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Jackie Robinson Mural in Montreal, Québec

December 8, 2023

Jackie Robinson is a baseball legend and civil rights icon, known for breaking major league baseball’s longstanding color barrier while with the Brooklyn Dodgers. However, before Jackie became known as #42, he was #9, as a member of the Montreal Royals, an affiliated minor league franchise. Jackie Robinson’s season in Montreal is immortalized in a Boulevard Saint-Laurent mural. When Branch Rickey signed Jackie Robinson, he had played for one post-war season with the Kansas City Monarchs. Signing a Black...

Mandarado Burial Grottoes in Kamakura, Japan

December 8, 2023

Kamakura, the medieval capital of Japan, is set in a “natural citadel” facing the sea and surrounded by wooded hills in all other directions. As there are sandstone cliffs everywhere, it developed a unique style of tomb called the yagura, an artificial grotto where the ashes of the deceased are buried, alongside Buddhist effigies and funerary pagodas. Approximately 3,000 such burial caves are known today, both big and small, and a number of “yagura clusters” can be found all...

Covetes dels Moros in Bocairent, Spain

December 8, 2023

Just over 50 “windows” carved into an almost sheer rock face at the Fos Ravine, just outside Bocairent in the Valencia region of Spain. They open out into as many, interconnected “rooms” behind them. For many years, the origins of these windows were unclear. The earliest proposed origin was that they formed the cells of a Visigoth monastery, though recent research suggests this is unlikely. Since about 2016 they are generally identified as granary stores of Berber origin. (You...

Statue of Mary Dyer in Boston, Massachusetts

December 8, 2023

Within downtown Boston there are no shortage of statues and sculptures dedicated to historic figures. Some are built to honor national figures while others commemorate prominent local community members. Most are for people and events of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, but there is one location constructed in remembrance of a woman from Boston’s earliest days in the 17th century. This woman’s ordinary background and low status within society should’ve shielded her from scrutiny, but she would leave...

Les Laboirs in Luxembourg, Luxembourg

December 8, 2023

Les Laboirs is a throwback to the time before washing machines. Before this technology was created, and before commercial laundries, this was where the residents of Pfaffenthal would bring their dirty laundry. Residents would gather here to do laundry and exchange gossip. This washing well was supplied by the fountain Théiwesbur, lying to the left of St. Matthew’s Church. Théiwes is the old Luxembourgish name for Matthew, the patron saint of Pfaffenthal, a quarter in central Luxembourg City. In...

Wonder Is Everywhere: Avian Love, Medieval Myths,...

December 8, 2023

Wonder is everywhere. That’s why, every other week, Atlas Obscura drags you down some of the rabbit holes we encounter as we search for our unusual stories. We highlight surprising finds, great writing, and inspiring stories from some of our favorite publications. An Unexpected Avian Love Story by Terrence McCoy, Washington Post For more than two decades, Romeo and Julieta have met each day at the edge of the aviary in the Rio de Janeiro Zoological Garden. Romeo, a...

Podcast: The Super Museum

December 8, 2023

Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we visit the Super Museum, a small midwestern museum dedicated to all things Superman. Located in Metropolis, Illinois, the museum has embraced what it means to be the namesake hometown of one very famous superhero. 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...

Last-Minute Gifts for Curious People

December 7, 2023

It’s been said that procrastinators are simply optimistic. We have faith that timing will work out, never mind that we set our clocks to be 10 minutes fast and see train schedules more like guidelines. So in the spirit of goodwill toward all perpetually late people, the editors at Atlas Obscura believe in you to fulfill your gift-giving promises … even if that means clicking “Subscribe” on the morning of December 25th and passing it off like you’ve been...

The Phantom Island That Haunted 16th-Century Newfoundland

December 7, 2023

Gales of wind gust in and out like the breath of an enormous beast as the storm begins on Quirpon Island, just off Newfoundland‘s northernmost tip. The rain comes in sheets, soaking the isle’s emerald mesas and pebbling the icebergs that float offshore. Other than the lonely lighthouse warning sailors from the jagged fangs off the island, Quirpon is barren. Except for the lighthouse’s caretakers and the odd visitor to the Quirpon Lighthouse Inn, none have willingly stayed on...

Herds of Mysterious ‘Glacier Mice’ Baffle Scientists

December 7, 2023

In 1950, Icelandic researcher Jón Eyþórsson came across a gathering of fuzzy green puff balls, the size of small gerbils, scattered across Hrútárjökull Glacier in the southeast of the country. Curiously, the mossy balls weren’t attached to the ground, and many were green on all sides, indicating they must slowly turn so that the entire exterior sees the sun at some point, theorized Eyþórsson. That fall, he wrote a letter to the editor of the Journal of Glaciology. “I...

Sussex Tavern at Rabbit’s Ferry House in...

December 7, 2023

When you visit Lewes, Delaware, you’ll make it about four seconds before learning from a sign or local that the town is the first town in the first state in the United States. With historical ties like that, it’s only right that the Lewes Historical Society celebrates in style. On the first Friday of each month, Rabbit’s Ferry House, on the LHS’s Shipcarpenter Street campus hosts a drinking experience fit for a Founding Father. Rabbit’s Ferry House itself has...

George Parkman House in Boston, Massachusetts

December 7, 2023

Located at the edge of Beacon Hill and directly across from Boston Common, the George Parkman looks almost identical to many other buildings in the area. There isn’t even a plaque indicating its historical association, but this unassuming home has a dark history. It once belonged to the victim in one of the most sensationalized murder trials of the 19th century, which also revolutionized the field of forensic science. George Parkman was a Boston Brahmin and a member of...

Hotel Innovations; Different Ways to Revolutionize Your...

December 7, 2023

Hotel Innovations Hotel innovations refer to adopting new technologies, services, and practices in the hospitality industry to enhance guest experience and operational efficiency. These innovations are important as they keep hotels competitive, increase guest satisfaction, and drive the industry forward with cutting-edge solutions in a rapidly evolving market. Key Takeaways Mobile Check-In and Check-Out: Enhances The post Hotel Innovations; Different Ways to Revolutionize Your Hotel Business appeared first on Revfine.com.

Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum & Visitor Center...

December 7, 2023

Babe Didrikson shattered both records and glass ceilings during her athletic career. During the 1932 Olympics, she walked home with a silver and two gold medals in track and field. Although she passed away at the age of 45 after a battle with cancer, she accomplished an astonishing amount during her lifetime. Didrikson won 82 professional and amateur golf championships, leading ESPN and Sports Illustrated to later crown her the “Top Woman Athlete of the Twentieth Century.” In addition...

'El Barrendero' in Madrid, Spain

December 7, 2023

One of the most surprising statues in Madrid is this 2001 statue of the street sweeper in action. This is one of those statues that one could easily pass by and ignore due to its realism. Going up from Puerta del Sol in the direction of Lavapiés, visitors will always meet the same character halfway: the humble street sweeper from the Plaza de Jacinto Benavente. The statue was a token of gratitude from the mayor of Madrid who wanted...

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