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Golden Tiki in Las Vegas, Nevada

June 28, 2024

There’s a lot to look at inside Golden Tiki, one of Las Vegas’s most popular tiki joints. There’s the flickering night sky on the ceiling, the (fake) shrunken heads of celebrities hung along the walls, the phallic stained-glass art above the bar, plus the Disney-inspired animatronic birds that spew dirty jokes. The bar was conceived as “an adult Disneyland,” and the connection continues with offerings like Dole Whip, which is a favorite concession at the theme park’s Tiki Room. Unlike...

Armero, Colombia in Armero, Colombia

June 28, 2024

The city of Armero, founded in 1895, was once known as the White City owing to its role as the capital of the Colombia’s main cotton-producing region. Located over 100 miles from the national capital of Bogotá, its excellent volcanic soils, warm climate, and location near the banks of the Magdalena River made it an agricultural and economic center of Tolima Department. By 1985, the population of the town in the hot, lush valley had grown to almost 29,000...

Phat Eatery in Katy, Texas

June 28, 2024

Even Houston’s suburbs have their own Asiatown enclave. Set in an Asiatown 2.0 strip mall in the mega-suburb of Katy, Phat Eatery has emerged as a beacon of Malaysian cuisine, converting Texans to Malay flavors since 2018. It’s the brainchild of late founder and chef Alex Au-Yeung, a James Beard Award Semi-Finalist. The menu here highlights the diversity and complexity of traditional Malaysian cooking. Highlights include the roti canai, an irresistible flatbread paired with curry dipping sauce, the beef...

How to Reconnect With Nature Through Writing

June 28, 2024

Exploring the outdoors as a child at summer camp often meant splashing in a lake, tromping along a trail, or sharing s’mores with fellow campers as night fell. There’s a different way to be present in nature, however, one that can be transformative both for you and the audience you share your experiences with. We asked Atlas Obscura Course Instructor Vanessa Chakour, a naturalist, visual artist, and author, including of the upcoming Earthly Bodies: Embracing Animal Nature, how to...

Ninu’s Cave in Xagħra, Malta

June 28, 2024

Malta’s geology is known for its layers of limestone that may contain many naturally-forming caves. This is because limestone is primarily composed of calcium carbonate that is relatively easily dissolved by groundwater passing through the rock. When an underground cave forms within a layer of limestone, water dripping through the cave may leave behind some of its dissolved calcium carbonate, and over time, this can lead to the formation of stalactites and stalagmites. Such a cave was found by...

Ariston in Athens, Greece

June 28, 2024

Savory pies, or pita, have been part of the Greek diet since the days of Plato and Aristotle. The ancients liked to start their day with a tart enveloped in a sturdy crust made with wine. Over the generations, Greece’s pies evolved into their flaky, present-day incarnation. While mass-produced spanakopita abounds both in Greece and abroad, Athenians are blessed with access to bakers who still hand-roll out their dough daily. None do so better than Ariston—its name translates as...

Christie's Seafood & Steak in Houston, Texas

June 28, 2024

At Christie’s Seafood & Steak, the longest-running restaurant in the greater Houston area, the walls showcase over 106 years of history. Founded in 1917 by Greek immigrant Theodore Christie, the restaurant is now helmed by the third generation of the Christie family, with Alexandra as the owner and her daughter Maria as the general manager. Originally named Christie’s Café, the establishment first earned acclaim for Christie’s signature trout sandwich. It’s the prototype of the menu’s current star: the fried...

Signpost Park in Witnica, Poland

June 28, 2024

Located in the small town of Witnica roughly halfway between the German-Polish border crossing at Kostrzyn and the city of Gorzów Wielkopolski, this public park has gathered signposts and other objects that focus not just on local history, but on human progress more generally. Its paths are divided into four distinct areas visible on the park map. These are the “area of road culture,” the “area of civilizational milestones,” the “area of reflection,” and the “area of fantasy.” The...

Hili Grand Tomb in Al Ain, United...

June 28, 2024

The city of Al Ain, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is famed for its palm oasis and ancient beehive tombs, but there is another archaeological monument dating back to the Bronze Age. Located next to the Omani border, the Hili Archaeological Park is a popular hangout for local families, but as the name suggests, it’s a lot more than just a children’s playground. Hili is considered the largest archaeological site in the United Arab Emirates. Its crown jewel is...

Palazzo Parisio in Naxxar, Malta

June 28, 2024

Over generations, an 18th-century hunting lodge was passed from owner to owner, eventually becoming the Baroque palace it is today. In 1886, the building became Malta’s general post office. In 1898, Marquis Scicluna took ownership of the building, renovating it into a palace between 1900 and 1907. During World Wars I and II, Palazzo Parisio was used by the British Government to host soldiers and their families. In the 21st century, partial owner Marie Christianne Scicluna has renovated the building to...

Remains of the Takao Foreigners' Cemetery in...

June 28, 2024

During the late Qing Dynasty at the end of the 19th century, as European powers established a commercial presence in Taiwan. In 1864, British consul Robert Swinhoe leased a plot of land at Takao (also spelled Takow, now Kaohsiung) with the intention of building a consulate there. However, the site was deemed unsuitable for the purpose, and the consulate was ultimately built elsewhere in 1879. However, the land at Takao remained in the hands of the British, and in 1871...

Dozens of Alaska Rivers are Turning an...

June 28, 2024

Deep in northern Alaska’s Brooks Range, a network of pristine rivers snakes its way through 600 miles of tundra and glacial valleys. While the waters normally run a cool, crystal blue, scientists have noticed an alarming trend: Dozens of the range’s rivers have taken on an eerie shade of muddled orange. The reason for the change in color was as alarming as its hue: The waters are rusting. As permafrost melts, long-stored acids and metals—including iron—are released into rivers,...

Grosvenor Estate Moon Tree in Bethesda, Maryland

June 27, 2024

Passersby could be forgiven for overlooking the tall loblolly pine a few hundred feet south of Grosvenor Lane in Bethesda, Maryland. After all, the sole indication that it’s anything more than a stately conifer is a worn wooden plaque at the base marked only with the number 12. As a matter of fact, this specimen is one of the “moon trees” grown from seeds carried on Apollo 14, deposited here among care homes and condominiums by the unexpected history...

L'Ange de la Baie in Nice, France

June 27, 2024

Memorials for terrorist attack victims were relatively rare in France prior to 2015; with just half a dozen plaques commemorating events that occurred between 1974 and 2015. Sadly, this changed, with an increase in attacks on French soil beginning in 2015. One such attack occurred in Nice on the evening of July 14, 2016, Bastille Day. A cargo truck was driven into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day on the Promenade des Anglais. The attack resulted in the deaths of 86...

Het Roze Huisje (Pink House) in...

June 27, 2024

Leiden is a historical city with buildings that go back to medieval times, most of which are still inhabited. Like in Amsterdam, these buildings are largely protected and kept in their original state. For this reason, you will rarely see one of these houses painted in a bright color—except for this one, which is a rosy shade of pink. The pink house was built in 1635. Architecturally, it isn’t all that different from the hundreds of other houses from...

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