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Moffett Field Historical Society Museum in...

December 22, 2022

Aviation has been practiced in California since the early 20th century. However, this was not just airplanes but also a strong lighter-than-air division consisting of various types of blimps. The largest of these were the USS Arkon and Macon, a pair of nearly 800-foot-long flying behemoths, but also many smaller zeppelins and balloons were part of the fleet at the airfield. The history of these ships, the planes operated at the airfield, as well as NASA’s history, are all...

The George Washington University Museum and The...

December 22, 2022

One of the many hidden treasures on the urban campus of George Washington University is the multilevel, multifaceted Textile Museum. It includes three floors of textiles from different parts of the world, as well as a gift shop and an interactive textile lab. Exhibits include different types and styles of textiles from all over the world. Inside, there is a room of specially curated traditional Korean garments, cases of ornate headwear from all corners of the globe, dresses and...

History’s First Named Author Was a Mesopotamian...

December 22, 2022

In Atlas Obscura’s Q&A series She Was There, we talk to female scholars who are writing long-forgotten women back into history. History’s first recorded author was a woman named Enheduanna. Born sometime in the latter half of the 23rd century BC, Enheduanna was the high priestess of the ancient Mesopotamian city of Ur. It was a political role as well as a religious one; as the daughter of a powerful king, Enheduanna was no stranger to affairs of the...

Pen Hospital in Kolkata, India

December 22, 2022

Mohammad Imtiaz is a third-generation doctor who operates a small hospital in India. He is quite good at healing his patients—which happen to be fountain pens. For decades, Imtiaz has been repairing and selling fountain pens at his Pen Hospital in Kolkata. Situated in a narrow alleyway of Chowringhee Road in Esplanade, this one-of-a-kind hospital has been treating broken nibs and pen pistons since before India gained its independence in 1947. Fountain pen connoisseurs and vintage pen collectors in...

In Liberia, Christmas Is the Time of...

December 21, 2022

The Christmas season in Liberia is marked by the sounds of children singing and playing in the streets. Seasonal music plays a large role in cities such as the capital, Monrovia. Mae Azango, a Liberian journalist based there, says that children go from door to door singing Christmas carols and asking for candy. “I mean, the spirit is everywhere,” she says. “It’s an incredibly festive time.” Azango remembers the year she spent the holidays in the United States, and...

Empty Plinth of the Colston Statue in...

December 21, 2022

The year 2020 was historic, not just for the coronavirus pandemic taking a hold of the world, but also because of the Black Lives Matter protests. The protests were heard around the globe, and in the U.K., they were especially memorable in the city of Bristol. In 1895, a statue was erected in the city to commemorate the Bristol-born sea merchant and slave trader Edward Colston. Since the 1990s, many locals and organizations had been campaigning to get the...

2022 Was a Great Year for Mysteries

December 21, 2022

This year, Atlas Obscura went hunting for answers to some of the surprising mysteries that have perplexed historians, scientists, artists, and treasure hunters for decades. We found debunked urban legends (the truth was far weirder), a new plant species, a very important misspelling, and, possibly, at least one elaborate prank. The Strange, Awful Truth Behind Utah’s Eerie Stone Cross by Greg Christensen For decades a crudely constructed, 20-foot-tall cement and stone cross stood in a hollow on the northern...

Peebles Mural Project in Peebles, Scotland

December 21, 2022

This town has a small, yet inviting community filled with charm. High Street is the main artery of this vibrant village with its vast array of retail shops, cafes, and galleries. Off of this bustling thoroughfare are a series of alleyways and narrow streets. To the uninitiated, they conceal some of the town’s backstory and hidden treasures. Pennels Close is just one fine example of this phenomenon. This small passage was named after a shopkeeper by the name of...

Cannonball House in Edinburgh, Scotland

December 21, 2022

There is an axiom that goes something like this: “Never let the truth get in the way of a good story.” This could be applied to a circular metal orb embedded into the wall of a restaurant next to Edinburgh Castle Esplanade. Many tour guides will point out the cannonball to visiting tourists, and inform them that it was fired from the fortress during one of its many sieges. While it’s true that Edinburgh Castle was the scene of...

Souq Waqif Falcon Hospital in Doha, Qatar

December 21, 2022

Tucked in the popular Souq Waqif near the Falcon souk and off a side alley, little falcon footprints lead up to the entrance of a modern, non-profit animal hospital just for the prized falcons of Qatar. During peak falconry season, September to January, Souq Waqif Falcon Hospital treats up to 150 birds a day. First opened in 2008, Souq Waqif Falcon Hospital is a state-of-the-art facility with equipment to deal with issues from a chipped talon to a broken wing....

Doheny Mansion in Los Angeles, California

December 21, 2022

There’s this incredible house in Los Angeles that was once a part of one of the city’s first gated communities. Known as the Doheny Mansion, the house is now a part of the Mount St. Mary’s University campus. There were once around 20 large houses owned or lived in by wealthy families in the Chester Place and St. James Park area, about a mile from downtown Los Angeles. Many of the houses have been lost to time or demolished, but...

Aurora Hunters Capture the Wonder of the...

December 21, 2022

Across the Arctic, people have revered—and sometimes feared—eerie, shifting lights that arrived without warning in the night sky and never appeared the same way twice. Ancient explanations for the lights vary widely among the Saami, Tlingit, Vikings, and other northern cultures, changing from one fjord to the next and over centuries. The aurora borealis, or northern lights, have been described as the spirits of women who never married or of the stillborn; as restless, lonely souls of those who...

The Estonian Island Where Christmas Trees Become...

December 21, 2022

Every holiday season, a giant Christmas tree stands in the center square of Kuressaare, a town of about 13,000 people on the densely-forested Estonian island of Saaremaa. Come January, that mighty spruce topples over and lands in the cocktails of drinkers from Romania to France. This second life is all part of a local distillery’s mission to transform Northern European Christmas trees into tonics. The eco-friendly project was started by Estonian couple Maarit Pöör and Tarmo Virki. Pöör, an...

Gastro Obscura’s Favorite Cookbook Stories of 2022

December 20, 2022

Like cooks themselves, cookbooks are often keepers of historical records. Whether it’s recipes to survive a long, dark winter in Antarctica or to fuel a feminist revolution, the best examples of the genre often provide snapshots in time. Others speak to the current zeitgeist, including our current anxieties about the possible impending apocalypse. At Gastro Obscura, we’re all about using food to tell stories that go way beyond the kitchen, which is why these particular cookbooks and the people...

Our Favorite Environment Stories of 2022

December 20, 2022

At Atlas Obscura, we believe in wonder. Curiosity, too. They’re two of the better angels of our nature as a species. For thousands of years, human wonder and curiosity led our ancestors to explore, innovate, experiment, and adapt. And we need those traits now more than ever. In a year when headlines about the ongoing climate crisis could be dire and overwhelming, we took heart in meeting people around the world who are tackling these challenges with creativity, goodwill,...

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