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The Brides 'Imported' to Colonial America for...

September 30, 2021

In 1621, Englishwoman Allice Burges stepped off a ship and onto American soil, clutching a letter that recommended her beer-making skills. She was one of 57 women “imported” from England by the Virginia Tobacco Company to join the early settlers of the Chesapeake Bay. The company’s investors had reasoned that wives and, eventually, children would cure the colonists’ loneliness and cement their attachment to the new land—and keeping the colonists happy was good for business. But the women also...

The Dark Art of Displaying Deep-Sea Fish

September 30, 2021

When the staff at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County first got their hands on their new Himantolophus sagamius, an anglerfish also known as the Pacific footballfish, it was hard to make sense of the specimen’s appearance. After the deep-sea dweller washed up on the shore of Crystal Cove State Park in May, someone promptly stashed it in a garbage bag and tucked it in the freezer. By the time William Ludt, assistant curator of ichthyology, finagled...

Why Were These Mysterious Stone Orbs Stashed...

September 30, 2021

If you sail to the island of Sanday in the Orkney archipelago in northern Scotland, you’ll see the silhouettes of neighboring islands on the horizon. Upon arrival you’ll see white, sandy beaches that trail into rough, once-agricultural terrain, and experience its erratic weather—sun then fog then rain then clear skies all in the same day. Nestled there, on a shallow cliff, is a mound of earth and rocks: a prehistoric tomb dating to around 3500 B.C. The tomb sits...

Alpine Tunnel in Gunnison, Colorado

September 30, 2021

Located approximately seven miles northeast of Pitkin, Colorado, Alpine Tunnel was the first railway tunnel to cross the Continental Divide and, at 11,523 feet, was once the highest railroad tunnel in the world. Today it is one of the highest closed railway lines in North America. As part of the Denver South Park and Pacific Railroad, the tunnel was completed in 1882 after two years of work. It cuts under the 12,000-foot Altman Pass, located between 12,442-foot Mount Poor...

Edward D. Baker Memorial Stone in Leesburg,...

September 30, 2021

Edward Dickinson Baker was a politician, lawyer, and military leader. Baker served in both houses of Congress in Illinois and later in both houses on a federal level —first on behalf of Illinois in the House of Representatives and later as a Senator from Oregon. He was a long-time friend of President Abraham Lincoln and served as a United States Army Colonel in the Mexican-American War and the Civil War. It was during the Battle of Balls Bluff that...

Minas dos Carris in Portugal

September 30, 2021

Minas dos Carris is a former mining complex located in the Peneda-Gerês National Park, on the border with Spain. It has been abandoned since the 1970s. The complex was composed of several mining concessions, the main ones being Salto do Lobo, Corgas das Negras, and Lamalonga. Mining in the area began in the 1940s, tungsten was a metal that was widely exploited and mined in Portugal in the mid-20th century. Exploration in the Gerês mountains reached its peak in...

St. Mawes Castle in St Mawes, England

September 30, 2021

This four-story artillery fort was constructed under Henry VIII’s rule between 1540-1542. It is situated in a prime position overlooking the Carrick Roads, the name given to the wide estuary of the River Fal. This is one of the widest natural harbors in the world, making it a prime spot for the passage of ships going to and from the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The anchorage of many ships in this area made it a vulnerable area...

Long Meg and Her Daughters in Penrith,...

September 30, 2021

With a diameter measuring 340 feet (100 meters), the formation known as “Long Meg and her Daughters” is the second-largest stone circle in England, and the sixth-largest in northwestern Europe. In addition to being one of the largest, it is also thought to be one of the oldest stone circles in England, dating from between the late Neolithic or early Bronze Age period. The titular Long Meg is the tallest of the stones at about 12 feet (3.6 meters). She...

Podcast: Magical Summer Memories, Vol. 4 –...

September 30, 2021

Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. All summer on The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we’ve been asking you to send us your travel stories. And in this final installment of summer stories we tackle a topic that transcends the seasons—the captivating magic of water during travel. We have a new book coming out! It’s called Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer’s Guide, a whirlwind tour of the world’s edible wonders. Pre-order your copy, and...

Remembering a Daring Escape Beneath the Berlin...

September 29, 2021

“I was a bean in a saucepan,” says Andreas Springer, smiling. Now 78, he has only recently begun speaking openly about a night more than half a century ago. In October 1964, Springer, then just 21, was one of the last people to escape East Germany via Tunnel 57, the deepest and longest subterranean passage beneath the Berlin Wall. His story is a real-world Cold War thriller, complete with code words: In the secret network of people helping escapees...

Jurong Hill in Singapore

September 29, 2021

The highest point in the city, Jurong Hill was previously known as Bukit Peropok. It has an absolute view of sunrise or sunset, a peaceful resort in the west of Singapore, and a peaceful view from the highest point in the west. However, not many people have visited this place. At the hill, there is a three-story spiral lookout tower which is the most iconic structure in the area. It was built and opened in 1970. Next to the...

Oroville Train Tunnel in Oroville, California

September 29, 2021

Built in 1909, this was the lowest elevation tunnel on the Feather River Route through the Sierra Nevada mountains. For riders on the Western Pacific Railroad California Zephyr passenger train, this tunnel marked the entrance to the breathtaking Feather River Canyon, billed as the most scenic train route in the United States. In 1957, construction of the Oroville Dam meant that 15 miles of track had to be rerouted to bypass what was to become Lake Oroville. The abandoned...

'Encore' in Washington, D.C.

September 29, 2021

The highlight of Ellington Plaza in the Shaw neighborhood is “Encore,” a beautiful sculpture cast in stainless steel and granite that pays tribute to one of Washington, D.C.’s favorite sons, Duke Ellington. Born Edgward Kennedy Ellington, “Duke” was born and raised in the city. He started taking piano lessons at the age of seven, a natural path for a child of two pianists. By the mid-1920s, Ellington was an established regular with his own orchestra at the famous Cotton...

The Little Red Schoolhouse in Easton, Maryland

September 29, 2021

Also known as Longwoods Elementary School and Germantown Consolidated School, the Little Red Schoolhouse was one of 43 one-room schoolhouses in Talbot County in 1865, and remained in use until 1967. In its early years, the school was heated using a pot-bellied stove that was lit and maintained by the teacher. First through seventh grades were taught with young students in the front and older students in the back of the classroom. The curriculum included reading, writing, arithmetic, history,...

Podcast: The Mammoth Site of Hot Springs

September 29, 2021

Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we sift through the dirt to solve a mystery involving a massive mammoth grave site. We have a new book coming out! It’s called Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer’s Guide, a whirlwind tour of the world’s edible wonders. Pre-order your copy, and as a bonus you’ll get some mathematically efficient cookie cutters! Our podcast is an audio guide...

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