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The Batavia's Tale of Mutiny and Murder...

September 25, 2023

This article is from Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ecosystems. Read more stories like this at hakaimagazine.com. He knew the missing skeleton was here. Somewhere. It was 2014, and Daniel Franklin, a forensic anthropologist at the University of Western Australia, was on Beacon Island, a tiny patch of land off Australia’s west coast. The remains he was looking for belonged to a traveler who, in 1628, boarded the Batavia, one of the most...

Podcast: Twin Oaks

September 25, 2023

Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we visit a community in rural central Virginia that has been testing an interesting premise for decades—that maybe three, or four, or more parental figures are even better than two. This episode is part of a collaboration we did with Freakonomics. You can find a larger episode on this topic here. Our podcast is an audio guide to...

The Atlas Obscura Crossword: Throwing Shade

September 25, 2023

Atlas Obscura‘s weekly crossword comes to us from creator Stella Zawistowski and editor Laura Braunstein, members of Inkubator, which publishes crossword puzzles by women and nonbinary constructors. You can see more puzzles in their book, Inkubator Crosswords: 100 Audacious Puzzles from Women and Nonbinary Creators. 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!

Center of Google Earth Mural in Chanute,...

September 22, 2023

When you’re a kid, sometimes it feels like your home is the center of the universe. Well, in Chanute, Kansas, one Google software engineer named Dan Webb had the wherewithal to actually make that happen, and in turn, the town recognized his achievement through one of America’s oddest murals. The story actually begins with the work of a different engineer, Brian McClendon, who was a co-founder of the company that eventually became the basis of Google Earth. McClendon was...

Cueva del Indio in Viñales, Cuba

September 22, 2023

“Music is found everywhere in Cuba,” the guide said while climbing the stairs towards the entrance of Cueva del Indio, where an older gentlemen played the guitar. Past the entrance, there is a narrow trail curing around stalactite and stalagmites before coming to another set of stairs leading down to the water. A waiting boat takes visitors on a journey through the cave. The boat captain uses a laser pointer to point at a variety of geological features and their names...

Ghanta Ghar in Jodhpur, India

September 22, 2023

Nestled in the vibrant city of Jodhpur, Ghanta Ghar, the iconic clock tower, stands as a living testament to the city’s rich history and culture. Built by Maharaja Sardar Singh in the 19th century, the tower has been an integral part of the city’s bustling commercial hub and a timeless gathering place for locals and tourists alike. Its soaring structure, adorned with exquisite architectural details, exudes a majestic charm that captivates visitors and offers a glimpse into the royal...

To Save America's Native Bees, the Oregon...

September 22, 2023

Bee taxonomist Lincoln Best pulled a wooden box labeled “impressive bees” from the shelves that lined his lab at Oregon State University and carefully removed the cover. Inside, rows of shiny, green-blue bees filled the box’s inner compartments, each one pierced with a pin as if in a museum. They reflected the overhead fluorescent lights like jewels. “Osmia cobaltina,” Best says, plucking an amethyst-colored mason bee from the box. “It’s crazy, right? How can a bee be purple?” Native...

Paranormal Roadtripper's Nightmare Gallery in Somerset, Kentucky

September 22, 2023

Somerset, Kentucky has long been considered a nexus of the unusual, the unexplained, and the otherworldly. The mysterious phenomena that pervades this lakeside community in the foothills of Appalachia has been detailed in books, television, and film. Now Zach Bales, a teacher and paranormal investigator, has established Paranormal Roadtripper’s Nightmare Gallery in Somerset, Kentucky to highlight many of these legends. Bales has traveled the country collecting haunted objects like dolls, chandeliers, and whiskey bottles, along with movie memorabilia, Bigfoot...

Yamanoue Stele and Tumulus in Takasaki, Japan

September 22, 2023

There are only 18 examples of ancient stelae surviving from Japan’s classical antiquity, which roughly corresponds to the Early Middle Ages of the West. Located in the city of Takasaki, the Three Stelae of Kōzuke are the oldest of Japan’s stone inscriptions. The Yamanoue Stele, the oldest of the three, has stood on a lonely hill since 681, from the Asuka period. It bears the oldest known example of an inscription written in Chinese characters and Japanese grammar. The...

Rock in Road in McLouth, Kansas

September 22, 2023

The “Rock in the Road” is a landmark in McLouth, Kansas. This large boulder of very hard, pink Sioux quartzite sits in the middle of the intersection of South Granite Street and East Lucy Street. It was dragged by a glacier from distant outcrops in the upper Midwest and left behind as the ice melted thousands of years ago. This ancient glacial erratic is surrounded by asphalt because it was simpler to pave around the rock than move it.

7 Business Trip Trends For Hotels to...

September 22, 2023

Business travel is booming, with more and more people making at least one business trip every year. Is your hotel ready to take full advantage of the latest business trip trends? In this article, you’ll learn about the seven top trends in business travel in 2023. Read on to discover trends like bleisure travel, hybrid The post 7 Business Trip Trends For Hotels to Maximize Profit in 2023 appeared first on Revfine.com.

Memorial for Victims of the German Occupation...

September 22, 2023

The Memorial for Victims of the German Occupation stands at the southern end of Liberty Square. Built in 2014, it was meant to commemorate the Nazi takeover of Hungary that occurred on March 19, 1944. The memorial shows the archangel Gabriel, representing Hungary, being attacked by a Germanic eagle with the year 1944 on its ankle, set against a backdrop of broken columns. An inscription at the base of the monument reads, “In memory of the victims.” Jewish groups...

Welsh Sheep-Shearing Cake Is a Forgotten Pastoral...

September 22, 2023

Once a year—typically in the early summer, then occasionally again at the start of the fall—Welsh sheep farmers enlist the help of shearers and farmhands to help them for a special occasion: Shearing Day. In the midst of an arduous day of shearing sheep, the workers are rewarded with cups of tea, a spread of food, and cake. Shearing cake, or cacen gneifo (pronounced “c-ack-en guh-nigh-fo”) in Welsh, was traditionally made to celebrate Shearing Day. A simple, buttery sponge,...

The Micronations of Baffins Pond in Portsmouth,...

September 22, 2023

Baffins Pond is a small lake in East Portsmouth, it is bordered by a library, playground, and basketball court and is a nice place to relax and possibly walk your dog. The lake, home to plenty of ducks, geese, and swans, is also home to three islands in the middle of it. The quiet atmosphere of this small and tranquil nature reserve is not where you might expect to find an ongoing territorial dispute. In 2005, inspired by the...

The Blue Dome in Tulsa, Oklahoma

September 22, 2023

In the 1920s, Tulsa, Oklahoma, booming with oil money, built a thriving central downtown of glimmering gold-hued Art Deco buildings unlike those seen anywhere in the American West. However, one of the most striking buildings of this era was not a skyscraper at all, but rather a gas station designed to resemble the Hagia Sophia. A century later, this structure remains the center of Tulsa’s arts and nightlife scene, and the symbol of this offbeat and hardscrabble prairie city’s...

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