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Into The Deep/En lo Profundo Exhibit at...

December 18, 2023

We know more about the surface of Mars than we know about the deep sea, you may have heard people say. That’s not just NASA bragging. While the deep sea is the largest ecosystem on the planet, we know very little about it. It was once thought to be completely devoid of life, which couldn’t be further from the truth. But because the deep sea is frigidly cold, totally dark, and, well, deep, it’s extremely difficult to access. The...

Into The Deep: The Journey to Bring...

December 18, 2023

Far, far below the surface of the ocean, stretching deeper than sunlight can penetrate, deeper at points than Mount Everest is tall, is the largest and most mysterious ecosystem on the planet: the deep sea. The water there is nearly freezing, the pressure enormous. Light is either scarce or completely absent. For much of human history, this punishing environment was thought to be completely devoid of life. It’s only in the last century and a half that scientists have...

Orto Botanico di Roma in Rome, Italy

December 18, 2023

Rome is antiquity, divinity and Buon appetito. And Rome is crowds, graffiti, and exhaust fumes. But a trek through the Orto Botanico di Roma is a respite, where an unhurried stroll through the quiet greenery instills calm. With its visual and olfactory pleasures, Orto Botanico more than holds its own with Rome’s more popular park destinations like the elegant Villa Borghese, itself a worthy (and free) destination, and the pricey Vatican gardens tours. Covering just under 30 acres, the Orto...

Bunk’Art 2 in Tirana, Albania

December 18, 2023

Bunk’Art 2 is the second phase of a project aiming at preserving the memory of the communist era. While Bunk’Art (aka Bunk’Art 1) focuses on the history of the communist army, Bunk’Art 2 presents the history of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and its secret police, Sigurimi. Hence, conceptually, Bunk’Art 2 sits between Bunk’Art (1) and the House of Leaves, complementing both. Bunk’Art 2 is set in the very heart of Tirana, surrounded by several ministries, the town hall,...

Legacy of the Lakes Museum in Alexandria,...

December 18, 2023

“We’re going up north to the lake.” It’s a common phrase heard every summer across the Land of 10,000 Lakes, and for many families, boat culture is synonymous with being a Minnesotan. At the Legacy of the Lakes Museum in Alexandria, Minnesota, this cultural heritage is preserved and explained to Minnesotans and visitors alike. The museum began in the 1990s as a shared concept among a group of locals who loved restoring classic boats. There was a desire to...

How Ginger, Cinnamon, and Nutmeg Became Winter...

December 18, 2023

This story was originally published on The Conversation. It appears here under a Creative Commons license. Regardless of how you celebrate end-of-year holidays, food is probably central to your winter festivities. And a trio of spices—cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger—feature in many dishes and drinks and are an unmistakable part of the scent profile we associate with the holiday season. As a plant scientist, I was curious to know how these spices, grown in the tropics, became so closely associated...

Podcast: Old City Hall Station

December 18, 2023

Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we take a detour for a glimpse of what some call New York’s worst kept secret—a train station that’s been shut down and sealed away for nearly a century. 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 site, and along the way you’ll...

The Atlas Obscura Crossword: Dry Run

December 18, 2023

This themed crossword comes from Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikel, who grew up in Xi’an, China, before moving to the United States in 2001. She’s the author of Sip & Solve Easy Mini Crosswords. 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 may contain the answer. Happy solving!

Christianity Is Disappearing in England, As Seen...

December 15, 2023

October 25, 2022 has been called Britain’s “Obama Moment”: On that day, Rishi Sunak became the country’s first ever non-white Prime Minister. But Britain’s current head of government represents an even bigger change. As a practicing Hindu, Sunak also is Britain’s first non-Christian PM. And although Sunak won his post via an internal poll among Conservative Party Members of Parliament rather than a general election, on that last point at least his tenure is timely and symbolic. Because, as...

Old Dutch Mill in Smith Center, Kansas

December 15, 2023

A reminder of Kansas’s early pioneer days and the waves of immigration that defined American expansion, the Old Dutch Mill in Smith Center, Kansas is a link between Old World Europe, American farm life, and the rise of historic preservation in the 20th century. The mill’s story begins far from Kansas. Charles G. Schwarz was born in Grauenhagen, Germany, in 1840, and moved to Kansas in pursuit of work in 1873. Although promised a job, he and his family...

How Christmas Murder Mysteries Became a U.K....

December 15, 2023

In a family house beside a loch in Argyll, Scotland, just northwest of Glasglow, Andreina Cordani holds up the hard copy of her latest novel, The 12 Days of Murder. The cover looks like it’s wrapped as a Christmas present, with red and gold baubles framing the title, and the ‘M’ of Murder dripping down the page. The novel centers around a university reunion in a Scottish glen where seven members of the school’s murder mystery society come together...

Frog Garden Fountain in Hanoi, Vietnam

December 15, 2023

Just off the lakeside square dedicated to the statue of Emperor Lý Thái Tổ stands a worn-out monument colloquially known as the Frog Garden Fountain. It’s a rectangular stone pillar standing on a pool decorated with sculptures of frogs and dragons, unassuming but somewhat whimsical. It appears to be of no particular note at a glance, but it hides a little secret from the French Colonial era. Installed in 1901, the fountain is the oldest surviving one in the city. It...

Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis, Minnesota

December 15, 2023

By most standards, at 53 feet, Minnehaha Falls is a small waterfall. But what it lacks in height it makes up for in its fantastic setting, its natural beauty, and its accessibility. It has been a popular tourist destination since the 1800s when riverboat tours of the upper Mississippi became fashionable. Made famous in Longfellow’s epic poem (he never actually visited) the falls are the main feature of the Minnehaha Park, which is run by the Minneapolis Park and...

Make Italy’s Christmas Snake Cake

December 15, 2023

In May of 2023, Natasha Contardi of Montreal, Canada, found a decades-old scrap of paper among her grandmother’s belongings with a handwritten Italian recipe on it. Her grandmother, suffering from dementia, no longer recognized the recipe, so Contardi posted photos on Reddit asking for help with the translation. Not only did the online community translate the recipe, they revealed the food mystery behind it. Originally written down by a great-aunt of Contardi’s, the recipe was for serpentone, a traditional...

Meet Turoń, Poland's Dancing Bull-Beast of Winter

December 15, 2023

Travel back a century or so, to a chilly winter night. Christmas has come and gone, and New Year’s Eve is on the horizon when a group of carolers approach your door. They’re dressed as figures from the Nativity. Elated, you welcome them. Then you notice a terrifying stranger among them: a tall creature with musky-smelling hair, silver bull horns, and a snapping jaw pierced with nails. He dances and jumps to the music, sometimes pouncing on children. Meet...

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