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Temple of Jupiter Anxur in Terracina, Italy

May 27, 2020

The origins of the town of Terracina are lost to time, as the area was probably inhabited for many centuries even before the Romans conquered it during the fifth century B.C. On the hill overlooking the town, the first known constructions were erected in the 3rd century B.C., and maybe consisted of just a small sanctuary. In the early first century B.C., a large monumental complex rose on the hill. The complex contained the new larger temple and a...

Statue of Uta von Ballenstedt in Naumburg,...

May 27, 2020

Uta von Ballenstedt was the wife of Margrave Eckard II of Meissen, member of the German dynasty known as the House of Ascania. Their marriage created no heir, and any chance of furthering their line ended with Eckard’s death in 1046, followed shortly thereafter by Uta’s. Uta’s entire estate was donated to the construction of Naumburg Cathedral. Later, in the 13th century, the anonymous Naumburg Meister created a dozen donor figures for the cathedral, including representations of Eckard II...

Share the World’s Wonders With Atlas Obscura...

May 27, 2020

The world outside your window—or the world you once knew—may be starting to feel distant after so much time indoors. Seeing images of cultural heritage sites getting sanitized was a jarring capstone on what has been months of rapid change, as meetings have moved online and masked faces have made walks in the park look like depressed superhero conventions. The wondrous world can feel like it’s a world away—even if you live down the street from, say, the little-known...

Meet the New York State Parks Interpreter...

May 26, 2020

Dark cast iron pans of various shapes and sizes surround a jambless fireplace, a Dutch-style hearth in Kinderhook, New York’s Van Alen House. In the restored 18th-century kitchen, bright orange flames blaze behind Lavada Nahon, calm and collected as she slices onions. Two large pots with smoldering embers heaped on top contain beef à la mode, a popular 18th-century dish of chuck roast, stuffed with parsley, bacon, and spices, slowly braised with port wine. Another pot holds chowder fish,...

Portuguese Point in Union Township, Missouri

May 26, 2020

This beautiful place is much more than your usual scenic overlook. Perched high above the beautiful Gasconade River, also known as “the crookedest river in the world”, this hidden gem is only a five minute walk off an easily accessible two lane highway. This almost perfectly flat slab of Gasconade Dolomite offers a perfect view of the river below. It also sits above several caves that were used for centuries by Native Americans for shelter near the river.

The Haunting Ghost Forests of Maryland’s Eastern...

May 26, 2020

To cull the dead trees, Lin Spicer had to drive his tree cutter onto a treacherous stretch. Some of the pines he could almost have pushed over with his hands, there was that little holding them to the marshy flat of the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Needles long fallen, bark sloughed off, these stands of trees resemble fleets of ship masts slanted along the water’s edge. Spicer was riding among them on his tractor-sized machine,...

Tour Cybernétique (Cybernetic Tower) in Liège, Belgium

May 26, 2020

A structure of steel tubes and blades towers 52 meters (170 feet) over the Parc de la Boverie in Liège, Belgium. Known as Tour Cybernétique (the Cybernetic Tower), the monumental structure was designed by the artist Nicolas Schöffer and assembled in 1961. Nicolas Schöffer is known as the father of cybernetic art, which priotizes feedback over traditional aesthetics. Cybernetic art uses audio and visual feedback, computer-generated compositions, and other technological elements to create pieces of striking modernist art. Tour Cybernétique...

Westinghouse Atom Smasher in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

May 26, 2020

The World’s first industrial Van de Graaff Generator is lying on its side, abandoned but still intact, in Forest Hills, Pennsylvania. Built by the Westinghouse Electric Corporation in 1937, “the atom smasher was the centerpiece of the first large-scale program in nuclear physics established in industry,” according to Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). It remained in use until 1958. In 2015, the bulb was taken off of its pedestal and laid on its side in hopes that someone will...

Winderbourne Mansion in Boyds, Maryland

May 26, 2020

Winderbourne Mansion is a Victorian-era house built in 1884 by Enoch and Mary Totten. Enoch Totten was a Civil War veteran and Washington lawyer. Mary Totten was extremely wealthy as her father was Timothy Howe, a senator of Wisconsin who was the cousin and heir of Elias Howe, known for perfecting the sewing machine. Elias Howe also created the Bobbin-Winder, which inspired the namesake of the house. Originally, Winderbourne was painted pink complementing by dark rose trimming. The Tottens had...

Biblioteca Capitolare of Verona in Verona, Italy

May 26, 2020

The long history of the Biblioteca Capitolare of Verona begins around the year 380 as a storage area for religious manuscripts and then a library workshop operated by local priests. The oldest dated document, known as Urcisinus Codex, reports the date of August 1, 517. The presence of a date is itself a rare feature for the time, but it allows to give the scriptorium a minimum certain age of at least 1500 years, making it the oldest library...

Stawamus Chief in Squamish, British Columbia

May 26, 2020

Get ready for stairs… a lot of them. Reaching the top of Stawamus Chief requires a 600-meter elevation gain woven through the beautiful British Columbia forest. But luckily, the air is cool, crisp and fresh. There are three peaks you can choose from, each one more extraordinary then the last. Doing this hike in the early morning will reward you with a stunning sunrise overlooking the Howe Sound and the town of Squamish. The Stawamus Chief, often referred to...

Källargränd urinoar (Källargränd Urinal) in Stockholm, Sweden

May 26, 2020

Stockholm’s old town is filled with historical buildings and relics, many of which are protected in one way or another. The oddest of these places might be a urinal that’s seen more than a century of active use. Cities changed dramatically over the course of the 20th century, but the urge to go has always been there, and always been something cities have had to deal with. The Källargränd Urinal dates to 1890, and was built right outside the...

Osler Library of the History of Medicine...

May 26, 2020

This library began as the personal collection of one of McGill University’s most famous graduates: Sir William Osler. After his death in 1919, it was bequeathed to McGill. The library and its fittings were disassembled in Oxford, England and shipped to Montreal. After moving several times over the years, it was reconstructed within the modern biomedical library. Now one of the largest and most valuable collections of rare medical books and ephemera in the world, to step into the...

The Epic Journey of an Exquisite Jade...

May 26, 2020

Almost a century ago, 150 Chinese artisans spent a decade carving and polishing a sculpture of unparalleled craftsmanship. They shaped miniature doors, balconies, and bells; they cut eggshell-thin chains and 400 uniform pillars. The finished piece, an exquisite jade pagoda, stands nearly five feet tall atop a teak altar. Hundreds of thousands flocked to see this delicate work when it debuted in 1933, first at the Chicago World’s Fair and then in several other major American cities over the...

Rivendell in Upper Hutt, New Zealand

May 26, 2020

Kaitoke Regional Park, located a 40-minute drive from Wellington, contains a treat for fans of Lord of the Rings. It is part of a region known as Pakuratahi, at the head of the valley of Te Awakairangi, Heretaunga, also known as the Hutt River. The park also served as the set for Rivendell, hidden refuge of the elves, in the Peter Jackson Lord of the Rings trilogy. The park was opened in 1983, as part of a plan that established a number...

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