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Mackenzie Castle in Genoa, Italy

March 13, 2024

This remarkable building in Genova, northern Italy, was designed by Gino Coppedè at the instigation of Scottish businessman Evan Mackenzie. This insurance magnate was a “hands-on” client and the form of the building as we see it is owed much to the changes of mind and requests made by Mackenzie during the building phase. Much of the interior woodwork was produced by a firm owned by Coppedé’s family. After its completion in 1905, it remained a family home for...

The Fierce Female Warrior Who Fought Tasmania’s...

March 13, 2024

Excerpted and adapted with permission from Unruly Figures: Twenty Tales of Rebels, Rulebreakers, and Revolutionaries You’ve (Probably) Never Heard Of by Valorie Castellanos Clark, published March 5, 2023 by Chronicle Books. All rights reserved. Like many Indigenous peoples’ stories, those of Tarenorerer were dismissed by colonizers. Large swaths of her record are lost to time. Even her name is often obscured by the name white enslavers gave her: Walyer. It’s hard to say why they changed her name to...

Podcast: Introducing Sound Detectives from LeVar Burton

March 13, 2024

Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we hear a snippet of a new show from LeVar Burton called SOUND DETECTIVES—a funny, engaging, and thought provoking podcast that invites elementary school-aged kids to explore the magic and mystery of sound. Equal parts fun and informative, SOUND DETECTIVES encourages listeners to engage with the sound mysteries that surround us, while unlocking the door to people and...

Bėgių Parkas (Railway Park) in Vilnius, Lithuania

March 13, 2024

This free-to-enter park and museum, right next to the Central Station in Vilnius, is home to many historic locomotives, railcars, and wagons. There is also a collection of railway infrastructure and artifacts. Information boards explain the various models and other items. On a disused platform next to the tracks, there is also a small play park for children. It is not possible to go into the trains, but some have steps so you can look inside.

Birds Mosaic in Caesarea, Israel

March 12, 2024

This open-air mosaic is from the Roman/Byzantine era and is free to visit. The floor of the ancient villa looks perfect despite the time it was buried underground. Mosaics include various types of birds and a collection of other animals. The mosaics are located near Caesarea National Park and include sweeping views of the Mediterranean Sea.

Philly Typewriter in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

March 12, 2024

Philly Typewriter, the largest typewriter company in the world, is housed in a surprisingly small brick-and-mortar shop in the heart of south Philadelphia. While humble in size, this shop is home to over 1,300 machines spanning 130 years of history. Visitors can drop in any time the shop is open to tour the workshop and type on restored typewriters without paying a dime. Typewriters are also for sale, and restorations are available for machines of all kinds (though the...

Cutting-Edge Tech Could Spare America’s Unwanted Chickens...

March 12, 2024

What’s the average lifespan of a male chicken on an industrial egg farm? Usually, it’s only one day. Since the eggs on grocery store shelves are unfertilized, “you don’t need a rooster for the egg to be produced,” says John Brunnquell, founder and CEO of free-range egg producer Egg Innovations. As a result, Brunnquell explains, “in the United States, virtually 100 percent of all male chicks are euthanized at one day old.” It’s a harsh reality of the American...

The Respected Oxford Professors Who Say They...

March 12, 2024

On a hot August afternoon in France, 1901, Miss Elizabeth Morison and Miss Frances Lamont, on holiday from England, took a trip to visit the Palace of Versailles, a former royal residence some twelve miles west of Paris. “We went by train,” they would later recall, “and walked through the rooms and galleries of the Palace with interest.” But it was not to be the pleasant day out that the ladies had anticipated. As they started to explore the...

Gruta de las Maravillas (Cave of Wonders)...

March 12, 2024

Under the city of Aracena lies a complex of caves, carved over millions of years by the forces of nature. Formations resembling chandeliers and curtains adorn the walls of the enormous galleries. Since the earliest documentation of the Gruta de las Maravillas in the 19th century, 2,130 meters (6,988 feet) of this cave system have been mapped, and about 1,400 meters (4,593 feet) of the cave are open to the public. The waterways throughout the Gruta de las Maravillas are a...

Silchester Eagle in Reading, England

March 12, 2024

On October 9, 1866, Reverend J. G. Joyce discovered a bronze sculpture of an eagle during the excavation of a ruined Roman basilica at the Calleva Atrebatum site in Silchester, England. Damaged and wingless, it appeared to have once been part of a bigger statue. As the artifact was found in a layer of charred wood, archaeologists theorized that it might have been one of the lost aquilae, the sacred eagle figurines of the Roman legions, and had been buried...

To Study the Sun's Corona, Scientists Have...

March 12, 2024

This story was originally published on The Conversation. It appears here under a Creative Commons license. For centuries, astronomers have realized that total solar eclipses offer a valuable scientific opportunity. During what’s called totality, the opaque moon completely hides the bright photosphere of the sun, its thin surface layer that emits most of the sun’s light. An eclipse allows astronomers to study the sun’s colorful outer atmosphere and its delicate extended corona, ordinarily invisible in the dazzling light of...

Every Time They're Found, Underwater Volcanoes Just...

March 12, 2024

I have not been to the bottom of the ocean, but I’ve spoken to a fair number of scientists who have, and no two chronicle the experience in the same way. I think the most memorable comment came from a seafloor geologist, who described the slow descent into the abyss as akin to “being an astronaut in reverse.” That stuck with me—the thought of heading into the watery underdark, enclosed within a cramped capsule, frequently enveloped in an eerie...

Podcast: The Lighthouse Keeper

March 12, 2024

Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we go to Fayerweather Island, off the coast of Connecticut, and get the story of Kate Moore, one of the first recorded woman lighthouse keepers. Over several decades, she poured her heart and soul into a task and defied common expectations of what a keeper should be. Our podcast is an audio guide to the world’s wondrous, awe-inspiring,...

How the 1878 Eclipse Almost Killed the...

March 12, 2024

Millions of North Americans are expected to (carefully!) turn their eyes to the sky on April 8 to witness a total eclipse of the Sun that will cross North America from shore to shore. Eclipse madness has taken hold. But while such anticipation can be thrilling, it can also be dangerous. In fact, during a solar eclipse in 1878, the fervor to witness the event almost cost the nation arguably its most influential meteorologist. In 1878, crowds from all...

'Total Eclipse of the Heart' Was Almost...

March 12, 2024

When Bonnie Tyler’s husky, powerful “Total Eclipse of the Heart” hit the radio in 1983, rock ballad fans around the world fell in love. In the United States, it peaked at number one on the Billboard’s Hot 100 list. To anyone not privy to the details, the song seems like a fairly straightforward musical success. But for one musician, the history of the tune, which was written by composer Jim Steinman, is as torn as the dark love ballad’s...

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