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The Lookout in Glasgow, Scotland

September 16, 2021

The northernmost point of Skye is the Rubha Hunish, a headland that seeps into the water in a jagged fringe of rock. On the cliffs overlooking this peninsula is a small bothy known as The Lookout. Constructed in the early 20th-century, this structure was a former watch station for the coastguard due to the superb views overlooking the surrounding sea and islands of Harris and Lewis. In the 1970s, however, it was no longer required and became a spot...

Found: An Early Merlin Tale, Hidden for...

September 16, 2021

Michael Richardson, special collections librarian at the University of Bristol, wasn’t surprised to find forgotten parchment scraps from medieval manuscripts hidden inside some of the books at Bristol’s public library. The library, established in 1613, is one of the oldest in England and has an antiquarian books collection that rivals any university’s. And where there are old, rare books, there are often older, sometimes rarer parchment fragments recycled into those books’ bindings. But Richardson didn’t expect to stumble on...

World War I Memorial in Pune, India

September 16, 2021

In one of the busiest neighborhoods of Pune, India in a public square, an obelisk rises from the midst of a circle of trees. For most of the residents passing by, the stone structure is a common sight. The white stone monument was erected in memory of the soldiers who fought during World War I from the city and district of Pune (known at the time as Poona). An emblem of a shield and two crossed swords is etched...

Coster Avenue Mural in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

September 16, 2021

The lonely Coster Avenue Mural at Kuhn’s Brickyard was designed by Civil War descendant Mark H. Dunkelman, who painted it together with noted muralist Johan Bjurman. The mural was dedicated on the 125th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, and it’s an important monument to the clash between Colonel Charles Coster’s Union forces and the Confederate brigade led by General Harry Hays. It is consistently identified as one of the least visited memorials in Gettysburg. Coster’s troops were positioned...

To Imagine a 39-Million-Year-Old Forest, Start Small—Very...

September 16, 2021

Before it was lost, it must have been a wild paradise: a lowland tropical forest near the sea and thick with tall palms and other slim, flowering trees. Woody vines snaked through the dense understory, shaded by relatives of today’s cashew and tropical chestnut trees, while stout hop-bushes clustered where sunlight pierced the canopy. Black mangroves sank their roots into the water where crocodiles likely waited, silent and patient, for an unsuspecting meal to wander past. The air would...

Bosco di Quercus in Bienno, Italy

September 16, 2021

Bienno is a mountain village located in Val Camonica, at the feet of the Alps. Its history dates back to prehistoric times, and its relationship with the surrounding woods has been critical to the survival of its inhabitants. This kind of long-lasting relationship cannot but engender an array of mythological figures. In addition to being known as one of the five most beautiful villages in Italy, Bienno is also home to a prolific community of artists. In 2019, two...

Podcast: Magical Summer Memories, Vol. 2 –...

September 16, 2021

Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. All summer we’ve been asking you to send us your summer travel stories. In this second installment of The Atlas Obscura Podcast‘s summer series, we follow one listener across thousands of miles, from London to Rome—all on foot. 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, and along the way...

The Colorful World of Edible Flowers

September 15, 2021

At most sit-down restaurants, a skinny vase containing a flower or two on every table is as common as cutlery and placemats. But occasionally, flowers end up alongside or atop the food. Take an orchid in your cocktail: Some might pick out that orchid and set it aside, or put it into their hair. What they might not know is that the orchid is edible. Actually, according to the upcoming book Edible Flowers: How, Why, and When We Eat...

Trausnitz Castle and Wunderkammer in Landshut,...

September 15, 2021

The history of this castle dates back to 1204. It soon became a center for both local politics and Staufen culture, with many important guests and cultural figures visiting and staying in the castle. From 1255 to 1503 Trausnitz was the residence and seat of government for the dukes of Lower Bavaria. The castle kept its importance as a cultural venue after the political changes and unification of Bavarian states. The building was reconstructed and extended many times, it...

McKee Grave in Arlington, Virginia

September 15, 2021

Thomas Hudson McKee joined the army in 1861 in Independence, Pennsylvania. He fought in the Civil War and was promoted to the rank of second lieutenant in November 1862. After his death in 1924, McKee’s wife had a curious monument built at his burial place. McKee married his wife, Nancy Matilda Funk in 1868 in Mifflintown, Pennsylvania. She apparently had a strong distaste for his superior officer, Brigadier General Benjamin Franklin Kelley. Kelley had passed in 1891, and was...

Under New Zealand's Dark Skies, Insects Recover...

September 15, 2021

Mike Bacchus remembers the man only as “the Texan.” A few years back, the Texan, well into his 70s, was a guest at New Zealand’s Lakestone Lodge, which Bacchus and his family own. The man had made his way from Texas to the Mackenzie region of New Zealand’s South Island for the landscapes, to see vivid swathes of violet lupins set against blue glacial lakes, and snowy peaks rising beyond golden tussocked hills. He hadn’t realized one of the...

Cabo da Roca in Colares, Portugal

September 15, 2021

Situated in Portugal‘s Sintra-Cascais National Park is the westernmost point of mainland Europe. Rugged cliffs meet the Atlantic Ocean in this place of natural beauty, where sea, land, wind, and forest come together to create a unique atmosphere. When the earth was thought to be round and have a beginning and an end, many believed that Cabo da Roca was one of the ends of the known world at the time. From the edge of the promontory, you can see...

A Stunning Archive of the Work of...

September 15, 2021

The names James P. Ball, Glenalvin Goodridge, and Augustus Washington may not be widely known, but each man was a pioneer from the dawn of the photographic era, and each produced images that tell a story of Black life before the Civil War, as well as the role artists played in abolition. For 45 years, a collector named Larry West searched for the works of these three Black daguerreotypists who were active in the 1840s in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and...

Western Deffufa of Kerma in Kerma Albeled,...

September 15, 2021

The word defuffa is though to derive from either the Nubian word for a mud-brick building or the Arabic word daffa, meaning “pile.” There are only three deffufa remaining in the world, all of which are located at the former site of the Nubian Kingdom of Kerma, which existed between 2500 and 1500 B.C. The remains of the walled city of Kerma are one of the largest archaeological sites in ancient Nubia. Archaeologists have identified a system of roads and well-differentiated...

Morris Press Cookbook Store in Kearney, Nebraska

September 15, 2021

Nestled among the farmlands of Kearney, Nebraska, lies a cookbook wonderland with titles penned by everyone from church ladies to soap opera stars to gay clowns. Morris Press Cookbooks is the United States’ largest community cookbook publisher, and if there’s a community—no matter how niche—they’ve probably published a cookbook for it. Morris Press’s origins date back to the 1930s when the company opened as a general printer and office-supply store. Commercial printing had always been a strong part of...

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