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Ponte 516 Arouca in Arouca, Portugal

May 12, 2021

With each step, the metal lattice of Ponte 516 Arouca wobbles slightly. Most suspension bridges do this to some degree, but it’s especially unnerving on the newly-opened bridge, which hangs 175 meters (574 feet) above a fast-flowing river. At 516 meters (1,692 feet) long, Ponte 516 Arouca has claimed the title for the longest bridge of its kind in the world. The bridge is located within Portugal’s Arouca Geopark, where tall mountains and narrow river valleys define the landscape....

The Unfortunately Action-Packed Afterlife of a California...

May 12, 2021

Dennis Evanosky is deep in the underbrush, holding out his arms for balance as he makes his way across the uneven terrain around the perimeter of the massive Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland, California. He’s looking for a grave, the final resting place of a woman whose afterlife has been startlingly action-packed. It’s February 2021, and Evanosky and I are searching for Clara Loeper, a 21-year-old whose corpse was snatched from this cemetery in 1883. Her cadaver was returned...

Gunung Bromo in Tosari, Indonesia

May 12, 2021

Gunung Bromo is a particularly photogenic active volcano located in the Tengger caldera. A caldera is a depression left after a volcano erupts. Inside the circular Tengger caldera, there are five volcanoes: Bromo, Batok, Kursi, Watangan and Widodaren. Of these, only Batok is inactive. When it comes to one or more volcanoes inside a caldera, size matters. Extending from Semeru, the tallest volcano in Java, the Tengger caldera measures 16 kilometers (10 miles) across. The massive volcanic complex dates back...

Pan Am Flight 812 Memorial in Denpasar,...

May 12, 2021

On the night of April 22, 1974, Pan Am flight 812 departed Hong Kong on a regular scheduled flight to Denpasar, Bali, the first leg of a route that was meant to stop in Bali, Australia, Fiji, and Hawai’i before arriving at its final destination in Los Angeles. But the plane never made it out of Bali. At around 10:26 p.m. local time, the Boeing 707-321B, registered N446PA with the name of Clipper Climax was on its final approach...

Independence Mine in Palmer, Alaska

May 12, 2021

Nestled within Hatcher Pass in the Talkeetna Mountains lie the ruins of Independence Mine. Active on and off between 1938 and 1951, the gold mining operation at this mine was once the second largest in Alaska. The Gold Rush came to Alaska in the late 19th century, when gold was discovered southeast of Anchorage in 1886. Hunting for precious metals, prospectors spread into the Susitna and Matanuska river basins. They found gold scattered in quartz veins throughout the granite in...

This Master Builder's Family Has Restored Temples...

May 12, 2021

Amid a clang and clamor of activity, Vaidyanatha Selvanathan Sthapati sits on the floor of his family pattarai, or workshop, in Chennai. All around him, men in dhotis and vests are engrossed in cutting, sculpting, and finishing gray granite. They chip and chisel and hammer away, slowly bringing to life an intricately carved pillar destined to adorn a Hindu temple. The scene is familiar to Selvanathan, 57. He says he grew up in the pattarai of his uncle, who...

Cannock Chase Military Training Grounds in Staffordshire,...

May 12, 2021

Cannock Chase is currently recognized in the United Kingdom as an area of outstanding natural beauty, but during the First and Second World Wars the area was transformed into a massive military training facility. During the wars, hundreds of thousands of British and Commonwealth troops passed through this complex of military camps. It even had its own specially constructed railway spur linked to the main line. The chase was also used in WWI to hold German prisoners of war....

Jongmyo Shrine in Seoul, South Korea

May 12, 2021

Jongmyo once housed the tablets of the royal family ancestors and was where the memorial services for deceased kings and queens took place. Constructed by King Taejo, the first king of the Joseon Dynasty, Jongmyo was thought to be one of the longest buildings in Asia. While older shrines existed during the Three Kingdoms period, this shrine is the oldest royal Confucian shrine that preserves various 14th-century traditions. Unfortunately, during the Seven-Year War, Japanese invaders burned down the original shrine....

Mayna Treanor Avent Studio in Gatlinburg, Tennessee

May 12, 2021

A small cabin built in 1850 by the Ownby family stands in the middle of the Great Smoky Mountains. In 1918, Frank Avett brought the property from the family for $200. Mayna Avett, the wife of Frank, remodeled the house into an art studio. Inside, she painted oil and watercolor paintings of the Appalachians and would exhibit them in South Carolina, Tennessee, and Massachusetts. She used the cabin as a studio for well over 20 years. The cabin itself...

The Giant Spoon in Northumberland, England

May 12, 2021

Hidden along the edge of a farmer’s field near the quiet northern town of Cramlington is a piece of artwork that looks out of place. An oversized single, silver-colored dessert spoon made out of stainless steel stands at 15 feet (4.5 meters) tall and is embedded upright into the ground. The quirky art installation was commissioned in 2006 as part of the “Eat for England” campaign, a national lottery-funded art trail designed to encourage people to get out and...

Podcast: National Museum of Health and Medicine

May 12, 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 boxy, Brutalist building in Silver Spring, Maryland, that contains one of the greatest collections of disease, injury, and human body bits ever assembled. 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...

How Upselling Provides Low-Cost Revenue and Loyal...

May 12, 2021

All kinds of businesses use upselling to enhance their customer experience and maximize revenue on existing sales. From the McDonald’s server asking, “Do you want fries with that?”, to airlines offering seat upgrades. Upselling provides the opportunity to maximize the value of every customer. Not all upselling efforts are well-received — particularly efforts driven by The post How Upselling Provides Low-Cost Revenue and Loyal Customers appeared first on Revfine.com.

The Adventurous Quest to Capture Remote Buddhist...

May 11, 2021

In the spring of 1943, during the Sino-Japanese War, photographer James Lo and his wife Lucy Lo ventured to a set of remote, nearly abandoned caves near where the ancient northern and southern Silk Road trade routes converged, at the nexus of China and Central Asia. There were 700 carved spaces in the face of a cliff, known as the Mogao Caves. Among them, some 500 were profusely decorated with sculptures and murals, remarkable examples of Buddhist art that...

Dolliver Park in Larkspur, California

May 11, 2021

The “Caution Tree Crossing” sign at Dolliver Park kept getting stolen, so now a 15 mph speed limit sign warns you that you’re about to wind your way along Madrone Avenue, a narrow street lined with 40 redwood trees. Growing high into the sky, the impressive redwoods and a walk in the nearby Baltimore Canyon Preserve make Dolliver Park feel like a fairy tale forest during the day. But when the sun goes down. the towering trees block almost...

Muang Ngoi Neua in Muang Ngoy, Laos

May 11, 2021

Sitting on the banks of Ou River, Muang Ngoi Neua is an idyllic village. Only reachable via boat until 2013, this village has witnessed some rapid development due to the influx of tourism, but it has retained its rural quaintness. With the majestic karst limestone mountains as the backdrop, the feel is as rustic and remote as ever. Muang Ngoi Neua has a documented history that goes back to the 15th century, but it was events in the 2oth century...

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