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Nola's Iris Garden in San Jose, California

February 11, 2022

In the hills above San Jose, amongst twisty roads and the occasional grazing cow, a magnificent flower garden blooms every spring. Nola’s Iris Garden is a gorgeous place to visit while out on a drive, with a whole parking lot set up for visitors to gawk at gorgeous ruffled flowers in every color from brown to tangerine. But while it’s open to the public during the bloom, the garden is actually more of a working farm, where the owners...

Maison du Charolais in Charolles, France

February 10, 2022

Visitors to this museum are invited to meet their meat, specifically the Charolais cattle breed that is the pride of the region and a source of high-quality beef in France and beyond. For that reason, you’ll see Charolais cattle in fields along the drive to the Maison du Charolais, as well as at the interactive museum itself, which aims to show the production process (from grass to beef) and the regulations surrounding the breed, from the size of the stables to...

Plumb Beach in Brooklyn, New York

February 10, 2022

Brooklyn is famous for the trifecta of beaches at its southern end: Coney Island, Brighton Beach, and Manhattan Beach. However, just a little further east is a secluded area run by the National Parks Service that offers access to the same waters and view, but without the crowds. The area is known as Plum Island, probably because of the plums that once grew on this collection of mudflats and saltmarsh. The island was a popular stopping point for sailors,...

The Most Lavish Mesopotamian Tomb Ever Found...

February 10, 2022

In the late 1920s, deep in the southern Iraqi desert, British archeologist Leonard Woolley uncovered the most lavish Mesopotamian tomb ever discovered. The 4,500-year-old skeleton was draped in gold and precious stones. Golden rings decorated each finger, a golden-looped belt lay across the waist and a golden headdress with intricately wrought leaves and standing flowers adorned the head. Three more bodies, presumably servants, accompanied the royal skeleton. But the resplendent grave goods are not the only reason the discovery...

Audiorama Parque España in Mexico City, Mexico

February 10, 2022

The busy Condesa neighborhood is home to a run-down park with the best-kept secret in the place. A bamboo fence hides within Parque España a small secret garden that functions as an audiorama. The principle of audiorama is to enjoy relaxing music or sounds that are played inside. At the entrance, a trunk with books welcomes visitors who want to enjoy reading in one of the garden’s many seating options. There are tables, benches, and swings to enjoy the garden. In...

Museum of Historic Annapolis in Annapolis, Maryland

February 10, 2022

Ever seen a 250-pound wooden acorn, a Pulitzer Prize, ceramics from a wealthy Black family’s home in the post-Civil War South; or buttons from a Revolutionary War uniform? They’re among the scores of unique objects, photos, and stories on display at Annapolis: An American Story. The exhibit connects the story of Annapolis as one of the birthplaces of American liberty to its role in the Civil Rights movement and the Naval Academy. The several exhibits are a quick tour...

Jokelan Tiilitehdas Brick Factory in Jokela, Finland

February 10, 2022

Jokelan Tiilitehdas is a historical brick factory founded in 1874. Inside, visitors are free to explore the romantic industrial building and enter a long brick oven designed in 1930. The once-mighty factory is open for visitors during the summer, when it operates as a museum, cultural center, and bar hosting live music, theater, and art exhibitions. The founding location of the factory was no accident as the land is rich in clay and was located along the very first...

Brooks Mansion in Washington, D.C.

February 10, 2022

This Greek revival-style house was built on a 246-acre plantation in an area known today as Brookland. It changed ownership several times and has served several purposes since its construction in the 1830s. The location has operated as a boarding house, an academy, and a women’s shelter to name a few. It’s currently the Headquarters for the Public Access Corporation for the District of Columbia (DCTV). The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975,...

The Shelter Cocktail Lounge in Tucson, Arizona

February 10, 2022

Many places are described as time capsules, but few live up to the description like The Shelter in Tucson, Arizona. This dive bar has served thirsty Tucsonans since 1961, and despite the passage of time, it’s as funky as ever. The name, exterior, and decor are all nods to the Cold War. As in, the whole place was designed to look like a fallout shelter. Like a “real” fallout shelter, the exterior is windowless and clad in white stucco...

Lamoille Canyon in Lamoille, Nevada

February 10, 2022

The Ruby Mountains of northeastern Nevada don’t fit a number of Nevada stereotypes. They’re much better watered than most other mountain ranges in the Great Basin, supporting abundant streams and even alpine lakes. The bedrock is also largely granite or metamorphic rock, very different from the volcanic and sedimentary rocks that underlie many other Nevada ranges. And they were heavily glaciated in the Pleistocene, so they have glacial landforms reminiscent of the Sierra Nevada. Lamoille Canyon, in particular,...

In the 1800s, Valentine’s Meant a Bottle...

February 10, 2022

In Richmond, Virginia, a museum simply known as The Valentine tells the story of the city’s 400-year past. Set in a beautiful neoclassical building that dates to 1812, it was founded on the fortune one man made from his meat juice—which is exactly what it sounds like. Before it became a museum, The Valentine was the home of dry goods merchant Mann S. Valentine II. In the fall of 1870, Valentine’s wife Anne Maria fell ill, apparently suffering from...

Subeng River Dinosaur Prints in Jonathans,...

February 10, 2022

Just over two hours from the city of Maseru, the narrow Subeng River in northern Lesotho has been home to a series of fossilized dinosaur prints for hundreds of millions of years. The reward for wading across the shallow water is a chance to get up close and personal with the tracks of several types of dinos, including the unique three-toed prints of the chicken-sized Lesothosaurus. The fossilized footprints were first identified as dinosaur tracks in 1955. Footprints from...

Dos du Dragon in Ivoini, Comoros

February 10, 2022

On the northeast tip of the Grande Comore island, a rocky protrusion jutting out into the Indian Ocean, curling into the lapping waves. Locals have long referred to the natural feature as “Dos du Dragon,” or the dragon’s back. The ridge is dotted with free-standing stones that take on the appearance of a dragon’s nubby spine. Even the moss encasing the stones helps to sell the look, creating the appearance of a verdant set of scales. All three of...

Podcast: Milky Seas

February 10, 2022

Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we tell the story of a satellite scientist and a ship captain in search of gigantic swaths of bioluminescence that radiate up from the surface of the sea over thousands of square miles. 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...

Edificio Celanese in Mexico City, Mexico

February 9, 2022

Architect Ricardo Legorreta Vilchis was one of the best-known students of Luis Barragán, Mexico‘s only Pritzker Prize-winning architect. While Legorreta’s works normally followed several of the characteristics of Barragán’s Tapatía School of Architecture (blocky volumes, minimalism, and bright colors), others such as the Celanese Building break from tradition but are still notable. Designed in collaboration with Roberto Jean, and with a height of almost 55 meters (180 feet), the building was finished in 1968. The tower is known for...

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