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The Enduring Midwestern Mystery of Blue Moon...

August 30, 2021

Ask six different people what the flavor of Blue Moon ice cream is and you’ll get six different answers, at least. It’s almond, it’s raspberry, it’s lemon, it’s Froot Loops, it’s cotton candy, it’s beaver musk additive (seriously—more on that later). It is, perhaps, one or more of these flavors, but that’s not for us civilians to know. An alluring hue of cosmic blue, this ice cream has secrets. Native to the Midwestern United States and little known elsewhere,...

Teakettle Rock in Jemez Springs, New Mexico

August 30, 2021

In the middle of the Jemez mountain range in New Mexico, stands a huge rock that is roughly in the shape of a teapot. Virtually alone in a grassy clearing, Teakettle Rock looks a bit out of place, like it was flown in by helicopter and dropped there on purpose. Of course, there is a logical explanation for its existence. Teakettle Rock is made of Cutler sandstone, laid down around 300 million years ago when the area was the...

San Diego Chinese Historical Museum in San...

August 30, 2021

The Mission-style building that houses the San Diego Chinese Historical Museum was originally built to house a Chinese Mission where Chinese immigrants were taught to speak English. The building was designed by Louis J. Gill, nephew of famed architect, Irving Gill. Later, the building served as home to the Chinese Community Church for 30 years, after which the congregation moved to a new building constructed on 47th Street. The original mission building sat unused for over 20 years and...

Mary Church Terrell House in Washington, D.C.

August 30, 2021

Unbeknownst to many, integration in Washington, D.C. actually took a big step backward when the District Code was written in 1890. Prior to the issuance of the code, local integration laws required restaurant proprietors “to serve any well-behaved person regardless of color,” or face a steep fine and forfeiture of their license. Enter Mary Church Terrell. Born in Memphis, Tennessee in 1863, she graduated from Oberlin and was one of the first Black women to earn a college degree,...

The U.S. Army Tried Portable Nuclear Power...

August 30, 2021

This story was originally published on The Conversation and appears here under a Creative Commons license. In a tunnel 40 feet beneath the surface of the Greenland ice sheet, a Geiger counter screamed. It was 1964, the height of the Cold War. U.S. soldiers in the tunnel, 800 miles from the North Pole, were dismantling the Army’s first portable nuclear reactor. Commanding Officer Joseph Franklin grabbed the radiation detector, ordered his men out and did a quick survey before...

Podcast: Åtvidaberg Sun Cannon

August 30, 2021

Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we visit the only sun cannon—a large, loud timepiece—still up and running. 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 you’ll meet some fascinating people and hear their stories. Join us daily, Monday through Thursday, to explore a...

Book and Bed Hostel in Tokyo, Japan

August 30, 2021

Japan is a country that has mastered the art of the capsule hotel. If you don’t mind sharing a shower, toilet, and basic standing room with other travelers, you can usually find a place to stay for cheap. These hostels also offer a chance to meet and socialize with other travelers from around the globe. One Shinjuku hostel has made this concept a little more interesting—instead of simply building beds into the wall, why not file them into bookcases?...

Vic's Ice Cream Parlor in Sacramento, California

August 27, 2021

Tucked away in the tree-lined Land Park neighborhood of Sacramento, Vic’s has been a community favorite for generations. Opened in 1947, this ice cream parlor and diner retains its original post-war atmosphere. When you take a seat at the counter, it’s easy to imagine you’re on a movie set, complete with a black-and-white checkered floor and a row of milkshake blenders. In addition to handmade ice cream, malts, and sandwiches, they serve phosphates. A phosphate is a soft drink,...

Monumento a la Costurera (Monument to the...

August 27, 2021

Mexico City’s Colonia Obrera carries its reputation right in its name. This colonia (neighborhood) is named after the obreros, a catch-all word that is somewhat concurrent with the “blue-collar worker” in English. Mexican obrero groups most commonly include those involved in professions such as construction work and manufacturing. One of the main manufacturing sectors in the country is that of textiles. For decades, Colonia Obrera has been home to several textile workshops and factories, known as maquiladoras, that are...

The Epic Landscape Art of Tiny Inakadate,...

August 27, 2021

Stalks of green, yellow, creamy white, pale red, and deep purple bend gently in the breeze. I’m standing in a lush, midsummer rice paddy, but the intelligent design of these colorful crops becomes apparent only when I ascend the nearby observation tower. Back in the spring, hundreds of volunteers meticulously planted these shoots to create, over a period of several months, a huge living canvas on which a painting materializes. This year, it’s a scene from Itomichi, a locally...

Rockdrigo Memorial in Mexico City, Mexico

August 27, 2021

Rodrigo González, known as Rockdrigo as well as El Profeta del Nopal (the Prophet of the Nopal Cactus), was one of Mexico’s earliest rock stars. Though he was born in the state of Tamaulipas and few up in Veracruz, after González arrived in Mexico City in 1975 he quickly excelled at portraying the life in the metropolis through song. One of his best-known songs is “Estación del Metro Balderas” (Balderas Subway Station), which deals with a heartbroken man wandering the station...

Bjørnegrotten in Odder, Denmark

August 27, 2021

An unexpected sight meets visitors to Rathlousdal forest, close to the Danish town of Odder. Surrounded by trees is a large compound with a solid floor and high walls made of stone blocks. The abandoned enclosure is the only remains of a zoo established in the 1800s by a local landowner, Emil von Holstein-Rathlou. Von Holstein-Rathloul had an interest in wild animals and established a zoo in the forest on his estate that was open to the public. He...

'Living Skeletons Scenes' in Bergamo, Italy

August 27, 2021

Chiesa di Santa Grata Inter Vites is known as such because the remains of Saint Grata were first buried here. The appellation Inter Vites refers to the fact that the church was once surrounded by vineyards. The original Chiesa di Santa Grata Inter Vites dates back to the 14th-century but was destroyed during the 16th-century. The current building is from the 18th-century, which in a city that has remains of the ancient Roman Empire, is a relatively new addition. The...

Jack Dempsey Birthplace and Museum in Manassa,...

August 27, 2021

As visitors approach this location, they are immediately greeted by a hulking, bronzed statue of the “Manassa Mauler” himself, heavyweight boxer Jack Dempsey. Beyond the statue is the one-room house where William Harrison Dempsey was born in 1895 and raised in Manassa, Colorado. One of several children, Dempsey was determined to do something with his life. As he grew in size and stature, he found himself using his fists to earn a living. He lived a fast and dangerous...

What Does It Mean That Greenland Sharks...

August 27, 2021

About 15 years ago, during a fishing expedition off the west coast of Greenland, Danish marine biologist John Steffensen spotted a local hunter in a small boat. A large, voluminous dull-gray shark hung from the boat’s edge. “I kind of went,‘Wow, I’ve never seen a Greenland shark before,’” says Steffensen, who then told the captain of his own ship that he’d love to catch one someday. “And the captain on our boat, he was laughing at me.” Why, the...

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