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Hog Island Lighthouse First Order Fresnel Lens...

August 9, 2021

Originally installed in the second Hog Island Lighthouse on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, the First Order Fresnel Lens is one of the biggest and brightest ever built—and the only one known to exist outside a museum. The first Hog Island Lighthouse was constructed in 1852 but was destroyed by erosion. The second Hog Island Lighthouse was designed in 1896 and remained in service until it was deactivated in 1948. Also ravaged by erosion, the lighthouse joined its predecessor as...

Podcast: The Shrek Donkey of Barron Park

August 9, 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 park in Palo Alto, California, home of the world’s most famous donkey. 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,...

International Lineman Museum in Shelby, North Carolina

August 7, 2021

This fascinating museum contains a collection of tools and equipment utility workers have used over years—from hot sticks to pliers. There is also an impressive collection of insulators, meter boxes, cutouts, and the top of a wire pole from 1910.

Esse Purse Museum & Store in Little...

August 7, 2021

Esse Purse Museum is one of those treasures that is hard to imagine exists. The museum is tucked away in the revitalized neighborhood of SoMa (South Main) in Little Rock, Arkansas. This museum is home to hundreds of handbags showcased by decade and are carefully curated alongside ephemera and accessories. This museum is for everyone interested in the history of American culture and fashion. Tours around this museum are self-guided, but text is written on each case to highlight...

Why Are Farmers in Senegal Creating Gardens...

August 6, 2021

From the air, the new garden in the town of Boki Diawe, in northeast Senegal, looks like an eye: wide open, unblinking, and flanked by a smattering of divots dug in the surrounding soil, dark like freckles across a nose. The ground is still sandy brown, but nearby, there is a fringe of bright green. If all goes according to plan, this garden will soon look similarly lush. The circular garden—known locally as a tolou keur—has recently been planted...

Sanctuary Woods in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

August 6, 2021

Hidden in plain sight among the Wisconsin Medical College campus are the decaying remains of the original Milwaukee County Hospital for the Insane. Among the remaining structures are sidewalks, curbs, and roads leading to crumbling pavilions, scenic overlooks, and disused facilities for those formerly interned. In the 1940s and 50s, the peak of institutionalization, Milwaukee County housed around 6,000 people with mental illness in several locations, including this hospital that was originally built in the late 19th century. The...

St. Paul-Changsha China Friendship Garden in Saint...

August 6, 2021

In the land of 10,000 lakes, everyone has a favorite spot to fish, swim, hike, canoe or spend the day relaxing. In the Twin Cities metro, there is no shortage of lake life one can experience without leaving the city. Lake Phalen, is one of the many that are accessible within the city limits, but it is often overlooked in favor of the famous chain of lakes in Minneapolis or Lake Minnetonka. Part of Phalen Regional Park, Lake Phalen...

Citigroup Center Stilts in New York, New...

August 6, 2021

In October of 1976, the construction of a 59-story midtown Manhattan skyscraper was completed. This $175 million project, originally called Citicorp Center (now Citigroup Center), was considered an architectural marvel for its unique design, which used four massive stilts to lift the tower over an existing structure. But a design flaw that went unnoticed for several years held catastrophic potential. While designing the building, lead architect Hugh Stubbins and lead structural engineer William LeMessurier were faced with the challenge...

Haliç Metro Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey

August 6, 2021

The Haliç Metro bridge was designed to link two of the most central districts of Istanbul through Metro Line 2: The historic Fatih area and the Beyoglu hill. In order to give common access to both areas, the metro station is located above the bridge over the famous estuary. The word “haliç” means estuary. First opened in February 2014, the bridge was developed by Michel Virlogeux and Hakan Kiran. Virlogeux, a French engineer, is also responsible for two of...

The Red Door Country Store in Silver...

August 6, 2021

James Holland bought the land that sits at the corner of modern-day Norwood and Ednor roads in 1860 and opened a store shortly thereafter. The intersection became known as Holland’s Corner and in 1889, Holland became the first postmaster of the growing community known as Norwood. Shortly after the turn of the century, Holland sold a vast majority of the property including the store to P.F. Carroll, who in turn sold the property to Robert E. Smith in 1944....

For Centuries, England's Go-To Apple Utensil Was...

August 6, 2021

These tools may look rough, but in the right hands they could be surprisingly precise. A British country magazine from 1958 contains this account of a man describing how his mother used hers: With a scoop in one hand, and an apple in the other, she would carve away the fruit’s flesh until nothing was left but a hollow skin, which would “crumple in the hand like paper.” Yes, these were apple scoops, and their purpose was quite practical:...

Rokugeishin in Tokyo, Japan

August 6, 2021

Rokku, the sixth district of Asakusa, has been known as one of downtown Tokyo‘s major entertainment districts since the late 19th century. Lit by garish neon signs, the streets were crammed with a variety of cabarets, comedy venues, strip clubs, and numerous theatres including the very first cinema in Japan. Its popularity started to decline by the so-called bubble era of the late 1980s, and very few of the old venues are in operation today. That does not mean...

Site of the Pine Tree Riot in...

August 6, 2021

In the grand scheme of the American Revolution, much of the glitz and glamor of colonial rebellion can be linked to Boston. The site of the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, so on and so forth. Yet 70 miles north, in the small town of Weare, New Hampshire, a small monument marks the site of one of the country’s first instances of fighting back against British oppression. New Hampshire’s economy has long been built on the state’s beautiful...

Café Strauss in Berlin, Germany

August 5, 2021

While some might find the concept of dining just steps away from buried corpses to be unsettling for Berliners in the Kreuzberg neighborhood of Bergmannkiez, it’s the most natural thing in the world. After all, Friedhof, the German word for “cemetery,” translates roughly to a “peaceful place,” and it’s hard to picture a more peaceful place than the shady, serene grounds of Friedrichswerderscher Friedhof. Ever since 2013, when architect Martin Strauss and his wife Olga set up shop in...

Does This Medieval Fresco Show A Hallucinogenic...

August 5, 2021

Adam and Eve stand in the Garden of Eden, both of them faceless. Eve’s ribs are bold slash marks, as if the artist wanted her to appear almost skeletal. But that is not the strangest thing about this faded 13th-century fresco inside France’s medieval Plaincourault Chapel. Between Adam and Eve stands a large red tree, crowned with a dotted, umbrella-like cap. The tree’s branches end in smaller caps, each with their own pattern of tiny white spots. It’s this...

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