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Barrel Arch Bridge in Lorton, Virginia

April 19, 2022

This bridge was built in 1946 by imprisoned laborers from the nearby Lorton Workhouse using bricks made in their brickyard. It is the only structure of its kind in the state of Virginia. Known as voussoir arch bridges (so named for the wedge-shaped or tapered stones used to construct arches) or barrel arch bridges (due to the resemblance to the inside of a wooden barrel), this complex building style is among the strongest and most durable forms. (One of the oldest...

Verde Canyon Railroad in Clarkdale, Arizona

April 19, 2022

In Clarkdale, Arizona, a train line offers a chance to experience beautiful landscapes and a vintage railroad experience all in one. The Mogollon Rim, made famous by numberless Westerns from Zane Grey onward, is a prominent escarpment that runs roughly east to west through much of central Arizona. It is the southern erosional edge of the Colorado Plateau, a large area of generally flat-lying strata that hosts many of the Southwest’s most iconic national parks. Along the Mogollon Rim...

Me Little Brudder Memorial in Creeragh, Ireland

April 19, 2022

Just outside the car park of the Kilkee Cliffs, lies a sweet memorial to John Holmes who slipped and fell to his death in 2004. The memorial contains three brass plates with a perfectly crafted ode to John, a loved son, brother, and father These cliffs have been described as the Cliffs of Moher without the barriers. It’s a beautiful view along the Wild Atlantic Way, a route along Ireland’s western coast with miles of unspoiled land and stunning...

Big Sycamore Tree in Worthington, Indiana

April 19, 2022

Is this the largest Sycamore Tree that ever grew in Indiana? In the United States? It’s hard to say with complete certainty, but this one would be in the running for that title. In the Worthington City Park is a gazebo containing a limb of that tree. The tree was originally located along the river bottoms in Highland Township, but was placed here after it fell to a storm. The sign on the tree reads: “A limb from the...

Geteilte Kirche am Kreuzbichl (Divided Church) in...

April 19, 2022

If you attend a service in the small Roman Catholic church Sankt Maria in the Liesertal north of Gmünd in Carinthia, you might find that the pastor has to pause the sermon for an unusual reason: A road runs through the middle of the church. While the pastor preaches his sermon in the sanctuary on the east side of the road, the churchgoers sit in the building on the opposite side of the road. As early as 1443, a...

Statue of Abraham Lincoln at Lytle Park...

April 19, 2022

Charles P. Taft, brother of former U.S. President William Howard Taft, hoped to honor another former commander-in-chief but instead caused a controversy that found its way the halls of the U.K. Parliament. Taft commissioned American sculptor George Grey Barnard to sculpt an 11-foot-tall statue of Abraham Lincoln as a gift to the city of Cincinnati in 1917. But rather than basing his work on airbrushed photos and idealized paintings, Barnard sought out life masks of Lincoln’s face from before...

Skissernas Museum in Lund, Sweden

April 19, 2022

Founded by art historian Ragnar Josephson in 1934, the Skissernas Museum at Lund University focuses mainly on the sketches and preparatory drawings produced for public art, offering visitors a unique look at the creative process of contemporary art. Housed in the university’s former gymnastic hall, the museum contains a variety of artworks in different media, from modern Swedish sculptures to early 20th-century drawings by such famed artists as Henri Matisse, Sonia Delaunay, and Diego Rivera. It’s the largest collection...

Podcast: Gnomesville

April 19, 2022

Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we learn about the thousands of kitschy lawn gnomes that have taken over an Australian roundabout. 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 their stories. Join us daily, Monday through...

Horatio Alger House in Natick, Massachusetts

April 18, 2022

It looks like any other house you’d find in a normal neighborhood and hundreds of people drive by it every day. However, this little house in Natick also called the Parsonage has an interesting story and is actually designated as a National Historic Landmark by the U.S. government. Horatio Alger was a prolific author of young adult novels during the 19th century. Through books like Ragged Dick, Luck and Pluck, and Tattered Tom, he helped popularize the “rags to riches”...

Vénus de Quinipily in Baud, France

April 18, 2022

The Vénus de Quinipily is an enigma. Carved out of granite, this ancient statue of a naked goddess stands tall in front of a dilapidated fountain at 2.2 meters (7.2 feet) in height. Although believed to have been created around 49 B.C. and erected at the Roman camp, its origins are yet to be known. Popular theories have it that it may be an effigy of the Anatolian mother goddess Cybele, or the major Egyptian goddess Isis, or some...

Pine Creek Tungsten Mine in Scheelite, California

April 18, 2022

Pine Creek is a prominent canyon of glacial origin draining eastward from the Sierra Nevada outside Bishop, California. Metamorphic rocks, including tungsten-bearing marble, are exposed in the upper part of the canyon. The deposits were discovered during World War I, and—despite the exceedingly difficult access and often savage wintertime conditions—mining began right at the end of the war. Tungsten is a strategically significant metal, due to the extremely hard alloys it makes with steel. However, demand collapsed with the...

Canopy Soil Is an Exciting Frontier in...

April 18, 2022

The Hall of Mosses, a looped hiking trail in Washington State’s Hoh Rain Forest, is known for a kind of otherworldly lusciousness. Vibrant ferns line misty paths. The roots of centuries-old trees tangle around each other, forming miniature mazes. Most spectacularly, soft moss coats the towering Sitka spruce trees, drooping in fringed curtains from the branches. It’s awe-inspiring, but there’s more wonder in store. “When you look up, you see that beautiful green drapery,” says Korena Mafune, a soil...

'Spirit of the Marathon' in Hopkinton, Massachusetts

April 18, 2022

In Hopkinton right next to the local Weston Nurseries is a statue of two men. Many people drive by and see it every day but probably don’t give it a second thought. The placement of a statue at a busy intersection right next to a nursery may seem odd, but it’s deliberately located at the one-mile mark of the Boston Marathon and is dedicated to one of the event’s great underdog stories. In the statue, the man pointing the...

The Powerful Symbolism of Ukraine's Easter Bread

April 18, 2022

THIS ARTICLE IS ADAPTED FROM THE APRIL 16, 2022, EDITION OF GASTRO OBSCURA’S FAVORITE THINGS NEWSLETTER. YOU CAN SIGN UP HERE. It’s hard to imagine celebrating Easter, a holiday of spring and rebirth, in the middle of a war. But in Ukraine, bakers are still making their Easter breads with pride and defiance. Here’s just one example. Zavertailo, a sourdough bakery near St. Michael’s Cathedral in Kyiv, is still baking paska for residents, in both classic fruit-studded and chocolate...

Fashion Island Wind Chimes in Newport Beach,...

April 18, 2022

Most regular shoppers at Fashion Island pass by the Macy’s wall, barely noticing the bells, perhaps enjoying the melodic sounds. However, the newcomer, or one less intent on making their way into the outdoor mall, may wonder why there is a wall full of huge bronze bells on a mid-century department store building. The Macy’s building (originally Robinson’s) was designed by the modernist architect, and Oscar winner, William Pereira. It was built in 1967 along with the rest of...

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