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There's Gold In These Here Strange Squiggles

May 17, 2021

Curving across a landscape colored in chartreuse and bronze, a strange arc of squiggles looks like the work of some very confused burrowing animal. This curious, maze-like feature in East Russia was, however, created by humans and their machines. The site is part of the sprawling Kuranakh ore field, which stretches nearly 600 square miles and represents one of the country’s largest gold deposits. Mining operations in the area, located in the Central Aldan District in the Republic of...

Täby kyrka (Täby Church) in Täby...

May 17, 2021

One of the major changes that occured during the Protestant Reformation across Europe was that churches became less grandiose. In some countries, this was achieved by means of iconoclasm. In Sweden, the transformation to Protestantism was a slower, more peaceful process that allowed for the preservation of many medieval items and paintings. The old church in Täby is home to a few amazing, medieval murals that survived the times. The church dates back to the second half of the...

Limski Kanal in Croatia

May 17, 2021

Located between the towns of Vrsar and Rovinj on the western coast of Istria, Lim Bay (known in Croatian as Limski Kanal) is a unique geographic feature that resembles the fjords of Northern Europe. The name of the valley derives from the Latin term limes, meaning limit, as the bay once marked the border between the Roman provinces of Italy and Dalmatia. This bay is technically a ria, a geological feature that forms when an unglaciated river valley becomes partially submerged,...

Bizarium in Sluis, Netherlands

May 17, 2021

In the heart of Sluis located in the Netherlands, the Bizarium welcomes visitors into a world of marvelous imagination and the history of inventiveness. As envisioned by the design duo Marc De Jonghe and Ann Geerinck, the Bizarium museum is an extraordinary private collection that encourages visitors to reflect on the values of creative thinking and innovation. Spurred by a passion for creativity and curiosity, the duo created a universal reflection on human ingenuity and the quest to survive...

First Public Gas Street Lamp in America...

May 17, 2021

Although Newport, Rhode Island, rightfully claims to be home to the first gas street light in the United States, Baltimore upped the game when the Maryland city established the first public gas utility in 1816. A few months later, on February 7, 1817, Baltimore installed and lit its first gaslight on North Holliday and East Baltimore Streets. Newport lit a residence; Baltimore intended to light a city! The brain behind illuminating Baltimore with gas was prominent American portraitist Rembrandt...

Podcast: Disgusting Food Museum

May 17, 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 food museum in Sweden that challenges what exactly makes something delicious … or disgusting. 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...

Adapting Hotel Digital Strategy for Mobile Traffic

May 16, 2021

Question for Our Hotel Marketing Expert Panel With mobile traffic stats continuing to rise, how have you adapted your hotel’s digital strategy in response to that? Our Marketing Expert Panel Colleen Buckley – Hospitality Marketing Executive Reshan Jayamanne – Digital Marketing & Sales Strategist, Bnb Optimized Nicolas Lajambe The post Adapting Hotel Digital Strategy for Mobile Traffic appeared first on Revfine.com.

Making the Miraculous Cake of the Patron...

May 15, 2021

Saint Honoré was a sixth-century French bishop who earned his status as patron of bakers and pastry chefs through several alleged bread-related miracles. Legends tell of baking implements magically transforming into trees, divine eucharist-distributing hands appearing at mass, and saintly relics ending droughts that had impacted wheat crops. For amateur pastry chefs, these miraculous acts may seem more feasible than making the complex cake that carries St. Honoré’s name. A traditional gâteau St. Honoré consists of a round puff...

Woolshed Falls in Beechworth, Australia

May 14, 2021

Great for swimmers and history buffs alike, Woolshed Falls was the center of a mining encampment 8,000 prospectors strong a century ago. The falls still bear the marks of this extensive gold-digging, but have since been reclaimed by nature. Located in Chiltern-Mount Pilot National Park, the falls begin where Reedy Creek runs over a broad sheet of undulating rock. It gently curves downwards before plunging into the bottom pool, which is surrounded on three sides by cliffs. The channels and...

Grave of Robert L. Ripley in...

May 14, 2021

Thanks to the tourist attraction Odditoriums that bear his name scattered across North America, Robert L. Ripley has become a household name that conjures images of oddities from all over the globe. Born in Santa Rosa, California, in 1890 LeRoy Robert Ripley was a self-taught artist who began his career at 16 years old as a sports cartoonist for several local newspapers. His talent for comics would eventually be the pathway to his “Believe It or Not” fame. Ripley...

Cracking the Code of Letterlocking

May 14, 2021

If you sent a letter in 17th-century Europe, there was a good chance it would pass through one of the continent’s so-called “Black Chambers”—secret rooms attached to post offices and staffed by intelligence units, where mail was opened, copied, resealed, and sent on its way, with the writer and recipient none the wiser. Nadine Akkerman, a senior lecturer at Leiden University, is an expert in 16th- and 17th-century espionage. But during her research into the Black Chambers, she ran...

Higgins Mausoleum in Turvey, England

May 14, 2021

Tucked in the northeast corner of the graveyard at All Saints’ Church in the village of Turvey is the Higgins Mausoleum. While mid-19th century brick and stone mausoleums are not unusual, this one in northern Bedfordshire, England, is unique for the stark reminder from Psalm 89 written in stone in the balustrade lining the wall: “What man is he that liveth and shall not see death?” In 1786, Charles Higgins purchased land in Turvey. When he died in six...

Mainzelmännchen Traffic Lights in Mainz, Germany

May 14, 2021

In certain spots in the old city of Mainz, as well as the University, the pedestrian traffic lights show a charming little man wearing a pointy cap telling you to go or wait. His name is Det, and he is a one of Germany’s beloved Mainzelmännchen cartoon characters. Created in 1963 by the graphic artist Wolf Gerlach, the Mainzelmännchen, or Little Mainz Men, are the mascots of German public broadcaster ZDF, which is headquartered Mainz. There are six Mainzelmännchen:...

Wilmcote Lock Flight in The Ridgeway, England

May 14, 2021

This fascinating and beautiful flight of 11 locks on the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal is unique in the United Kingdom because of its narrowness and use of single leaf gates at both ends of the locks. British canal locks usually have at least one pair of the two-leaf miter-type gates. This arrangement was a necessary cost-saving measure so that the southern section of the canal could be completed. It resulted in one of the most attractive flights of locks in the country....

How Flanders Made Navigating a Cycling Paradise...

May 14, 2021

In Flanders, the best advice to give a disoriented cyclist is: Keep calm and check your crossbar. Many riders haul a string of numbers with them, preprinted or handwritten on a piece of paper. This jumble looks like a telephone number, but it’s really an itinerary: The numbers are a roadmap to the route. Nearly 220 miles of cycling paths wind through the region in northern Belgium. The Flemish biking network is called fietsknooppunten, and it’s made up of...

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