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Suceviţa Monastery in Sucevița, Romania

September 27, 2023

The Sucevița Monastery is a must-visit destination for anyone who loves history, art, and architecture. Sucevița (“The Church of the Resurrection”) is an Eastern Orthodox convent located in northeastern Romania. Founded in 1581 by Bishop Gheorghe Movila and expanded by Prince Ieremia, the monastery boasts a fortress-like appearance with high walls and defensive towers. According to a local legend, the stone used to build the monastery was transported in an ox-drawn cart by a single woman who was attempting to repent for...

Longhorn Cavern in Burnet, Texas

September 27, 2023

This limestone cave in central Texas was carved by a river that has long since dried up. Now known as Longhorn Cavern (because the wide mouth in its ceiling caused several unsuspecting longhorns to fall to their deaths), the subterranean site has been used by humans for thousands of years. There is evidence that parts of the cave were used to mine materials for arrowheads and other weapons and tools. During the Civil War, Texans mined the caverns for guano...

National Holocaust Monument in Amsterdam, Netherlands

September 27, 2023

The Dutch national memorial for the victims of the Holocaust and the Porajmos commemorates the estimated 102,000 Jewish victims from across the Netherlands who were arrested by Nazis during the German occupation of the country. The monument also remembers the 220 Roma and Sinti victims. Visitors wander through corridors made out of red brick walls. Inscribed on each of these bricks are the alphabetically ordered names, dates of birth, and ages at death of a victim of the Holocaust. These victims were deported and killed in...

Crystal Ball Cave and Bates Family Ranch...

September 27, 2023

In Juab County, Utah, there is a natural cave that rivals man-made architectural wonders. This limestone and feldspar cavern was once filled by Lake Bonneville. Since 1956, the Bates family has curated the attraction for the Federal government and offers guided tours from their nearby ranch. The story goes that the father of the family was out looking for his sheep in the hills and chanced upon a narrow opening in the rock. He uncovered a massive cavern that...

Münster Reaction Ferry in Basel, Switzerland

September 27, 2023

One of four “reaction ferries” that cross the Rhine in Basel, the Münster Ferry carries passengers between Grossbasel to Kleinbasel, relying on the current to do so. The ferries were once common along the Rhine between the 1600s and 1800s, before being gradually replaced by bridges. Now, the Basel ferries are the only ones that remain in operation on this river. The ferry is attached to a cable that joins the two riverbanks, and moves as the river current...

Is There Sunken Treasure Beneath the Treacherous...

September 27, 2023

Just off the coast of Astoria, Queens, at the confluence of the Harlem and East Rivers, is narrow tidal channel. Hell Gate. Its fast currents change multiple times a day and it used to be riddled with rocks just beneath the surface. Even today, visitors to Randall’s Island Park can see the swirling churn and watch pleasure boaters struggle through. American author Washington Irving wrote an essay about it: “Woe to the unlucky vessel that ventures into its clutches.”...

The Milky Way's Heart Is Disappearing—For Now

September 27, 2023

Atlas Obscura’s Wondersky columnist Rebecca Boyle is an award-winning science journalist and author of the upcoming Our Moon: How Earth’s Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are (January 2024, Random House). She regularly shares the stories and secrets of our wondrous night sky. For people in the Northern Hemisphere, time is running short to see the lavender haze of our home galaxy’s heart. We have just a few weeks of chances left before...

Interview with CEO Alexander Edström of Atomize

September 27, 2023

In this article, we’ll be interviewing Alexander Edström of Atomize. In his position as CEO, Alexander has led the development of lean revenue management software for hoteliers on the cutting edge. It is based on the latest innovations in price automation – offering technology that relieves the pain of setting prices manually. The post Interview with CEO Alexander Edström of Atomize appeared first on Revfine.com.

Rock Falls in Sicily Island, Louisiana

September 27, 2023

Deep within the JC Sonny Gilbert Wildlife Management Area stands Louisiana‘s tallest waterfall, a staggering 17-foot drop down a rock face surrounded by a thick hardwood forest covering the steep Sicily Island Hills. The short Rock Falls Trail is adequately marked, although there’s not much of a trail to follow, down a hillside, then through lush woods. The trailhead is on a gravel road about a mile or so further north.

Silver Bow Twin Drive-In in Butte, Montana

September 26, 2023

This drive-in movie theater has been in operation since 1977, showing new releases on twin projector screens. The projection booth and concession stand were originally built as part of a nearby drive-in theater in 1943 and relocated after its closure. There is no formal street address and a dirt road entrance.

'The Bench of the Lovers' in Turin,...

September 26, 2023

“The Bench of the Lovers” or “The Lampposts in Love,” is located in the beautiful Valentino Park and and was created by the artist-gardener Rodolfo Marasciuolo, a municipal gardener. Sitting on the bench with the lampposts, visitors can see the various wildlife around the park.

Steps to Nowhere in Concord, New Hampshire

September 26, 2023

Former president Franklin Pierce once had a home here, but the building was destroyed during the 1980s. After the death of President Abraham Lincoln in 1865, an angry mob gathered here to demand an answer as to why Pierce was not flying an American flag in memoriam to the slain president. There is a small granite marker detailing the significance of the site. All that is left of the home Pierce inhabited until his death in October of 1869,...

Kokudō Station in Yokohama, Japan

September 26, 2023

Almost unchanged since its completion in 1930, Kokudō Station is popular among enthusiasts of urban exploring areas outside of Tokyo, Japan, even though it remains in operation. Named after the Keihin Kokudō (today National Route 15), the station is served by Tsurumi Line and used by some 1,500 passengers daily. Getting off here, you’ll find that the platforms are nothing unusual, but descend the steps into the dark, lonely concourse and walk into a world stuck in a different...

Bridge Music in Poughkeepsie, New York

September 26, 2023

Bridge Music is the work of composer Joseph Bertolozzi, who recorded sounds of bridge surfaces (including the suspension ropes, railings, girders, and conduit) being hit with various mallets. The resulting 11-track album contains no sounds outside of what was recorded using the Mid-Hudson Bridge itself, a Hudson Valley suspension bridge in Poughkeepsie, New York. (Bertolozzi was actually born in Poughkeepsie.) The audio installation is experienced from listening stations that house 12 buttons (one for each track of the album...

'Save Iraqi Culture' in Baghdad, Iraq

September 26, 2023

In 2010, a bizarre sculpture was unveiled in the Mansour district of Baghdad, Iraq. Designed by renowned sculptor Mohammed Ghani Hikmat, it depicts a muscular giant supporting a Sumerian-style cylinder seal, which is broken at the base and toppling, using all his five arms. When deciphered, the cuneiform on the cylinder seal reads “writing began here” in reference to the Mesopotamian civilization’s role in the development of writing systems. Commissioned by the mayor of Baghdad, it was part of the...

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