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Faces Bridge in Loveland, Colorado

September 20, 2021

Faces Bridge is on Wilson Avenue in Loveland, Colorado, where the road passes over the Thompson River. There’s parking for the trail that leads under the bridge on the right of Wilson Avenue just before the bridge, coming from the intersection of Wilson and First Street. From the surface, the bridge looks like any other in Loveland but on the hiking trail that passes beneath the bridge, there’s a collection of bronze faces hanging on the wall. The faces...

The Gravity-Defying Mail Jumpers of Lake Geneva

September 20, 2021

The teenager straddles the window’s edge, calculating the distance to the dock. Dressed in a casual uniform of blue shorts and a red polo shirt, he is poised and athletic, his hand gripping a newspaper with mail nestled inside. The double-decker boat—large enough to seat 160 passengers—slows as it navigates toward the pier, but it never stops. The teenager rises and leaps from the window, right foot landing on the dock, then it’s a mad dash to the mailbox,...

Malcolm X and Ella Little-Collins House in...

September 20, 2021

Malcolm Little was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1925 to a family constantly in fear of the Ku Klux Klan, racial violence, and white supremacy. During his childhood, Little and his family would shuffle from city to city, consistently being victims of heinous acts of racial hatred. In 1938, while the family was living in Michigan, Little’s mother was committed to a mental asylum, leaving the young Malcolm and his six siblings to the foster care system. He stayed...

Moor Abbey in Riverview, Ireland

September 20, 2021

The Franciscan friary called Moor Abbey is east of Galbally village and overlooked by the Galtee Mountains. It was established in the early 13th century by Donnchadh Cairprech Ó Briain, King of Thomond. The original buildings on this site burned down in 1472 and the current buildings were constructed at that time. The buildings were occupied by Franciscans monks until 1541 when the friary was dissolved and became the property of the brother of the 14th Earl of Desmond. The...

Mongolia's Melting Ice Reveals Fragile Prehistoric Artifacts

September 20, 2021

This story was originally published on The Conversation and appears here under a Creative Commons license. In the world’s high mountain regions, life needs ice. From the Rockies to the Himalayas, glaciers and other accumulations of snow and ice persist throughout the year. Often found on shaded slopes protected from the sun, these ice patches transform barren peaks into biological hot spots. As an archaeologist, I value these snow and ice patches for the rare peek they can provide...

Hildeville in Hanover, Pennsylvania

September 20, 2021

Sometime in the 1950s, these little houses were built by Kurt Hildebrand, the original owner of the property who lived in the house across the street with the white fence. Depending on who you ask, locals will say Kurt built the little houses for his grandchildren, his wife Elsie, or as a hobby and that he would decorate them as a little Christmas Elf village during the holiday season. The homes are mainly composed of stone, mortar, wood, and...

Museu Nacional da Imprensa (National Press Museum)...

September 20, 2021

The Museu Nacional da Imprensa (National Press Museum) is located at the eastern end of the city of Porto, near the Freixo marina, at the mouth of the Tinto River, on the banks of the Douro river. Open since 1997, the museum has one of the world’s largest collections related to the printing press and graphic arts. The museum’s mission of inventorying and preserving the typographic and print heritage of Portugal, as well as promoting cultural activities, from an anthropological,...

Brandymore Castle in Arlington, Virginia

September 20, 2021

With a regal name like Brandymore, one would expect a moat, drawbridge, and parapets. However, this castle isn’t really a castle at all. In fact, if not for the historical marker standing just across the Washington and Old Dominion trail, it is very likely that this natural rock formation would languish in total obscurity. Brandymore Castle once overlooked a four-mile run, which served as a moat for the elevated rock formation. The origin of the name is a mystery,...

Podcast: The World’s Largest Collection of Small...

September 20, 2021

Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we visit with artist Erika Nelson, who didn’t set out in life to become one of the foremost connoisseurs of large things. But her museum in Lucas, Kansas, has become the ultimate tribute to the roadside attraction. Our podcast is an audio guide to the world’s wondrous, awe-inspiring, strange places. In under 15 minutes, we’ll take you to...

What Hotel Revenue Management Innovations & Trends...

September 20, 2021

Question for Our Revenue Management Expert Panel: What are the top innovations and trends in hotel revenue management that we can expect to see in 2022? Our Revenue Management Expert Panel Nikhil Roy – Revenue & Pricing Manager, Key Hospitality B.V. Paulo Aragao – Revenue Management Professional Sandra The post What Hotel Revenue Management Innovations & Trends Can We Expect in 2022? appeared first on Revfine.com.

Whistle Stop Restaurant in Monon, Indiana

September 17, 2021

This restaurant-and-museum features railroad memorabilia, historic artifacts, explorable train cars, and a set of miniature trains that chug from room to room on toy railways suspended from the ceiling. The Whistle Stop Restaurant serves typical American fare, including standards such as burgers and sandwiches, along with a few more interesting selections, such as peppermint milkshakes. You may get lucky and find that your meal gets served with a complimentary dish of ice cream. But the real attractions at the...

This ‘Cryptically Carnivorous’ Plant Has Been Hiding...

September 17, 2021

It’s a great place for a flesh-eater to hide out, unnoticed. British Columbia’s Cypress Provincial Park, overlooking West Vancouver to the south, has beautifully droopy yellow cypresses, with mountain hemlock and silvery fir for neighbors. Warblers, ravens, hawks, and woodpeckers fly above heathers, huckleberries, and ferns, where black bears, weasels, and coyotes pad past. Amid this profusion of life, a plant called Triantha occidentalis, or the western false asphodel, quietly waits to feast—though humans didn’t know what it was...

Site of Alice's Restaurant in Stockbridge,...

September 17, 2021

Arlo Guthrie’s 1967 song “Alice’s Restaurant” is a staple of Americana, one that has been synonymous with Thanksgiving ever since a radio station played the nearly 20-minute antiwar tune on the holiday. Deep within the Berkshires, however, Alice’s Restaurant is not just a simple folk tune, but also refers to its inspiration: a popular cafe that actually went by a different name. In reality, the place was never called Alice’s Restaurant. It was called The Back Room, but it was indeed Alice’s...

Nairobi City Park in Nairobi, Kenya

September 17, 2021

Tucked away in the bustling streets of Nairobi is a nice, serene, public park. At first glance, it may not look that different from most urban parks in the world but you’ll soon come across its unique inhabitants—hundreds of Sykes’ monkeys that call this place home. The park is maintained by a group of volunteers called Friends of City Park and there are several donation boxes located throughout the area. In addition, the park is located very close to...

The Restaurant Preserving Dishes From Every Corner...

September 17, 2021

The sight of steamed parcels of pulverized corn, tightly bound in their husks, often misleads Nepalis as they pass by. At restaurant Raithaane’s stall at a farmers’ market, south of Nepal’s capital Kathmandu, the dish has been served since hariyo makkai (sweet corn) came into season. Served alongside achaar, a catch-all term for ferments and pickles, the dish hails from Eastern Nepal, not, as many locals would assume, Central America. They’re not tamales, they are langkucha. The ancient city...

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