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Goldney Grotto in Hotwells, England

November 13, 2023

In the Clifton area of Bristol is Goldney Hall, a grand mansion built in 1724 and currently used as one of the University of Bristol’s dormitories. Its gardens are home to an orangery, a gothic tower, a mysterious Hercules statue, and a shell-lined grotto, often considered the finest example from the 18th century. The Goldney Grotto, as it is commonly known, was created circa 1739 and designated as a Grade I listed building by English Heritage. The centerpiece of...

Castello Piccolomini in Balsorano Vecchio, Italy

November 13, 2023

From the 1960s to the 70s, Italy was quite notorious for its horror cinema, serving as a haven of excessive gore, Gothic aesthetics, and every shade of macabre. Particularly popular was the giallo genre and its unholy trinity—Mario Bava, Lucio Fulci, and Dario Argento of Suspiria fame—but it was also the heyday of exploitation, B-movies, cheap slashers, and erotic mysteries. Many of such Italian horror movies were set in a bleak old castle on the hilltop, where a mad scientist...

In Ohio, Ancient Mounds and Earthworks Gain...

November 13, 2023

This story was originally published on The Conversation. It appears here under a Creative Commons license. Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks in Ohio was added to UNESCO’s list of World Heritage sites on Sept. 19, 2023. The eight mound complexes that received this designation are spread across central and southern Ohio and were built between the beginning of the common era and the 12th century. The mounds are marvels of Indigenous science and astronomy, which helped Native Americans organize everything from...

The Biology Teacher Resurrecting Germany's 500-Year-Old Mite...

November 13, 2023

In the mostly rural Burgenlandkreis county, just southwest of Leipzig in Germany, a tradition of making cheese using millions of live mites dates back at least 500 years. Today, there is only one commercial maker of Milbenkäse left: Würchwitzer Milbenkäse Manufaktur, a two-man operation founded in 2006 by Helmut Pöschel, a retired biology teacher, and Christian Schmelzer, a theologian. “After the Wall came down, there were only a small number of people left producing mite cheese. Helmut then kept...

Podcast: Café 't Mandje

November 13, 2023

Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we’re in Amsterdam, learning about a badass woman who championed queer folx and provided a safe haven throughout World War II via her quirky bar in the red light district. MORE: Schedule a visit of Cafe ‘t Mandje with Badass Tours, which runs tours in Amsterdam focusing on women’s history, LGBTQ+ history, BIPOC history, and Jewish history, as...

The Atlas Obscura Crossword: Area 51

November 13, 2023

This Atlas Obscura–themed crossword comes from independent crossword constructor Brendan Emmett Quigley. He has been a professional puzzlemaker since 1996, and his pieces have appeared in dozens of publications. He’s also a member of the Boston Typewriter Orchestra. You can solve the puzzle below, or download it in .pdf or .puz. Note that the links in the clues will take you to Atlas Obscura pages that contain the answer. Happy solving!

B2B Hotel Marketing Tips and Strategies for...

November 11, 2023

Question for Our Hotel Marketing Expert Panel Growing a loyal customer base and retaining customers is essential for hotels, but how is it best achieved for the B2B market? How do B2B and B2C strategies differ? What are your top tips for success? Our Marketing Expert Panel The post B2B Hotel Marketing Tips and Strategies for Building Loyalty appeared first on Revfine.com.

Diamond Jim's Liquor Store Sign in Anchorage,...

November 10, 2023

For over 50 years, travelers heading south out of Anchorage towards the Kenai Peninsula have passed a road sign advertising t-shirts, underwear, and other “Hardcore Alaskan Gifts.” Diamond Jim’s Liquor Store is gone, but the sign that remains was the subject of a years-long standoff involving the Federal Highway Administration, the Alaska Department of Transportation, three Alaskan elected officials, and small business owner Mary Lou Redmond. After a devastating earthquake struck Portage, Alaska in 1964, Diamond Jim’s Liquor Store...

Your Personality Depends on Which U.S. State...

November 10, 2023

Does where you live have any bearing on the kind of personality you have? Science says yes, and these maps show how. But which science is that, exactly? It sounds like something cooked up after hours in the back alley between the geography and psychology departments. When this rogue discipline becomes respectable enough to get its own lab, it will need its own name. The Nascent Field of Geopsychology “Psychogeography” is already taken—basically, it’s a fancy term for “walking...

Shrine of Saint Margaret Clitherow in York,...

November 10, 2023

In the city of York, the district known as the Shambles, is well known as one of Europe’s best-preserved 14th-century shopping neighborhoods. The closely packed wooden buildings line meandering cobblestone lanes, where shops, cafes, and taverns appeal to the tastes of the modern traveler. But if you’re looking for an authentic medieval interior, you may want to wander over to number 35 Shambles. Here you’ll find a sanctuary dedicated to one of the city’s most revered former citizens. Though the...

Los Luceros Historic Site in Alcalde, New...

November 10, 2023

Nearly 1,000 years ago, the unassuming spot next to the Rio Grande River was home to the ancestors of today’s Tewa residents of Ohkey Owingeh Pueblo (meaning “Place of the Strong Ones”). The ancient pueblo, Po’yege, is an archaeological site now, but the legacy of the Strong Ones lives on. The people of Ohkey Owingeh, located just downriver from Los Luceros, was one of the first sites to resist Spanish colonization and cruelty in the 1680 Pueblo Revolt. (The...

Peavey-Haglin Experimental Concrete Grain Elevator in St....

November 10, 2023

Perhaps the most unusual and notable source of inspiration for European architects was the lowly grain elevator. These hulking structures and their unique features caught the attention of European architects. Walter Gropius, a prominent figure in the International Style movement and founder of the Bauhaus, compared American industrial buildings, including grain elevators, to the “work of the ancient Egyptians” in their overwhelming monumentality. This concrete tower rising outside a kitchenware manufacturer in a Minnesota suburb may seem unremarkable at first...

Usera Panda Bear in Madrid, Spain

November 10, 2023

FOR YEARS, Madrileños in search of exceptional dim sum and duck have gone to Usera, a diverse neighborhood that functions as the cities unofficial Chinatown. Over time, all kinds of businesses with have flourished in the area, from Cantonese-style bakeries and hair salons to supermarkets and car repair shops. The links between the city of Madrid and its ever-growing Chinese community became even stronger back in November 2022, when this statue dedicated to the panda bear was unveiled in...

The girder of peace in Madrid, Spain

November 10, 2023

During the Spanish Civil War (1936-39), the Telefónica building, which played a key role in telecommunications, on the Gran Vía in Madrid was a frequent target of air raids. While the building itself was successfully hit, there were also a number of bombs and mortar shells that fell in the surrounding area, missing their target by a few meters. One of those mortar shells ended up across the street in a building that currently is a hotel. The mortar...

City Pillar Shrine in Bangkok, Thailand

November 10, 2023

At the astrologically auspicious time of 6:45 a.m. on April 21, 1782, a pillar containing the horoscope for the city of Bangkok was erected in a ceremony opposite the northeast corner of the Grand Palace. Most Thai cities have one of these pillars, called a lak mueang, which provides a home for the city’s guardian spirits. Bangkok’s original pillar is made from a four-meter tree truck carved at the top to resemble a lotus flower. It is believed to have...

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