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Sushi Carousels and the Future of Contact-Free...

September 28, 2021

This article is adapted from the September 25, 2021, edition of Gastro Obscura’s Favorite Things newsletter. You can sign up here. On a recent visit to San Francisco, I stopped for lunch in Japantown. Online reviews had called the place I picked a “sushi train” restaurant, but when I entered, there were no tiny locomotives towing nigiri in sight. Perhaps, I thought, as I ordered off a touchscreen, because of the pandemic. Then a whirring sound made me jump,...

Red Planet Books & Comics in Albuquerque,...

September 28, 2021

Albuquerque, New Mexico is no stranger to exciting, colorful, and often bizarre street art. Even so, just outside of the downtown district is a storefront guaranteed to catch even the most apathetic eye. The entire building is painted as a classic sci-fi graphic novel—proudly on display just off of old Route 66. This building is home to Red Planet Books and Comics, Edition 1680, the year of the Pueblo Revolt. Red Planet was founded by Lee Francis IV of...

The Teahouse Bothy in Achnashellach, Scotland

September 28, 2021

This one-room hideaway sits in a wide valley, free for any passerby to use. Whether visitors are having a quick bite to eat or staying the night under its green roof this tiny, yet cozy retreat is sure to offer any traveler a memorable experience. The Teahouse is one of about a hundred bothies kept and maintained by the Mountain Bothy Association (MBA), a charity dedicated to the preservation of wild shelters around Scotland. This bothy was once a...

Birds of Vermont Museum in Huntington, Vermont

September 28, 2021

Bob Spear, a renowned naturalist and founder of the Green Mountain Audubon Society, spent his free time obsessively carving birds out of wood. When his birds no longer fit inside his workshop, his friends helped him turn his barn into a museum. Spear passed away in 2014, but his life’s work now sits on display at the Birds of Vermont Museum, a 100-acre property devoted to celebrating and conserving Vermont’s avifauna. Nearly every bird in the museum is known to...

Podcast: The Curse of the Kreischer Mansion

September 28, 2021

Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we visit a Staten Island mansion with a dubious and vitriolic past—but the site’s curse may not be as obvious as it seems. 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...

Casa Museo di Arlecchino in Oneta, Italy

September 27, 2021

Casa Museo di Arlecchino (Harlequin) is located in four rooms of Palazzo Grataroli, a stately building dating back to the 14th century. The Grataroli family commissioned several frescoes to embellish the walls of their palace. Not all survived the test of time, but those that did survive are interesting, to say the least, and they can be found in the room called Camera Picta. The fresco that occupies the largest wall represents a jousting tournament in which the Grataroli...

Tributes and Traditions in Wildwood, New Jersey

September 27, 2021

Randy Senna has run Fascination games in Wildwood since 1995, when he relocated Lucky’s Fascination from Seaside Heights. Tributes and Traditions is his latest undertaking, filled to the brim with vintage arcade games, amusement park memorabilia, and a set of about 28 Fascination tables. The tables are from the former Olympic Fascination parlor in North Wildwood. Senna acquired them after Olympic went out of business in September of 2014. The game Fascination is a cross of Skee-Ball and bingo....

Puente de Dios in Mexico

September 27, 2021

This beautiful fresh spring water stream makes for a soft adventure and idyllic experience for families and couples who may be traveling across the Sierra Gorda region of Mexico. The Escanela River crosses Puente de Dios, an extraordinary formation with thick stalactites from which spouts of water come crashing down. The name Puente de Dios (God’s bridge) refers to the fact that the stream runs through a walkable large cave that forms a bridge that was a natural pass...

Photo Optics Cavour Srl – Leica Boutique...

September 27, 2021

For anyone who’s interested in the history of photography, this place needs no introduction when it comes to Leica cameras. Founded in 1914 in Wetzlar Germany, the famous German camera company is well-known for making high-quality and expensive 35mm cameras. In 1913, Oskar Barnack made the world’s first commercially successful 35mm still-camera, known as the Ur-Leica. Since, Leica has manufactured what some call “luxury cameras.” Some Leica cameras can reach a $10,000 price tag and some are considered art...

Loup of Fintry in Glasgow, Scotland

September 27, 2021

The Loup of Fintry is a remarkable waterfall that lies on the River Endrick, around two miles east of Fintry, a small village nestled between the Campsie Fells and the Fintry Hills. The River Endrick covers a large drainage basin in the west of the Stirling district and carries on to flow to the eastern end of Loch Lomond. At a height of 94 feet (28 meters), water cascades down multiple levels of rock before flowing down to the valley below....

Bridge of Peace in Tbilisi, Georgia

September 27, 2021

Officially opened in 2010, this impressive bridge designed by Italian architect Michele de Lucchi connects the historic old town of Tbilisi to the west and Rike Park to the east. The modern design of this bridge over the Mtkvari river received mixed reactions. Locals and several well-known politicians and public figures criticized the structure for its extravagant design against the backdrop of the historical landmarks in the old town. The bridge stretches more than 400 feet (150 meters) across the...

Peru’s Incan Rope Bridges Are Hanging by...

September 27, 2021

This story was originally published on SAPIENS and appears here under a CC BY-ND 4.0 license. One early January morning in the mid-1980s after a daylong journey from Ayacucho (formerly “Guamanga”), I (Lidio) found myself being guided across a small rope bridge hanging across the Pampas River. This was my first experience on such a bridge, made with an astonishing ancient technology that uses twisted branches to form a crossing. Although it looked to be only about 20 meters...

Devil’s Punchbowl in Menomonie, Wisconsin

September 27, 2021

The Devil’s Punchbowl was carved out of the sandstone that lines the Red Cedar River just outside Menomonie, Wisconsin. Featuring a wide-open area surrounded by 30-foot cliffs all around, a waterfall on the western end, a small creek running through the center, and an underground spring, this location is the perfect place for a quick trip into nature. Currently designated a “Scientific Study Area” and owned by the West Wisconsin Land Trust, the Devil’s Punchbowl is open to the...

Unearthing the Secret Life of a Viking...

September 27, 2021

In 1871 on the sleepy island of Birka, Sweden, Hjalmar Stolpe, a Swedish entomologist turned archaeologist, discovered the lavish grave of a Viking warrior. Around the seated body were the remains of two sacrificed horses, as well as a double-edged sword, a scramasax (a long, thin knife), a bow, a shield, and a spear—every weapon known to the Viking world. It was an astonishing find, especially since Viking warrior graves rarely contain more than three weapons. There was also...

Podcast: Pando the Trembling Giant

September 27, 2021

Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we visit Fishlake National Forest, home to the biggest organism by mass on the planet. But this giant is shrinking and an unusual group has banded together to help defend it. 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...

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