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Casa de los Lagartos (Lizards House) in...

October 13, 2023

Casa de los Lagartos, located at number 1 on Calle Mejía Lequerica is one of the historic structures in the center of Madrid. On the outside of the building, you can spot a number of carved creatures—they’re technically salamanders, not lizards, but it’s too late to change the name of such an old building now. Spanish architect Benito González del Valle created the structure, which includes five floors of apartments, with three art studios at the top. Commercial spaces...

The Chiefseum in Manhattan, Kansas

October 13, 2023

Curt Herrman began building the Chiefseum after the Kansas City Chiefs won Super Bowl IV in 1970. He was just eight years old, and received a Chiefs football that year on his birthday. Every Christmas and birthday since, friends and family would send more Chiefs memorabilia. Over 50 years and more than 1,300 pieces of Kansas City Chiefs memorabilia later, Herrman has earned a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records and opens up his collection to anyone...

Ted Williams Tunnel Plaque in Boston, Massachusetts

October 13, 2023

When construction for the Ted Williams Tunnel began in 1991, it was the third in the city to travel underneath Boston Harbor, following the Sumner Tunnel in 1934 and the Callahan Tunnel in 1961. It was the first major link of the larger Central Artery/Tunnel Project, which became known as the Big Dig, and was plagued with controversy. The Big Dig became the most expensive highway project in U.S. history. The project was beset with delays, cost overruns, leaks,...

Foss Castle in Hutton Mulgrave, England

October 13, 2023

All that remains of Foss Castle is a prominent hill which was once part of a motte and bailey castle. The motte is a circular, man-made mound and the bailey would be the attached enclosures. Although now surrounded by woodland, when the castle was originally built in the 1070s, it would have been situated in a more open landscape. It is thought that the earthworks developed over several phases, the area had long-standing Anglo-Saxon links and the nearby church...

Moravian Book Shop in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

October 13, 2023

Located in the historic downtown of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, the Moravian Book Shop is the oldest continually operating bookstore in the whole world. The store opened in 1745 by Moravian Church missionaries who came from Germany to Bethlehem, PA, in 1741, and served to import and sell devotional and liturgical materials for the Moravian community. It later grew to include other denominations besides the Moravian. Faced with financial issues, the Moravian Church Northern Province wanted to get out of this retail business and...

Cuesta de Moyano in Madrid, Spain

October 13, 2023

Cuesta de Moyano, located near Madrid’s famous Retiro Park, holds immense significance for book lovers in the city. This charming cobblestone street is lined with a row of quaint bookstalls that have been a literary institution since the early 20th century (1925 is considered the year of its foundation). The street’s enduring appeal lies in its role as a haven for book enthusiasts, offering a diverse selection of new and secondhand books, including rare and out-of-print editions. Cuesta de...

Historic Wendover Airfield in Wendover, Utah

October 13, 2023

What’s the value of an atomic bomb if it can’t reach its target? At the height of the Manhattan Project, military planners and engineers devised a way to deliver the world’s first superweapons via retrofitted airplanes. Wendover Army Airfield, a remote installation in the Utah salt flats, was selected to implement this design. A massive steel-clad hangar concealed work on the secretive “Silverplate” B-29 bombers as crews trained for the first mission of its kind. Above the hangar, Colonel...

Büchmesser (Belly Measuring Column) in Strasbourg, France

October 13, 2023

Directly across Strasbourg Cathedral, on the corner of rue Mercière and place de la Cathédrale, see if you can pass the “belly test.” The Büchmesser, or mesureur de bedaine in French, was built in 1567. The pink sandstone column was used by City Council bigwigs to test their bellies after a night of feasting for Schwörtag, a day when they renewed their oaths to the constitution. This vow involved lots of wining and dining apparently. Schwörtag is still celebrated in the...

Compassionate Dharma Cloud Monastery in Morrison, Colorado

October 13, 2023

The late Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh had a profound impact on the spread of Buddhism to the West. This included the building of temples and monasteries beyond his native Vietnam and throughout the world. Together with the support of the Vietnamese-American community of Colorado, the Compassionate Dharma Cloud Monastery was built as a place of peace and meditation in the Mahayana Buddhist tradition. The monastery sits on an old livestock farm and has been at this location since 2007....

Wonder Is Everywhere: An Accidental Mummy, a...

October 13, 2023

Wonder is everywhere. That’s why, every other week, Atlas Obscura drags you down some of the rabbit holes we encounter as we search for our unusual stories. We highlight surprising finds, great writing, and inspiring stories from some of our favorite publications. Why Does Florida Have So Many Invasive Species? by Benji Jones, Vox Florida has become a zoo, journalist Benji Jones says. So he set off on an unusual safari to find vervet monkeys, native to southern and...

From Elvira to Svengoolie, Local Horror Hosts'...

October 12, 2023

On Friday nights at 9 p.m. Eastern, two rockabilly monsters appear on a YouTube livestream, broadcasting from their home in Cleveland, Ohio. “I’m Janet Decay, the Mummy,” says Janet Jay, wearing scraps of white cloth, fishnet stockings, and jet-black hair accented with a gold headband. “And I’m Grimm Gorri, the Monkey!” Adds James Harmon, dressed in a rubber gorilla mask with a pompadour, sunglasses, and a denim vest covered in pins and spikes. The wall and shelves behind them...

The Oat-Milk Cocktail That Took Down an...

October 12, 2023

In 1475, Iain MacDonald, the Earl of Ross, was playing a dangerous game. The Wars of the Roses had been raging for decades and the entire region was in turmoil. Hoping to capitalize on the chaos, the Scottish Earl had signed a secret treaty with the British king, with the promise that he would partially rule Scotland if England subdued it. When John Stewart, 1st Earl of the Atholl of the Highlands, heard that the treacherous Ross was plotting...

Stone Lizards of Kapitulská in Bratislava, Slovakia

October 12, 2023

Nestled in the shadow of Bratislava Castle, a stroll down the cobblestoned street of Kapitulská may feel like a trip straight into medieval Slovakia, secluded from the tourist hubbub and the 21st-century developments. So quiet, no wonder the locals have nicknamed it “ghost alley.” At one corner, visitors might come across a sand-colored cornerstone with a rustic sculpture of lizards—or salamanders, perhaps? Though unassuming, it’s quite noticeable, remarkable even. What significance does it hold? It certainly looks quite old,...

Cima Ora Fort in Province of Brescia,...

October 12, 2023

Cima Ora Fort was constructed between 1913 and 1915, and was used during World War I. This stronghold is one of 42 forts that were built at the onset of WWI. Located near the border (at the time), the fort was built to defend the Kingdom of Italy from Austro-Hungarian forces. The invading army waged an offensive further north but soon realized that the move was strategically unsound. The withdrawal of the Austro-Hungarians made the fort redundant. The soldiers...

The 10th-Century Master Chef Who Wrote Food...

October 12, 2023

Kushajim, the 10th-century polymath, poet, and master chef, once described a certain snack in verse: I have for friends when hunger strikes, qata’if, like piles of books stacked.They resemble honeycombs—with holes and white—when closely seen.Swimming in almond oil, disgorged after they had their fill of it.With glistening bubbles, back and forth, rose water sways.Rolled and aligned like purest of arrows, their sight the smitten-hearted rejoice.More delicious than they are is seeing them plundered, for man’s joy lies in what...

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