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America’s First Game Warden Died Fighting for...
June 9, 2025
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In 1905, the sprawling estuaries of South Florida were a hotbed of sinister activity. Men with shotguns quietly skulked around the mangroves, marshes, and bays of present-day Everglades National Park, staking out rookeries of birds to kill and sell for their feathers. Plume hunting had just been outlawed, which made plumage all the more coveted. So the Florida Audubon Society hired a family man from the small town of Flamingo to be the region’s official bird guardian. Guy Bradley...

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A Supposedly Boring Mall I Might Actually...
June 7, 2025
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Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. Dylan Thuras: So you know, if you’ve been listening over the week, you will know that Lulu Miller of Radiolab and Terrestrials and I, Dylan Thuras of Atlas Obscura, we’re doing Bad Rap Week. We are talking about places and animals and people that have bad reputations and trying to find out the truth behind them. And today we’re going to the mall. And I grew up...

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Petwood Hotel Bouncing Bomb in Lincolnshire, England
June 6, 2025
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The now privately owned Petwood Hotel served as the base for the Dambusters, who developed the Bouncing Bomb during World War II. The bomb was unleashed on three German dams, destroying factories, power plants, railways, roads, and mines, and killing more than 1,500 people.  During the historic Dambusters Raid, the Bouncing Bomb skimmed across water before sinking to destroying two German dams in two attacks. This attack helped the Allies turn the war against the Germans. The quiet town of...

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RAF Harrington in Harrington, England
June 6, 2025
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RAF Harrington, the remains of which still stand on a piece of farm land, first opened in September 1943 and was originally intended for the No. 84 Operational Training Unit. RAF Harrington is considered to be the most intact of the 20 former Thor missile sites and is therefore an important piece of Cold War architecture. United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) Eighth Air Force and engineer battalions from the US Army converted the area for heavy bomber use in...

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Écomusée du fier monde in Montreal, Québec
June 6, 2025
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Opened in 1927, this bathhouse named Bain généreux was at the heart of a working class neighborhood. Back then, most residences in Montreal did not have access to a bath or a shower. In an effort to increase workers’ hygiene and to control illnesses, many public baths were opened throughout the city. Bain généreux distinguishes itself from other bathhouses, as it is the only one with Art Deco architecture. Designed by renowned architect Jean-Omer Marchand, the Bain généreux was...

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Village du Livre de Fontenoy-la-Joûte in Fontenoy-la-Joûte,...
June 6, 2025
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In this beautiful French village, every fourth or fifth house one walks past has been turned into a book shop. Book lovers, friendly locals, and campers enjoy the area’s love for literature, beautiful atmosphere, and access to trails.  The book shops have books and collectors magazines, old comics such as The Adventures of Tintin and so much more—including cafes for some. Fontenoy-la-Joute also has a beautiful church, children’s playground, basketball court, and plenty of areas for dogs to play. 

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Obelisk of Senusret I in Faiyum, Egypt
June 6, 2025
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Most of the world’s 30-odd surviving obelisks currently stand eroding in the rain in cities like Rome, Istanbul, Paris, and New York, having long ago been pulled down and floated across the sea by Egypt’s successive conquerors. Remarkably, the oldest obelisk of them all has never been moved from its original site. For nearly 4,000 years, the Obelisk of Senusret I has stood guard over what is now Cairo as cities and empires have risen and fallen around it. The...

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The Railway Museum (Spoorwegmuseum) in Utrecht, Netherlands
June 6, 2025
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From 1874 to the mid 20th-century, the Utrecht Maliebaan station connected the city of Hilversum to Lunetten, which is still in use today. Back then, Lunetten was only a station where passengers could transfer to a different train towards the city of ‘s-Hertogenbosch, as there was no entrance nor exit for pedestrians at the station. This route had very few passengers, especially as more stations nearby were introduced that connected the larger stations to each other. By 1939, Utrecht...

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The Mosaic of Andreina in Pratantico, Italy
June 6, 2025
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Far from the more touristic routes of Tuscany, the church of the Holy Spirit of Indicatore has recently become an attraction for mosaic mavens, art lovers, and curious travelers. The church was put on the map by an ongoing public art project that has transformed the local church into the largest mosaic endeavor in Europe. The Mosaic of Andreina (Il Mosaico di Andreina), a public art project started in 2009 by the artist Andreina Giorgia Carpenito, displays art fashioned from...

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The Allagash Abductions: This State Park’s Most...
June 6, 2025
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Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. Dylan Thuras: It was 1988, and all year, Jim Weiner had been having a terrible time sleeping. He was having nightmares, but these were not normal nightmares, because Jim said he felt like he was awake, almost like it was some kind of sleep paralysis. He’d wake up to the overwhelming sense that there was someone in the room with him. He’d hear a flurry of voices,...

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Dalat Railway Station in Dalat, Vietnam
June 6, 2025
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While train travel remains a common form of transportation in Vietnam, the Dalat Railway Station lived a short life—from just 1932 to 1968. However, the station is still a beauty. It’s easy to access and entry is about 10,000vnd (about $0.50). Inside the station, visitors can purchase ice cream, chidlren’s toys, and ticket to ride the train on a scenic, 7-kilometer journey to a nearby town, Trai Mat, and back. The station features both a modern engine and an...

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Top Tips to Keep Hotel Revenue Management...
June 6, 2025
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Question for Our Revenue Management Expert Panel: What are the most impactful ways to ensure a hotel’s Revenue Management team stays up to date with industry trends and best practices? (Question proposed by Diego Fernández Pérez De Ponga) Our Revenue Management Expert Panel Pablo Torres – Hotel Consultant The post Top Tips to Keep Hotel Revenue Management Teams Trained and Updated appeared first on Revfine.com.

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STRAAT in Amsterdam, Netherlands
June 5, 2025
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While Amsterdam is known for its museums of fine art, particularly the Rijksmuseum and the Van Gogh Museum, the art on display at STRAAT is far less conventional. Conceived of in 2015 and opened in 2020, STRAAT features the artistic works of a broad range of internationally-renown street artists. STRAAT is located within a former Netherlands Dock and Shipbuilding Company building that previously stood abandoned for decades, attracting taggers, before the facility was converted into a museum. Most of...

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St. Charles’ Church in Freetown, Sierra Leone
June 5, 2025
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After the United Kingdom passed the Slave Trade Act of 1807, Freetown in the new colony of Sierra Leone became the hub of British anti-slavery activity in West Africa. The West Africa Squadron of the Royal Navy would patrol the coast looking for illegal slave-trading ships and capture them, bringing them to Freetown to undergo the legal proceedings that would see the ship impounded and the captured Africans released. However, the Africans were not returned to their homelands. Instead,...

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