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Project Shoal Site in Fallon, Nevada

June 30, 2021

In the early 1960s atmospheric nuclear tests had been forbidden by the Limited Test Ban Treaty. But with the Cold War in full swing, the U.S. Government (and the Soviet government too, for that matter) felt they had to continue testing nuclear explosives, so the focus became testing underground. Nuclear detonations, especially those carried out underground, could be detected seismically and their yields estimated. This led to Project Shoal, which was located about 30 miles east of Fallon, Nevada. There’s...

The Long History of 'Bombay Time' and...

June 30, 2021

In 1878, Bombay University completed construction on a dazzling addition to the colonial city’s skyline: a 280-foot clock tower. Built in the Venetian Gothic style, the Big Ben–inspired structure was the tallest at the time in the city that would come to be known as Mumbai, with clock faces in each direction. It was right in the heart of the developing town, bursting from the surrounding trees on campus, with the sea not far away. There was just one...

Podcast: Science That Doesn’t Stop

June 30, 2021

Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, our host, Dylan Thuras, riffs on a subject that has long fascinated him—the world’s longest-running science experiments. Our podcast is an audio guide to the world’s wondrous, awe-inspiring, strange stories. 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...

Braña la Pornacal in Asturias, Spain

June 29, 2021

Braña de la Pornacal is represented as the largest and most well-preserved of the hundreds of brañas in northwest Spain. A braña is a seasonal settlement characteristic of Asturias and northern León traditionally inhabited by transhumant or nomadic cattle-herders. This braña is called a braña equinoccial, a type that is inhabited in the spring and fall months. The brañas are nestled in the Cantabrian Mountains, which gives Braña de la Pornacal an incredible mountain view and a colder climate...

Windy Hill in Ripponden, England

June 29, 2021

The most obvious of the features of the long Windy Hill cutting on the M62 is the elegant and narrow parabolic arched bridge that sweeps overhead. In a display of pedestrian power, it’s there to carry the remote and rugged Pennine Way across the motorway. The bridge itself is designed to cope with wind speeds up to 120 mph (it’s called Windy Hill for a reason), although you’d hope that the hikers had retired to the pub long before...

Wells Fargo Express Office in French Corral,...

June 29, 2021

Driving along the backroads of rural Nevada County, remnants of the area’s rich, historic past can be difficult to spot. However, the Wells Fargo Express building in French Corral is hard to miss. Founded in 1849, the community of French Corral, as the name suggests, was the site of a mule pen created by a French settler. Gold was also discovered nearby and the town began to thrive. Fire was commonplace in the mining west. Most structures were composed...

Harbor Island Abandoned Houses in St. Helena...

June 29, 2021

On the quaint beach of Harbor Island, South Carolina, lies a cluster of homes abandoned by their owners and left to succumb to the elements and the ever-changing beach. Harbor Island is the first of three barrier islands off of the coast of Beaufort, South Carolina; the other two being Hunting Island (a nature preserve) and Fripp Island (a beach resort). This quiet beach has become a popular vacation spot for locals and visitors alike, leading to condos, duplexes,...

Can the Jaguar, King of the Forest,...

June 29, 2021

Tracking Jaguars is all about detective work,” says ecologist Gerardo Ceballos as we trek through the dense forest of Mexico’s Calakmul Biosphere, a protected natural reserve of about 2,700 square miles in the heart of the Yucatán Peninsula. We are followed by biologist Heliot Zarza Villanueva, a jaguar hunter turned conservationist known as Don Pancho, veterinarian Susana Llescas Furter, bloodhound trainer Eliu Campos Hernandez, and one of his trainees, Monica. The puppy, like me, is on her first outing...

Troyan Monastery in Troyanski manastir, Bulgaria

June 29, 2021

The Troyan Monastery is the third-largest in Bulgaria and is located in the north, nestled amongst the Balkan mountains. It’s located on the outskirts of the small village of Oreshak and was founded in the 16th-century. Luckily, parts of the monastery survived attacks by Turks and represents a small part of the monastery’s colorful past. The monastery is adorned with impressive frescoes that focus on religious themes. These include fire-breathing demons and angels reviving the dead out of their...

Afton Canyon in Baker, California

June 29, 2021

The Mojave River rises in the San Bernadino Mountains of southern California and flows north and east into the Mojave Desert, one of the driest and hottest areas in the United States. Its nominal endpoint is Soda Lake, a normally dry saline basin near Baker, California. Little wonder that water flows all along the Mojave’s course only during the most extraordinary flood years! There is one unexpected place where perennial surface water always occurs along the Mojave, however: Afton...

Dzintaru Forest Park Watchtower in Jūrmala,...

June 29, 2021

This tower stands over 100 feet tall (33.5 meters) and reaches over the treetops with a large viewing platform. On the way up there are 12 additional balconies in every direction where visitors can stop, look around, and take a breath of the fresh forest air. From the tower, one can also catch a glimpse of the sea in the distance. Jurmala is a neighboring seaside resort town to Riga, the capital of Latvia. When taking a look in...

Podcast: Shoreham Power Plant

June 29, 2021

Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we head to Long Island, not for the beautiful beaches or an Islanders game or to hang with Billy Joel, but to explore a gigantic, ominous seafoam-green nuclear power plant, $5 billion in the making. 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...

Panská Skála in Kamenický Šenov, Czechia

June 28, 2021

A formation made of basaltic columns in the middle of gentle and green hills. Also called “Mansion Rock” because, from a distance, it resembles a castle. It can be viewed and climbed freely. Panská skála is located near the village of Prácheň, and since 1895, it has been the oldest geological reserve in Czechia. The volcanic basalt formation is made of hexagonal columns, which are arranged vertically extend up to 12 meters long. There is a small lake by the rock...

Hardtkapelle Wielenbach in Wielenbach, Germany

June 28, 2021

Located just east of Wielenbach, Hardtkapelle Wielenbach is a small chapel. North of this chapel, there is a way of the cross with 15 stations. But the most important and most unique feature of this chapel is a hole in a stone in front of the altar, which looks like a footprint. According to local legend, this hole a footprint of the devil. It originated around the year 1250 during an argument between Haunshofen and Weilheim regarding the pasturage rights...

Jimmy Possum Chair in Deloraine, Australia

June 28, 2021

The Great Western Tiers in Tasmania is a region of dense, dark forests, sleeting rain, and Antarctic winds—at turns wild and beautiful, rugged and unforgiving. It is perhaps because of this harsh environment that one of the most comfortable and well-built chair designs in the world was born. The Jimmy Possum chair is simplistic in design and ingenious in function. First appearing around 1875, the chairs were hewn from scrap wood and built with interlocking components, a feature borne...

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