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Dear Atlas: What Are Some Non-Touristy Things...

April 25, 2025

Dear Atlas is Atlas Obscura’s travel advice column, answering the questions you won’t find in traditional guidebooks. Have a question for our experts? Submit it here. * * * Dear Atlas, I’m traveling to Paris with my partner. They want to check out the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower, of course, since it’s their first time, but I’ve already seen them. Are there any lesser-known gems or semi-secret spots either inside or near the big attractions what we can...

Dalkey Island in Dublin, Ireland

April 24, 2025

Dalkey Island is an uninhabited island off the coast of Dalkey, not too far from Dublin. Once a Viking outpost and later a Christian holy site, Dalkey has a long history of use. A short walk from the dock, there are the 7th century ruins of St Begnet’s Church, and farther on, an old fort as well as a tower from the Napoleonic period. The island hosts wonderful rock scrambling and spectacular views. There are rabbit holes and rabbits...

Chicago Bronze Cow in Chicago, Illinois

April 24, 2025

In 1998, a Chicago shoe retailer named Peter Hanig saw a public art display of cows while visiting Zurich, Switzerland. The fanciful exhibit inspired him to create a similarly whimsical display in his native city. The following year, a collaboration with Commissioner of Cultural Affairs, Lois Weisberg allowed Hanig to bring “Cows On Parade” to life. His brainchild spawned similar public displays in many other cities throughout the U.S. In 2001, long after “Cows On Parade” had been put...

Baltasar Bachero Tile Mosaic in Madrid, Spain

April 24, 2025

A modest tile mosaic on Calle del Salitre 34 in Madrid honors one of the Spanish city’s unsung heroes. Baltasar Bachero was a Madrid coachman who worked at Atocha station and lived in Lavapiés. In March 1929, he became a hero when he pounced on a runaway mule pulling a carriage down the steep Salitre street. To stop the animal from trampling a group of children playing in the street, he grabbe the reins but was thrown to the...

Castleguard Cave in Canada

April 24, 2025

Castleguard Cave is rife with superlatives. It’s the longest cave system in Canada at 13 miles (21 kilometers), as well as the only non-ice cave that sits beneath a current glacier, called the Columbia Icefield, which is the largest ice mass left in the Rocky Mountains. The result is a grand subterranean world that combines both cave and glacier attributes in a combo hardly seen before. In addition to calcium stalactites, stalagmites, and long soda straws, the cave also...

Ulakhan-Sis Range in Russia

April 24, 2025

The Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) is the largest primary administrative division in the world, yet it is also among Russia’s least densely populated and most remote regions. This region is home to the coldest inhabited place on Earth, and it should come as no surprise that Yakutia also has unique natural features found almost nowhere else. For instance, the Ulakhan-Sis Range is one of the few places with geological formations known as kigilyakhs and baydzharakhs. Kigilyakhs are granite or sandstone pillars...

Shōsōin in Nara, Japan

April 24, 2025

Although many ancient writings and artifacts have been lost to history due to inadequate preservation, a uniquely structured raised building in Japan has protected some of society’s most important historical items for centuries. Here, preservationists mastered the art of conservation before many other societies, protecting Japan’s historical items from threats like fire and earthquakes. The Shōsōin cypress log cabin does not necessarily invoke the image of an ancient archive, yet with regular care, it has maintained Japanese artifacts for...

John Snow in London, England

April 24, 2025

If you’ve ever downed a pint at the John Snow, in London’s Soho district, you may have walked right past the water pump mounted on Broad Street. What at first might appear to be an unremarkable fixture played a key role in medical science. In 1854, Londoners were dying at a rapid rate. The culprit was thought to be miasma, or bad air, but Dr. John Snow—in whose honor the pub is named—had a different theory. He suspected that...

Black Madonna Chapel at Kappelberg in Roosendaal,...

April 24, 2025

On November 19, 1421, the southern Netherlands was struck by the devastating St. Elizabeth’s flood, so-named for the saint’s feast day. The flood is estimated to have claimed between 2,000 and 10,000 lives, with dozens of villages underwater. As legend holds, one skipper caught in the flood promised Mary, mother of Jesus, that if he were to survive his perils, he would build a chapel at the location where he would once again rest his feet on land. The...

Red Monastery in Sohag, Egypt

April 24, 2025

The Basilica of the Red Monastery in Sohag Province is an architectural marvel that exemplifies ancient temples before their original bright colors were scrubbed away by time. Constructed in the fourth century, this ancient temple showcases the evolution of religious sites from the Egyptian to the medieval eras. Named for the color of its outer walls, the Red Monastery marks a turning point in Mediterranean art and culture. At the time, Egypt was part of the Eastern Roman Empire ruled...

Hotel Rooming List: Essential Guide for Efficient...

April 24, 2025

A hotel rooming list is a document which outlines accommodation arrangements for group bookings. It will include names, room assignment details, arrival and check-out dates, special requirements and more. Rooming lists are important for helping hotels to prepare for a group arrival and maintain guest satisfaction. Group bookings may be large and complex and a The post Hotel Rooming List: Essential Guide for Efficient Guest Management appeared first on Revfine.com.

National Human Rights Museum in Taipei, Taiwan

April 23, 2025

Political prisoners were held at this site in Taiwan as recently as the early 1990s. Now, the former prison is a reminder of the human rights abuses that took place during the White Terror, a period of political repression that begin in the 1950s and did not end until 1991. Another prison from the same period, now called Green Island Human Rights Culture Park, has also been designated as a museum and memorial site. Every cell of the prison is open...

Hammering Man in Basel, Switzerland

April 23, 2025

Towering over the streets of Basel, Switzerland, Hammering Man is a mechanical sculpture that captures the beauty of labor in perpetual motion. Designed by American artist Jonathan Borofsky, this 42-foot (13-meter) kinetic artwork swings its hammer tirelessly, a poetic ode to workers and artisans worldwide. Installed in 1989, this sleek and minimalist figure is part of Borofsky’s global Hammering Man series, which includes similar sculptures in Seoul, Frankfurt, and Seattle. Each iteration has unique dimensions and context, but all...

The Guinea in London, England

April 23, 2025

Scotch egg. Welsh rarebit. Devilled kidneys. Pork crackling. Steak and kidney pie. These are the types of British dishes that are getting harder to find in an increasingly international London. But they can still all be found at The Guinea. Located in Mayfair on the site of an inn since 1453, this is arguably the London pub most respected for its food, although this emphasis has a dual nature. In the early ‘50s, The Guinea Grill became London’s first...

The Dublin Castle in London, England

April 22, 2025

While many a London pub may claim names such as Charles Dickens or Dylan Thomas as former customers, The Dublin Castle touts its connection to Suggs and Amy Winehouse. The pub got its start in 1856 as a meeting place for Irish immigrants. It was one of several north London pubs specifically catering to people from Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, an effort to quell sectarian conflicts. Then in 1979, the pub, which also houses a live music space, offered...

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