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The Quest to Reacquaint Japan With Its...

February 16, 2022

It’s early December, and somewhere on a mountain on the Japanese island of Shikoku, there’s a citrus tree laden with golden-yellow fruit, each one no larger than a kumquat. There aren’t many of them in the wild. This one might have grown from a large seed, dropped by a bird feasting on the fruit of its cousin from elsewhere. These rare trees cannot survive unless their surroundings are just right, with plenty of sun, space, well-drained soil, and warm...

Berend Botje Statue in Zuidlaren, Netherlands

February 16, 2022

Every Dutch child will know at least some of the lyrics to Berend Botje and his adventures in Zuid Laren and America. To commemorate this, the titular town constructed a statue in his honor. The song is a very old one, thought to date back to the early 19th-century, and refers to a young man called Botje who fled his mandatory military service for Napoleon’s army by sailing away forever. Since then, many different versions of the song have...

The Curious Case of Colonial India's Breakfast...

February 16, 2022

“By an Indian breakfast by no means must be understood that simple bread, tea, and butter, which compose an English one.” Edward Fane, the nephew of the British General Sir Henry Fane, devotes a lot of time to describing breakfasts in his memoir of their travels through India, then a British colony, in 1858. Describing the morning meals of local English families, he notes that they include meat and fish and eggs, as well as “the eternal curry and...

Pandemic Bridge at Porter's Island in Ottawa,...

February 16, 2022

Built in 1894 by Dominion Bridge Company, this defunct bridge still connects Porter’s Island to St. Patrick Street. It remains a rare example of a multi-span, pin-connected truss bridge in Ontario. Ottawa’s first major outbreak of smallpox was reported in 1871. When the existing hospital infrastructure was deemed unsuitable for patient isolation, Porter’s Island became the new location. In 1894, an isolation hospital and bridge were constructed. While the bridge remained intact, the hastily-built hospital fell into disrepair and...

Koninklijke Wachtkamer Amsterdam Centraal in Amsterdam, Netherlands

February 16, 2022

According to protocol, the royal family should never be left waiting. But sometimes waiting is unavoidable, like at a train station where it might prove impossible to reschedule all incoming trains to accommodate the royals. In such a case, the wait should be as comfortable as humanly possible. The royal waiting room of Amsterdam Central Station is the perfect example. The entirety of the central station is designed by the architect P.J.H. Cuypers in 1881, five years after he...

List of the Biggest European Hotel Brands...

February 16, 2022

When seeking employment within the hotel industry, it can be important to find the right hotel brand for your tastes, needs and preferences. Of course, for job seekers who are either based in Europe or hoping to move to Europe for work, this means gaining an understanding of the best European hotel brands to focus The post List of the Biggest European Hotel Brands to Work For appeared first on Revfine.com.

John Muir Statue in Lemon Cove, California

February 16, 2022

In Lemon Cove, California, not far from Sequoia National Park, a roadside statue pays tribute to a man who was instrumental in the birth of America’s national park system. This wooden statue of John Muir was carved in 1989 by artist R.L. Blair. Born in Scotland in 1838, Muir moved to Wisconsin in 1849, at the age of 11, and found his way to the Yosemite Valley in 1868. His writing about the landscape and environment helped inspire President...

Hesperus Peace Park in Durango, Colorado

February 16, 2022

In the center of the campus of Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado lies a peaceful garden. Beautiful concrete paths are lined with trees and plants, leading to a central courtyard. Throughout the day, mule deer come by to nibble at the variety of plants throughout the garden. The plants themselves are mostly endemic to the region and grow sustainably, providing a uniquely local experience. Hesperus Park was named in honor of the nearby town of Hesperus, the original...

Naval Cemetery Landscape in Brooklyn, New York

February 16, 2022

The Brooklyn Navy Yard has a long and storied history as a place where great ships such as the USS Monitor and the USS Maine were designed. Traces of its industrial past are evident, from the dry docks to the various factories and storehouses. But the area also housed a naval hospital that contained its own cemetery from 1831 to 1910. As many as 2,000 men were laid to rest there during this time period. The cemetery was shut down once it...

Skull Rock (Cleft Island) in Wilsons Promontory,...

February 16, 2022

Skull Rock, formally known as Cleft Island, is a small, but remarkable granite island that sits among the Anser group of islands off the southwest coast of Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, Australia. The island lies within the Wilsons Promontory National Park. Due to the position of the island, high winds and ancient waves have carved out a fascinating 130-meters wide, 60-meter tall cave that sits in this hollowed-out cavern. The rugged formation can be seen from the coast, but it...

Kokomo Railroad Watchman Tower in Kokomo, Indiana

February 16, 2022

The Kokomo Railway Watch Tower is a two-story-tall remnant from an often overlooked time in American history. Before automated traffic lights were widespread, small towns like Kokomo implemented around a dozen of these physically manned towers. Inside, a railway worker could manually change the traffic lights, lower and raise guard rails, and report incidents to local police. The tower was built around the 1930s, but its official end of use is unknown. Kokomo itself did not have automated traffic...

Nensi the Leganés Monster in Leganés, Spain

February 16, 2022

When the owners of a new mall decided to decorate the access roundabout, they commissioned the famous sculptor Eladio de Mora (better known as “dEmo”). The artist planned a big fountain and a play on words: Leganés, like Lago Ness, and its monster. The fountain is kidney-shaped, with palm trees rising around it and two monstrous creatures at the center. The artist chose a local comic character, “Nensi” and took a sea serpent as a model, rather than the...

Podcast: Extreme Travel with Dave Seminara

February 16, 2022

Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, host Dylan Thuras speaks with Dave Seminara, author of the book Mad Travelers, about extreme travel and the people who love it. 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...

Welcome to the Bread Lab

February 15, 2022

It has all the trappings of a commercial kitchen: stainless steel work tables, rolling racks of stacked trays, clear containers full of grains and flour. But the apron-clad people busily weighing ingredients and shaping loaves aren’t restaurant chefs; they’re scientists. This kitchen is part of the Bread Lab. An outpost of Washington State University in western Washington’s Skagit Valley, the Bread Lab is quietly and methodically staging an agricultural revolution. Its focus is breeding, testing, milling, and baking with...

National Building Arts Center in Sauget, Illinois

February 15, 2022

Fields of ironwork, piles of brick, and rows of stone slabs and ornaments, along with a research library stacked with books, patents, blueprints, and sketches make up the collection of the National Building Arts Center (NBAC), the largest collection of building arts in the United States. On a recent tour of the Center, director Michael Allen described it as “one part memory palace and one part curio cabinet.” Supplemented by thousands of artifacts donated by the Brooklyn Museum in New...

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