...

How Gremlins Went From Fairy Stories to...

October 24, 2023

It was 1944, and an Allied pilot was flying a B-17 bomber over Nazi territory. Suddenly, the plane began to rattle. He checked his instruments—they were going haywire. As the rattling and noises continued, he glanced out the cockpit window and saw something: a creature, about three feet tall, gray and hairless. Its teeth were sharp and its eyes were red. The pilot soon spied something else, an owl-like creature hammering at the airplane’s nose and dancing a gleeful...

Podcast: Into the Twilight Zone With Susan...

October 24, 2023

Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, journalist Susan Casey takes us to the deep ocean, where she explores the relationship between humans and this mysterious underworld. Find out more about Casey’s work on her website, and check out her new book, The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean. Our podcast is an audio guide to the world’s wondrous, awe-inspiring, strange places. In...

Underground Tunnel at Mastani Lake in Wadki,...

October 23, 2023

The historic Shaniwar Wada is an 18th-century palace fort located in the heart of Pune. Around 12 miles (20 kilometers) southeast of Shaniwar Wada, in the suburb of Wadki, is an extremely scenic lake. In 1720, Bajirao Peshwa constructed the walls around the lake, which was once known as Wadki Talao (talao means “lake”). Later, the lake was renamed Mastani Lake (named after Mastani, the second wife of Bajirao Peshwa) because it is believed that Bajirao and Mastani visited...

Kasori Shell Mounds in Chiba, Japan

October 23, 2023

The archaeological site of Kasori in Wakaba Ward, Chiba City, is the largest cluster of shell mounds in Japan. Covering about 33 acres, it consists of two neolithic middens connected in a figure of eight, including the remains of more than 100 pit dwellings. Discovered in 1887 and first excavated in 1924, the Kasori shell mounds have become a type site for the Kasori type earthenware of the Middle Jōmon period, commonly found in the Kantō region. The finds included...

Lower Mississippi River Museum in Vicksburg, Mississippi

October 23, 2023

“If it keeps on rainin’, levee’s goin’ to break.” These lyrics, written in 1929 by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie (and later a Led Zeppelin hit), were a direct reference to the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, and the necessity of civil engineering. At the Jesse Brent Lower Mississippi River Museum in Vicksburg, Mississippi, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) tells its side of the story: both about the Great Flood itself, and how the USACE was...

Remembrance Memorial to the Victims of the...

October 23, 2023

The Remembrance Memorial to the Victims of the Soviet Occupation was built as a symbolic confirmation of the connection between the present day and the tragic history of the country. The memorial specifically commemorates a period when the Soviet regime deported several tens of thousands of Latvian citizens. The memorial was designed by Kristaps Ģelzis and Ilze Miķelsone. The front façade has a pattern made of red and white granite that is meant to evoke the geometric design of a...

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