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Ribandar Riverside Viewpoint Cross in Velha Goa,...

December 12, 2023

Along a riverside road that connects Panaji to Old Goa, one passes across the town of Ribandar. Along this scenic road is a long stone wall along the road. At one point, there is a cross within an enclosed structure that faces the Mandovi River. The area behind the wall was once a gunpowder factory called Casa de Polvora. It was built by the then Viceroy Dom Francisco da Gama. According to historical sources, the factory was used to...

Sigmund Freud Statue in Worcester, Massachusetts

December 12, 2023

In 1909, Sigmund Freud spoke at Clark University in a series of five lectures, part of an International Psychoanalysis Conference organized by G Stanley Hall, a pioneer in Psychoanalysis and Clark University’s first president. Speakers alongside him included Carl Jung and Emma Goldman. What makes it even more interesting, however, is that this was the only place Freud ever spoke in the United States, and these lectures were spoken in German with no translation. Despite the language barrier, the...

The Road to Tara Museum in Jonesboro,...

December 12, 2023

Explore the enduring allure of one of the highest-grossing movies of all time, Gone with the Wind. In addition to small collection of original costumes and props, as well as reproductions of several of Scarlet O’Hara’s dresses, from the 1939 film, this modest museum dives into Civil War history of Jonesboro. While the film has a complicated legacy, the museum makes a point of celebrating the accomplishments of Butterfly McQueen and Hattie McDaniel, who paved the way for many other...

The National Toy Train Museum in Ronks,...

December 12, 2023

Model trains have been popular ever since there were trains, ranging from children’s toys to the painstakingly detailed working models of dedicated enthusiasts. Such models remain popular today, with legions of devotees. And children’s train sets, of course, also remain ubiquitous. Nonetheless, the heyday of toy trains was probably in the mid-20th century, before the competition from video and computer games. The electric train set, simulated smoke pouring from its electrically powered “steam” locomotive, was a childhood icon in...

Convent of the Discalced Carmelites in Velha...

December 12, 2023

While the Churches and Convents of Old Goa have been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, among this vast complex there are a few lesser-known monuments as well. To the east, there is a small secluded hill. A road leads to the top of the hill where ancient ruins exist. This building was called the Convent of the Discalced Carmelites. According to experts, it was designed in 1619 by the Carmelites from Italy, who were looking to establish a...

Falcone and Borsellino and Mafia Victims Memorial...

December 12, 2023

Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino were Italian prosecuting magistrates who inflicted great harm on the Sicilian mafia and by way of revenge, an attempt to stop further harm and, probably, as an example to others, both were killed in separate explosions a few months apart in 1992. In Falcone’s case, the explosion was so great that it registered on the national earthquake monitoring system. Such was the public outrage at these assassinations a photograph of the two colleagues in...

James Whitcomb Riley Boyhood Home in Greenfield,...

December 12, 2023

James Whitcomb Riley, the acclaimed “Hoosier Poet,” wrote approximately 1000 works of dialect and children’s poems over his lifetime—most famously creating the source material for the Little Orphan Annie media franchise. Riley was born in 1849 in the town of Greenfield, Indiana, the third child of state politician Reuben Riley and his wife Elizabeth. The earliest days of his childhood were spent at the nearby Brandywine Creek, later referenced in his poems “The Old Swimming Hole” and “A Barefoot...

The Biodiversity of India's Siang Valley Rediscovered...

December 12, 2023

Armed with a walking stick, Priyadarsanan Rajan tackled a challenging 45-degree slope in the beautiful but rugged Siang Valley, within India’s northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh. He was several miles deep in the remote Mouling National Park, traversing steep terrain while enduring relentless rain, leeches, and blood-sucking flies. Halfway up the hill, under a rock, he found a strange creature: a long, rich brown, worm-like animal with no eyes, about two dozen pairs of legs, and long antennae. Unsure...

Podcast: Knoxville Weather Kiosk

December 12, 2023

Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we visit what may be the last weather kiosk in the United States. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, these kiosks once allowed people to check the latest weather forecasts—before the rise of the television weather forecast. Our podcast is an audio guide to the world’s wondrous, awe-inspiring, strange places. In under 15 minutes, we’ll take you to an incredible...

Explore the Strange Roots of Holiday Traditions...

December 12, 2023

We at Atlas Obscura cherish our annual holiday traditions, but amid the charm, confusion, delight, and stress of the season, we also rejoice in the unexpected and the odd. This December, we explore surprising holiday customs, foods, places, gifts, and more. Join us for some festive storytelling in Holidays With a Twist, including tales about strange Christmas ornaments, the history of artificial Christmas trees, monsters who accompany Santa Claus, a nutcracker that traveled to space, and more. Plus find...

The Whimsical, Nostalgic Appeal of Becorns

December 11, 2023

A typical day in David Bird’s life begins with an idea for a story and then leads to scavenging through his backyard in Rhode Island for twigs, acorns, and pinecones. These foraged elements are the building blocks for his Becorns: woodland creatures that he brings to life with creativity, experience in toy design, and just the right amount of hot glue. Twigs become arms and legs, acorns pose as heads, petals decorate skirts, and mushrooms sit like hats. Then...

The Woman Putting a West-Coast Spin on...

December 11, 2023

Outside, only a few crimson leaves cling to the gnarled branches of the Japanese maple trees. Inside the Portland Japanese Garden’s modern tea room, glass walls show the forest giving way to winter. The setting may feel like something out of the Japanese countryside, but this oasis is some 5,000 miles away, nestled in a lush hillside in northwestern Oregon. In the 1960s, the city of Portland converted an old zoo into a 12-acre garden as part of an...

Lügenmuseum in Radebeul, Germany

December 11, 2023

Before being set free in the interior of the museum visitors are greeted with a cup of tea. The staff explains that the Lügenmuseum, or “lie museum,” is dedicated to telling lies in service of the truth. They tell a fictional origin story for the museum, namely that a little girl from a wealthy family decided to create the museum in the late 1800s and that her collection was rediscovered and put on display here. Inside visitors will find...

Before Drinking Coffee, People Washed Their Hands...

December 11, 2023

In the 15th century, a compelling new drink became the talk of the Near East. Called qahwa in Arabic, it was none other than coffee. But people in the region had been using coffee long before that. Only, not as a drink. Jeanette Fregulia, in her 2019 book A Rich and Tantalizing Brew: A History of How Coffee Connected the World, cites recent archaeological findings by an American-French team that establish “an ancient botanical origin” for Arabica coffee in...

Try These West African Spices in Your...

December 11, 2023

THIS ARTICLE IS ADAPTED FROM THE DECEMBER 9, 2023, EDITION OF GASTRO OBSCURA’S FAVORITE THINGS NEWSLETTER. YOU CAN SIGN UP HERE. If there’s one thing about the holiday season that gets me down, it’s everything tasting like cinnamon. It’s not that I hate cinnamon, exactly; I just don’t like how it hogs the spotlight in fall and winter when there are so many interesting spices from around the world that are underutilized in sweets and beverages this time of...

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