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'Big Fella' in Silloth, England

August 4, 2021

Silloth is a small town in north Cumbria, on the coastline of the Solway Firth. Its seaside promenade looks across the Solway Firth to the hills of Southern Galloway in Scotland. This part of England’s west coast is renowned for its spectacular sunsets and was an inspiration for the famous 19th-century British landscape artist, J.M.W. Turner. The impressive view along this coastline was also a favorite of a local Silloth businessman, Peter Richardson, who would regularly walk his dog...

Warren Historic Site in Dickerson, Maryland

August 4, 2021

Martinsburg was an African-American community consisting of about 30-40 homesteads that formed as the Civil War was coming to an end. The intersection of White’s Ferry Road and Martinsburg Road was the epicenter of this town. Its three most important buildings, the church, school, and lodge (renovated in 2019) are still standing in what was once the heart of Martinsburg. It is the last such site in Maryland to retain all three of these structures. The site is comprised...

Tangier American Legation Museum in Tangier, Morocco

August 4, 2021

The Tangier American Legation is an attractive Moorish style building, built of stuccoed masonry, in Tangier, Morocco. The building is in the, walled medina section of the city and was the first American public property outside the United States. The Legation commemorates the historic relationship between the two countries, which dates back to when the Kingdom of Morocco became the first to recognize the United States as a nation. It is also symbolic of the 1786 Moroccan–American Treaty of Friendship, which...

Dotonbori Hotel Front Pillars in Osaka, Japan

August 4, 2021

Dotonbori Hotel, located in Osaka‘s main shopping district of the same name, first opened in 1970. This was the year in which Osaka hosted a World Expo, and it was expected to draw in many tourists from around the world. The hotel was built and served mainly to accommodate them during its first year. In the following years, however, the number of international visitors to Osaka did not grow much. By the 1990s, nearly all of the guests at...

Matsuchiyama Shoden in Tokyo, Japan

August 4, 2021

The daikon, or white radish, is one of the most popular vegetables used in traditional Japanese cuisine and can be found at any given grocery store or supermarket. It’s quite unusual, however, for a Buddhist temple to sell daikon radishes—unless it’s the Honryū-in Temple in Asakusa, commonly known as Matsuchiyama Shōden. The temple was originally established in 595 CE and is dedicated to Kangiten, an elusive double deity of lust, wealth, and success. This god is generally depicted as a...

Podcast: La Piedra Movediza

August 4, 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 huge rock that’s teetered on the edge of a hill for thousands of years. It brought tourism, fame, and what’s said to be a 100-year curse to the town of Tandil, Argentina. 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...

Robert Johnson House in Hazlehurst, Mississippi

August 3, 2021

A small house with wooden siding propped up on brick supports stands behind the Heritage House in Hazlehurst, Mississippi. This structure is what’s left of the original birth home of bluesman Robert Johnson. Perhaps you’ve heard the story that Johnson met the devil at the crossroads and sold his soul in exchange for his musical talent. While that bit of his story is made up, there’s no doubt that Johnson was a gifted musician. Born on the outskirts of...

Whalley Viaduct in Whalley, England

August 3, 2021

This magnificent railway viaduct, built between 1846 and 1850 in a combination of red and blue bricks, is far less well known than the famous Ribblehead Viaduct, located about 25 miles to the north, but in many ways, it is more impressive not least because it is longer. Taking the Blackburn to Clitheroe railway line across the valley of the River Calder, close to the border of Lancashire and Yorkshire, it is in a magnificent setting under the shadow...

Are These the Last Days of India’s...

August 3, 2021

By the time the film reels arrive, the sky has darkened and the carnival is bathed in fairy lights. They’re late and everyone is waiting. Carrying them in a jute sack over his shoulder, a harried assistant weaves his way through the crowded fairgrounds and rushes into the largest attraction around: a roomy tent where hundreds have gathered to their dose of cinema for the day. Jutting out of one end of the tent is a vintage green Ashok...

Muzeum Treblinka in Treblinka, Poland

August 3, 2021

This is not a happy place, it will not leave you feeling warm and fuzzy. There are various estimates of the total number of people killed at the Treblinka labor and extermination camp, however, most estimates suggest that between 700,000 to 900,000 Jewish people were killed here, making it only second to Auschwitz. There is a small museum at the site that explains the history of the camp. A selection of items found after the site was uncovered and...

Montgomery Scott Plaque in Linlithgow, Scotland

August 3, 2021

Considering that Montgomery Scott wasn’t due to be born until the year 2222, one would be hard-pressed to point to his birthplace on a map. This little annoyance didn’t deter intrepid investigators to uncover the birthplace of this fictional character. Piecing together background details of Scott and the 1960’s science fiction television program Star Trek, led fact-finders to a small town just north of Edinburgh, Scotland. Even though the aforementioned city, along with several other places, including Aberdeen and Elgin...

Fine Arts Building Atrium in Los Angeles,...

August 3, 2021

Constructed in 1927 by Albert Raymond Walker and Percy Augustus Eisen, this structure was used to house local artists and galleries. The building atrium is open to the public and a wonder to behold. Dedicated to the arts, many renowned artists lent their talents to its completion. Every square foot of the atrium is filled with innumerable details. The building has been home to cafes, hairstylists, and many other businesses over the years, while also changing ownership several times over its lifetime. ...

Parco Archeologico di Velia in Marina di...

August 3, 2021

The ancient Roman city of Velia, located on the Cilento coast in Southern Italy, was founded by Greeks from Phocaea during the 6th-century BCE as Hyele. It was later known as Elea. Elea quickly became a flourishing town and one of the most important cultural centers of the Greek world. It was home to the foundation of the Eleatic school of philosophy by Parmenides in the early 5th-century BCE. Parmenides is regarded as the founder of metaphysics or ontology,...

Lightship Portsmouth Museum in Portsmouth, Virginia

August 3, 2021

The Lightship Portsmouth (LV-101) was built in 1915 and within a year, was pressed into duty as part of the United States Lighthouse Service, a predecessor to the U.S. Coast Guard. The ship, built in Wilmington, Delaware, is 102 feet long with a 25 foot beam and 360 ton displacement. Lightships served as floating lighthouses between April 1820 and March 1985 in places where it was impossible or impractical to erect conventional lighthouses. There were a total of 179...

Podcast: Winchester Mystery House

August 3, 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 Winchester Mystery House. Does this sprawling mansion in San Jose, California, live up to its reputation as one of the most haunted places in the world? 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...

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