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North Toronto Station in Toronto, Ontario

June 3, 2021

Designed in the Beaux-Arts style, the North Toronto Station has serviced passengers and served alcoholic beverages within its walls for over 100 years. Constructed in 1916, the building primarily served as a Canadian Pacific Railway station for over 20 years, closing its doors in 1930. A decade later, the site was renovated and reopened as the largest liquor store in Canada. In May 1939, the station briefly re-opened for one day to accommodate a visit from King George VI and...

The Beehive: Elk Creek's Preservation Society in...

June 3, 2021

Constructed in the early 18th-century, this industrial complex was designed to serve travelers between Philadelphia and Baltimore, as well as provide the many mills along the Little Elk Creek with a store, tavern, workers, and a commercial cooper. The site currently contains the remains of at least four stone and wooden structures including the independent cooper shop. The cooper shop features a walk-in fireplace and the surrounding area is riddled with 18th and 19th-century buildings and ruins. Exploring this...

De Salis Cemetery in Tharwa, Australia

June 3, 2021

The De Salis Cemetery is a rare example of a 19th-century pastoral station cemetery. Such private cemeteries were necessary due to the long distances needed to travel to public burial locations. This was particularly difficult for pastoral families and their workers on stations in Australia’s interior. Residents and workers were carefully segregated within the burial ground, reflecting the social order of the time. The cemetery is situated high up in the junction of the Murrumbidgee and Gudgenby Rivers. It...

Tunnels of Claudius in Avezzano, Italy

June 3, 2021

In ancient times, Fucine Lake in Abruzzo, Central Italy, was a large endorheic lake with no natural outflow. The lake provided fish and fertile soil but was also the source of malaria and frequently flooded, so the Romans tried to drain the entire basin. To accomplish this ambitious goal, Roman Emperor Claudius commissioned the construction of a system of canals, tunnels, and wells between 41 and 52 CE. Over 30,000 slaves and workmen are believed to have manually dug...

West Highland Way Mural in Glasgow, Scotland

June 3, 2021

The northern Glasgow suburb of Milngavie is considered the starting point of the West Highland Way, one of Scotland‘s best-known trails that stretches about 96 miles north of this point. An underpass connecting Milngavie’s main street with its train station is home to a colorful mural that celebrates this trail. This mural is the work of the Art Pistol collective and condenses the 96 miles of the trail into approximately 144 feet (44 meters), depicting the topography and extension...

Trolls of De Schorre Park in Boom,...

June 3, 2021

Take a stroll through De Schorre Park in Boom, Belgium, to search for giant friendly trolls in the forest. There are seven trolls hidden in this forest waiting to be found. Made out of recycled wood, these statues range in height from seven to 18 meters tall. They’re the work of Danish recycling artist Thomas Dambo, who has created incredible outdoor sculptures around the world, and Belgium is one of those lucky places. If you want to jump into a magical...

Kunta Kinte – Alex Haley Memorial in...

June 3, 2021

Alex Haley’s maternal grandmother told him stories of how his ancestor, Kunta Kinte was brought to America. Haley would later visit Annapolis, Maryland to research his family history. This research would become the backbone for his story Roots. The memorial at the end of the historic City Dock showcases Haley telling his story to future generations. After the success of Roots as a bestseller and hit tv show, a group of Annapolis citizens recognized the city’s role in the...

Story City Carousel in Story City, Iowa

June 3, 2021

The oldest carousel in Iowa features animals from pigs and roosters to dogs (with the classic horse as well) and a spinning tub if you need some more movement. The ride was built in 1913 by the Herschell-Spillman Company, which was known for its elaborate carousels and other amusement park rides. The carousel was originally owned by P.T. Gifford, who toured the Iowa countryside bringing the ride to county fairs and town celebrations. In 1938, the Story City Greater Community...

Latimer's Landing in East London, South Africa

June 3, 2021

The coelacanth fish has inhabited the ocean for over 350 million years and was once thought to have gone extinct at the end of the Cretaceous period. However, on December 22, 1938, a living specimen was discovered among the catch of a fisherman in South Africa. A curator at East London Museum, Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer avidly collected local naturalistic specimens, such as rocks, feathers, and shells. One day, she received a call from a local angler, Captain Hendrick Goosen, who...

Tower of Silence in Aden, Yemen

June 3, 2021

The 19th century witnessed a flurry of trading activity throughout the Indian Ocean, and as a result, a sizable Parsee community became established in Aden. A Parsee businessman by the name of Cowasjee Dinshaw Adenwalla bankrolled the construction of a Temple of Fire accompanied by the Tower of Silence. Like other Zoroastrian towers of silence, this site was used as a form of burial known as excarnation. In this practice, the bodies of the deceased were left inside roofless...

Tattoos, Identity, and The Disturbing Fate of...

June 3, 2021

When Gemma Angel met Monsieur Bonheur, she wasn’t quite sure what to expect. Angel, pursuing her doctorate at the University College London at the time, was studying a collection of hundreds of preserved pieces of tattooed skin from European soldiers, and she was no stranger to the unconventional and the macabre. But her first glimpse of Bonheur, in a private collection in London in 2010, still managed to surprise. “Bonheur was in his library, covered up, just leaning against...

Podcast: Newark Earthworks

June 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 an ancient ceremonial site in Ohio. Built by indigenous people thousands of years ago, the Newark Earthworks are part cathedral, part cemetery, part astronomical observatory, and, today, part golf course. 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...

'Dwellings' at the Breuer Building in New...

June 2, 2021

The Breuer Building has been home to three different museums since its construction in 1966: first the Whitney, which still owns the property, then it was a branch of the Met for four years, and now it’s the temporary home of the Frick Collection while that organization’s own building undergoes renovations. But even as exhibits have rotated in and out, ranging from European masters to American sculpture to ephemeral performance art, one piece of sculpture has remained with the...

Susuz Caravanserai in Bucak, Turkey

June 2, 2021

Susuz Yolu is an unassuming rural village along the Antalya-Burdur highway. Surrounded by farmland and pleasant hills, this village is a collection of private farmhouses clustered around its center, whose area is about 500 by 500 meters. Just before reaching the town center, a discolored sign points to Susuz Kervansarayı. A short drive through the village leads to the caravanserai, a type of roadside inn for caravaners to rest and recover from their journeys. The first thing that stands...

The Fiddly Business of Tracking Australia's Most...

June 2, 2021

After about four or five minutes of breathing carbon dioxide gas, Caitlin Creak’s eight-legged subject is fully unconscious. Working quickly—she has less than a minute before the spider, named Harold, starts to wake up—Creak pins the creature’s legs under a foam doughnut, leaving the shiny black body exposed. Using an especially strong super glue, she attaches a tracking device, barely larger than a grain of rice, to his back. The next day, she’ll release Harold near where she found...

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