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Lesson Plans: The Last Incan Bridge in...

May 18, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic has altered the shape of the world, one of the more dramatic changes is in the lives of teachers, parents, and kids. With most schools closed, summer camps canceled, and kids home, both parents and teachers are challenged with giving kids engaging and interesting activities. That’s why Atlas Obscura teamed up with Nomadic Learning, an online education company, to build a series of interactive lessons that take kids to amazing spots around the world, ask...

Steubenville Steelworkers Memorial in Steubenville, Ohio

May 18, 2020

This memorial shows a heavily clad steelworker sampling molten steel. It was created in 1989 by artist Dimitrios Akis, and moved from its original location near State Route 7 and placed across the street from the Steubenville Library in 2015. The memorial recalls the prosperous years of the the steel industry during the Second World War and the post-war era. The area’s steel industry has been in steady decline since the 1980s. Huge steel works in Steubenville and Weirton,...

Grzyb skalny w Zegartowicach (Zegartowicach Mushroom Rock)...

May 18, 2020

Poland is full of small hamlets and villages that are by some considered to be unremarkable. Some of these places have something that makes them notable, like Skrzyńsko Parish Church, the legendary home to a massive spider. Bigorzówka is another one of those places, mostly due to its notable mushroom-shaped rock. Mushroom rocks, sometimes called pedestal rocks, are geological structures that, over thousands of years of erosion, develop a wide top supported by a narrower base—not unlike a capped mushroom....

From Tending Sheep in the Sicilian Mountains...

May 18, 2020

When Lorenzo Reina picked up his phone on a sunny morning in December 2017, he thought it was a prank. “The voice on the other side said I had been selected for the Venice Biennale,” he says. “I thought it was a joke and hung up.” Two days later, he received an official email from Mario Cucinella, curator of the Italian Pavilion at the 2018 Venice Biennale of Architecture, stating that Reina’s work, an open-air theater called Teatro Andromeda,...

Bron-Yr-Aur in Machynlleth, Wales

May 18, 2020

On the outskirts of the quaint Welsh town of Machynlleth stands Bron-Yr-Aur, an 18th-century cottage famous for its associations with Led Zeppelin. The cottage was used as a holiday home during the 1950s by the family of young Robert Plant, who would become the band’s lead singer and lyricist. Despite its lack of running water or electricity, Plant eventually returned to the cottage with his bandmates in 1970. The retreat was designed as a respite after the band’s North...

The Lindens in Washington, D.C.

May 18, 2020

Hidden amid the affluent Kalorama neighborhood, home to several political heavyweights, is the oldest home in Washington, DC. However, the house was originally crafted far away from the city. Constructed during the 1750s, the home was designed for wealthy shipowner and merchant, Robert Hooper, who went by the nickname “King”. After Hooper lost the house to creditors, it changed hands several times over the next few generations. The house’s drawing-room was sold to the Kansas City Museum by a...

Museum of Ancient Wonders in Cathedral City,...

May 18, 2020

Located in a small shopping center, the Museum of Ancient Wonders is an unexpected surprise sandwiched between Big Lots and Bambino’s Pizza. When visitors enter this museum, they are instantly transported to epochs from centuries past. The space is larger than it appears, large enough to house 375 artifacts and fossils. Exhibits explore a wide range of subjects, from the life of King Tutankhamun⁠—to the creatures of the Mesozoic period. The King Tut exhibit features reproductions of the king’s...

René Lévesque Park in Montréal, Québec

May 18, 2020

It’s fitting that one of the first sculptures visitors encounter in René Lévesque Park is about feet. David Moore’s “Site/Interlude” consists of five colossal steel legs, each filled with rubble. Spaced along a path like a series of mysterious footprints, they beckon viewers further into the park. Sprawling and spacious, the park does require a lot of walking. At 1,500,000 square feet (140,000 square meters), it’s one of the largest outdoor sculpture gardens in Canada. Twenty-two monumental works by...

Bunkers in Staatswald in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany

May 16, 2020

In the 1950s during the Cold War, American forces constructed 28 above-ground bunkers throughout the Waldwald state forest. They were used as ammunition and supplies depots. Around 60 workers were employed to build the bunkers. Initially, concrete was mixed at the base camp and laboriously transported to the construction site. Later, a concrete mixing plant was set up at the site and concrete was pumped through long pipes into the formwork walls of the bunkers. After completion, the bunkers...

Collegiate Church of Pastrana Crypt in Pastrana,...

May 16, 2020

The Mendozas were one of the most powerful families during the rule of Spanish King Philip II. One figure that stood out amongst the family was Ana Hurtado de Mendoza de la Cerda, Princess of Mélito and Duchess of Pastrana, most commonly known as Princess of Éboli. At just 13, she married Portuguese noble Ruy Gómez de Silva, a favorite of the king. She was perhaps one of the more popular noble figures of the time. After his death,...

Numismatic Museum of Athens in Athens, Greece

May 16, 2020

Numismatics, the study of coins, is often crucial in the field of archaeology and anthropology, as money has been at the center of human life since its invention and offers insight into the ancient world. In Athens, Greece, there is a museum dedicated to numismatics and is home to one of the largest collections of ancient and modern coins in the world. Inside are well over 500,000 items, and not just coins, but also medals, dies, stamps, and other...

Eat Like a 19th-Century Shaker With This...

May 15, 2020

In 1888, a woman named Hester A. Pool recounted her visit to a Shaker village in Mount Lebanon, New York, in a periodical known as The Manifesto. While the community lived simply, Pool found herself marveling at the advancements within its kitchen, “a large handsome room fitted with every convenience” that left her “with the feeling of pity for the housewife who does her cooking in the ordinary way.” While Pool doesn’t describe everything she saw, it was not...

What Hubble Space Photos and Western Landscape...

May 15, 2020

If there were ever a good time to ponder the cosmos and our place in it, this is it—a moment when the preciousness of being alive is evident in the everyday. Exploring the wonders that lie beyond the Earth and the Milky Way offers an even broader context for that appreciation. Since the Hubble Space Telescope became a pivotal eye in the sky, three decades ago, it has provided astronomical photos of breathtaking beauty—like “Cosmic Reef,” recently released for...

The Leviathan in Plymouth, England

May 15, 2020

Plymouth has been an important port throughout its history. The city was key in England‘s fight against the Spanish Armada, as the invasion was first spotted by Sir Fancis Drake from Plymouth Hoe. It was also an asset to Britain in the Napoleonic Wars, Napoleon being held in Plymouth Sound for 10 days after his capture. Plymouth is defined by its proximity to the sea, and in recognition of the seas important role in their history, Plymouth houses a...

To Work Out Like a Samurai, Swing...

May 15, 2020

With gyms, pools, and spin studios around the world temporarily shuttered, it can be hard to find ways to exercise the way we used to. Atlas Obscura is taking this time to look back at different groups from history, to see what lessons they might have for working out in ways that help us maintain social distance. In feudal Japan there were few folks you’d want to cross less than a samurai. The military nobility of the country’s Tokugawa...

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