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Meet the Sweet Sea Monster of Portuguese...

December 23, 2021

Many families in Portugal celebrate Christmas around a table filled with cakes, biscuits, dried fruit, and good wine. Among the treats, they will likely have bolo rei (“king’s cake”), a crown-shaped cake decorated with crystallized fruit; sonhos, orbs of crispy-yet-airy fried dough; and rabanadas, a Portuguese version of french toast covered with sugar and cinnamon. In some regions, another treat will appear: a curved, eel-shaped mound of egg yolks, sugar syrup, and almonds that will stare out at diners...

The Big Fish Supper Club in Bena,...

December 23, 2021

Travelers on US Route 2 might be startled by the sight greeting them on an otherwise empty stretch of road: the huge, gaping maw of a muskellunge pike, replete with teeth the size of a small child. At 65 feet long and 15 feet wide, the Big Fish does indeed live up to its name. Local media is quick to mention the oversized muskie’s cameo in the 1983 film National Lampoon’s Vacation. But the Big Fish was not always...

Divers, Fireworks, and a Big Floating Violin...

December 23, 2021

There’s no doubt that there were many, many powerful and newsworthy images created during the eventful past 12 months. We applaud all these skilled photographers, not only for persevering and bringing life to vital stories, but also for not losing sight of the little curious and enchanting moments—like the ones below. At Atlas Obscura, we always celebrate images that make you see the world in a new, hopefully wondrous way. Check out this selection of our favorite eye-catching moments...

Santa Claus Museum in Columbus, Texas

December 23, 2021

Santa Claus plays the saxophone. That jolly fellow rides a magic carpet. He sleeps barefoot in his bed. Santa bakes rolls. He carries wrapped gifts on the front of a hefty stein. And he also wears a cowboy hat. Nobody needs to trek to the North Pole to get a peek at these fun Santas. Just say hello-ho-ho to them at the Santa Claus Museum in Columbus, roughly an hour and a half drive from Austin. This tiny, Santa-filled...

Chow Manderien's Grave in Boston, Massachusetts

December 23, 2021

In a cemetery in Boston Common, a simple grave marked with the name Chow Manderien is more significant than it might seem. The Central Burying Ground gravestone serves as documentation of the first Chinese person in the United States. In 1794, a Chinese teenager was brought on board the Union, a ship commanded by John Boit, Jr., a merchant sailor. The then-17-year-old was acting as Boit’s servant. Onomastically, his name should be Zhou Libei, but “Chow Manderien” was a colloquial attempt to...

Old Stone Church in West Boylston, Massachusetts

December 23, 2021

Standing the edge of the Thomas Basin and along Massachusetts Route 140, stands a peculiar site. An old stone church, completely stripped of its interior and perched right next to the water. The church is not located near the town center and seems like an odd place to build a house of worship. But what many people may not realize is that this old church is all that remains of a once-thriving community that was demolished and drowned to...

Isletas de Granada in El Encanto, Nicaragua

December 23, 2021

When the Mombacho volcano in Nicaragua blew its cone some 20,000 years ago, it spewed debris into a lake and created, by coincidence, 365 islands. Today, the islands offer a beautiful excursion into the lake. The islets range in size between 100 square meters and over 100 hectares. The wild nature, resident birds and visitors, and the day-a-day routine of the locals make it an ideal place for a boat ride or kayaking. Most are covered in vegetation and...

Hessian Barracks in Frederick, Maryland

December 23, 2021

This two-story building has served many functions since it was erected as Frederick Barracks between 1777 and 1781. The building served as a POW camp during the Revolutionary War, again in 1799 during the Quasi-War with France, and a third time during the War of 1812. It also housed equipment for the Lewis & Clark expedition and was used at various times during that century as an armory and military academy. One of the most unusual uses for the...

Flying Rhinos and Divine Tigers: Atlas Obscura’s...

December 23, 2021

Humans are one in a trillion, give or take. That’s about the max number of species believed to inhabit our planet, according to biologists’ best estimates. That number does, however, include microbes (and among them, viruses), and we can probably agree that we’d rather read about something else right now. Fortunately, this year our writers fanned out around the world to find lesser-known species that deserve our attention, and novel projects that humans are undertaking to make the world...

Podcast: The Village Where Every Person’s Name...

December 23, 2021

Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this installment of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we bring you a classic episode: a visit to Kongthong, India, where every person’s name is a unique song, composed by their mothers within a week of birth as part of a centuries-old tradition. 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,...

The All-American Appeal of the Bundt Cake

December 22, 2021

In the 2002 movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding, during the first meeting of the Portokalos and Miller families, Harriet Miller brings a Bundt cake as a gift. Maria Portokalos, the family matriarch, accepts it, then asks politely, “What is it?” “A Bundt,” Miller replies with confusion. “A bund?” Portokalos asks. “A Bundt,” Miller replies crisply. To her, just the word explains everything: a tall, usually homemade cake with a hollow center, baked for everything from potlucks to sympathy...

From Cambodia’s Hungry Ghosts to Assam’s Mobile...

December 22, 2021

Indigenous communities have kept alive some of the world’s oldest traditions for ringing in a new year. In Hawai‘i, there’s the months-long new year celebration known as Makahiki, which begins in November when the constellation Makaliʻi first appears in the night sky. For the Hopi, there’s the 16-day Soyal Ceremony, where ritual dances revive the sun from its winter sleep. For Sri Lanka’s Sinhalese people, the new year, Avurudu, in mid-April, begins with the lighting of the hearth and...

The Fairy Glen – Rosemarkie in Rosemarkie,...

December 22, 2021

Given the time and weather, visitors to this area of Scotland should invest a few hours and take the walk up the path of the Rosemarkie Fairy Glen. Legend has it that the glen was inhabited by fairies, who would keep the water flowing through the glen clean and available for the villagers. Local children would collect flowers and place them in pools of the glen to keep the creatures happy while doing their important work. The carpark is...

Hunin Castle in Margaliot, Israel

December 22, 2021

Located just outside Margaliot and less than a kilometer from the Israel–Lebanon border is Hunin Castle, an ancient Crusader castle with a colorful history. Now referred to as Hunin Fortress, this site was initially known as Château Neuf or Castellum Novum. It was once a Crusader fortress that was later destroyed and reconstructed as various peoples left their mark and legacy on the land of Israel. Today, a dry moat and ruins are all that remain. There is also a...

The Famous Rock of Tondi in Tallin,...

December 22, 2021

Small towns can be surrounded by beautiful scenery and nature, but are rarely known for their landmarks. This can lead to disappointment when one decides to randomly visit such a place, as was the case with the town of Tondi for vlogger Benjamin from Bald and Bankrupt. During his first visit to the town, Benjamin was not impressed and complained about a lack of things to do in the location. This resonated with his fanbase, and became a meme...

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