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Árbol de la Sidra in Gijón, Spain

January 20, 2023

Asturias, in the north of Spain, is well-known for sidrerías, which pour bone-dry cider, often from great heights for dramatic effect. Each August, the city of Gijón celebrates with its Cider Festival To mark the occasion in 2013, this homage to the region’s favorite boozy beverage was unveiled in the Gijón Marina. This tree’s glinting, green branches are made up of 3,200 glass cider bottles. The number of containers is the equivalent to the annual glass consumption of 100...

Museum of the National Bank of Belgium...

January 20, 2023

Be it run by a bank or mint, a money museum is not an uncommon concept across the globe, but on the whole such institutions tend to be neglected by a majority of tourists and locals alike. What’s there to expect, after all? A collection of coins and banknotes and nothing more, right? Well, that is pretty much true, but one also must consider how many forms money can come in—and its history. The Museum of the National Bank...

Castle of Montearagón in Quicena, Spain

January 20, 2023

Located a top of a hill and built in the 11th century, this Romanesque half castle and half abbey watch all over the city of Huesca and the surrounding areas. It was designed by Sancho Ramirez, king of Aragón and Pamplona, to aid in the conquest of the city of Huesca from the moors, after the Reconquista. The castle lost its military function but remained an abbey for 750 years until Spanish confiscation in the 19th century. In the...

Pune Nagar Vachan Mandir in Pune, India

January 20, 2023

In the heart of Pune, near the shopping area of Tulshibaug, there is a beautiful white building on the main road. The building has European-style arched windows and a balcony overlooking the thoroughfare below. This building houses the Pune Nagar Vachan Mandir, the city’s oldest public library which dates back to the 19th century. Historically, Pune has always been known as a center of learning and has encouraged intellectual discussions throughout the ages. Institutions of knowledge have received support...

Church of St. Augustine in Velha Goa,...

January 19, 2023

Among the various churches in Old Goa, there is a large collection of ruins near the western side of the historic site. Half a church spire rises into the sky, towering over the lush green surroundings. All around the tower are crumbling arches, stone walls, and ruins of what was once one of the largest churches in Goa. These are the ruins of the Church of St. Augustine, which was built between 1597 and 1602 by Augustinian Friars who...

The Intrepid, Furry Explorers Who Mapped Antarctica

January 19, 2023

In the archives of the British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge, England, there is a green metal box, a miniature filing cabinet with two drawers filled with rarely seen 5-inch by 8-inch index cards, most bearing the picture of an adorable dog. These are the employment records of the hundreds of sled dogs that worked on behalf of Great Britain in Antarctica from 1945 to 1994, and each one tells the story of an intrepid, furry explorer in a dangerous...

Bishop Rosendo Salvado Statue in Subiaco, Australia

January 19, 2023

The Bishop Rosendo Salvado Statue is an interesting public sculpture made of bronze that commemorates the life of the Benedictine monk, Dom Rosendo Salvado Rotea. Situated in the Perth suburb of Subiaco, the work was created in 2011 by local Australian artist Greg James who has built a reputation for his eye-catching work, many of which have become iconic landmarks across the city. The statue was commissioned by Ear Science Institute Australia and is situated in a prime position on Salvado...

The Duck Brigade Behind a Farmer's Plentiful...

January 19, 2023

Every summer, a pack of ducks roams a six-acre rice farm in Vergennes, Vermont. They wade through rice paddies, nibble at undergrowth, and waddle across fields. They’re not just part of the idyllic landscape; they’re working, performing the essential tasks of fertilization and weed control. The ducks are part of a Japanese agricultural technique known as aigamo, and their Vermont home resembles flooded rice paddies found in eastern Asia, particularly those of Japan’s Miyagi prefecture. It may seem random,...

This Tiny Island Was Settled Thousands of...

January 19, 2023

Nobody knows who made the ancient pottery that washes up on St. Phillips Island, a remote 4,600-acre wonderland nestled between Beaufort, SC and Hilton Head Island. The artifacts are plentiful here, appearing along hiking trails, beaches, and the island’s only road that cuts through thick, undisturbed jungles between the marsh and the sea. The impenetrable jungle terrain coupled with the strict conservation efforts of St. Phillips has prevented extensive archaeological examinations of the island. The barrier islands of South...

Tim Hortons No. 1 in Hamilton, Ontario

January 19, 2023

When National Hockey League player, Miles Gilbert “Tim” Horton, opened this first branch of his first eponymous restaurant in Hamilton, Ontario, on May 17, 1964, no one would have imagined that his name would become as synonymous with Canada as maple leaves, poutine, and hockey itself. Today, the franchise has grown into Canada’s largest fast-food chain, with over 5,000 locations in 15 countries. Horton was a Canadian ice hockey defenseman who played professionally for the Toronto Maple Leafs, New...

Chamizal National Memorial in El Paso, Texas

January 19, 2023

Rivers have frequently made convenient borders between neighboring groups. But what happens when years and years of erosion and shifting weather patterns cause a river to change its course? What happens when someone builds a dam or irrigation controls that alter the river’s path? It had been a nearly universally-practiced convention that with the gradual and natural changes to a river over the course of many years, the boundary also gradually moves, but that sudden or man-made alterations would...

Podcast: Tulcán Municipal Cemetery

January 19, 2023

Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we visit the Jose Maria Azael Franco Guerrero cemetery in Tulcán, Ecuador, a topiary anomaly and a lush, green paradise for the dead. 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 meet some fascinating people and hear...

Were These Giant Carved Stones Used to...

January 18, 2023

One crisp winter day in 2004, Uran Pelushi was walking along the banks of the Vivo, a creek in the Seggiano Valley in southern Tuscany. Unexpectedly, he noticed an object jutting from the leaf-covered earth. At first, it resembled one of the many charcoal-colored tuff rocks that cover the ground in the area. But as he cleared away the weeds around it, a more complex structure started to emerge. What he uncovered was a mossy stone that had been...

Ghorpade Ghat in Pune, India

January 18, 2023

Historically, across Indian cities, ghats were built along riverbanks. Ghats are broad flights of steps that lead down to the riverbank for daily activities and rituals. In the center of Pune, along the banks of the Mutha river, one can see an old, almost fort-like stone structure on the riverbank. This structure is called Ghorpade Ghat. It is flanked by four bastions, a nagarkhana (a drum chamber), two circular rooms, and a flight of wide steps leading down toward...

Il Giardino Fantastico di Fiorenzo Pilia in...

January 18, 2023

Hidden next to a regional road close to Cagliari, this sculpture garden is the brainchild of artist Fiorenzo Pilia. The garden is an allegorical tale of Mother Earth, and what is at stake when nature is thrown out of balance. The world’s religious and political forces often bring imbalance to the organic flow of events. Pilia had no formal artistic training when he began creating sculptures in the early 90s, at 60 years old. He owned an orchard outside the village...

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