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Announcing Atlas Obscura's Upcoming Book: Wild Life!

March 13, 2024

Have you ever asked yourself how loud fish can get, or which birds are the best architects? Have you been itching for a list of the world’s most notable trees, a map of impressive migrations, or a guide to exactly which of the planet’s animals are fluorescent? Are you curious about the best place to meet a tent-making bat, an enormous stick insect, the world’s largest fungus, or a rare ghost dog? We have great news for you: There’s...

Inscriptions on the Pavement of Huertas Street...

March 13, 2024

El Barrio de Las Letras is located in the center of Madrid and is considered one of the most important locations in the city from a literary perspective. Some of Spain’s most respected writers lived in the area, from Lope de Vega and Miguel de Cervantes to Federico García Lorca. To celebrate, the Madrid town hall included several famous quotes from said writers on the pavement of Calle Huertas. The inscriptions have letters made of brass and are embedded in...

Church of the Good Shepherd in Lake...

March 13, 2024

During the day, this church offers stunning views of Lake Tekapo and New Zealand‘s Southern Alps. When it was constructed in 1935, the church was intended to blend in with its surroundings. It was built with local stone, and any rocks that happened to be located in the wall line were left whole and incorporated into the building. The surrounding matagouri bushes and other plants were also left undisturbed. Because of its location on the shores of the famously...

In Mesopotamia, Being 'King for a Day'...

March 13, 2024

The eclipse is coming. Preparations are underway, and everyone is buzzing with anticipation. You are getting anxious. It is early June, in the year later known as 763 B.C. You are a prisoner of war in Nineveh, the capital of the Assyrian Empire, and you have good reason to be afraid. The Assyrians worship the Sun God, the Moon God, and other sky deities, so a total eclipse of the Sun—even though you are not quite sure what, exactly,...

Andy Gump Statue in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin

March 13, 2024

In Flat Iron Park, next to the bustling tourist center of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, stands an unusual statue of a mustachioed cartoon character, looking out over the grand lake with one foot propped up on a globe. That character is Andy Gump. Although unknown to many, Gump was the first daily newspaper comic strip character. He first appeared in the Chicago Tribune in 1917. His creator, Sidney Smith, was a resident of Lake Geneva. According to the very first...

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...

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