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Podcast: The Institute of Illegal Images

May 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 Institute of Illegal Images in San Francisco, a mind-bending place where the art stands out not because of what’s on it but what was in it. 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...

Erratic Rock State Natural Site in McMinnville,...

May 3, 2021

Thousands of years ago, cataclysmic floods inundated the Pacific Northwest and sent glaciers sailing across what is now Oregon. When these glaciers melted, they left behind large pieces of rock carried from hundreds of miles away. Known as glacial erratics, these rocks differ in size and composition from native rocks. The largest known glacial erratic in the Willamette Valley perches serenely atop a hill near McMinnville and weighs around 36-tons. The massive rock was transported from Canada. Visitors making...

Wigwam Village #7 in San Bernardino, California

May 3, 2021

Constructed in 1949, and one of only three remaining in use today, the Wigwam Village/Motel is one of the last iconic wigwam villages built by Frank Redford. Redford began constructing these teepee-shaped rooms in 1933. He was inspired to create the villages from his collection of Native American artwork and artifacts. He also gained inspiration from the design of an ice cream shop he visited in Long Beach, California. At one point, seven of these unique locations existed. As...

In the Andes, Bright Colors Tell the...

May 3, 2021

A vivid slash of unsettling color cuts across the shores of Bolivia’s Lake Uru Uru, more than 12,000 feet above sea level. The bright oranges and reds evoke the costumes of an elaborate, ancient annual carnaval held nearby in Ororu, the country’s fifth-largest city. In the past, the lake itself seemed to turn pink when thousands of flamingos visited for several months each year. Now the lake and its city make headlines for the wrong reasons. Increasing urbanization is...

Cakeland.LA in Los Angeles, California

May 3, 2021

In a small green building in Los Angeles, California’s historic Chinatown, beneath a logo of two intertwined dragons biting each other’s tails, is one of the most intriguing art installations in Southern California. Cakeland features several rooms of cake-themed extravagance, however, amid the whimsical designs are more serious undertones. Cakeland is the brainchild of artist Scott Hove, whose work often features recurring motifs of light and dark represented with a variety of cakes, lights, and sharp objects. Aficionados of...

Google Travel Insights: Tools & Data Trends...

May 1, 2021

The launch of the Google Travel Insights platform is intended to help those in the travel industry by providing a single location to access important market data, industry insights and relevant tools. In this article, you can find out more about the service itself and the numerous ways it can help travel companies to improve The post Google Travel Insights: Tools & Data Trends for The Hospitality & Travel Industry appeared first on Revfine.com.

The Curious Connection Between Scottish Oatcakes and...

May 1, 2021

It’s springtime in the Scottish Highlands and a bonfire blazes against the night sky. A group stands before the flames, passing around a hat containing slices of bannock, or griddled oatcake. Each person plucks out a piece, until one unfortunate soul unfurls his fist to reveal a charcoal-daubed morsel. Fate has declared him the cailleach Bealtaine, a scapegoat who must be sacrificed. Some of his companions grab him, pulling him toward the fire. For good measure, they might even...

New Gourna Village in Al Qarnah, Egypt

April 30, 2021

In the 20th century, Egyptian architect Hasan Fathy became well known for his work rooted in traditional craftsmanship. Instead of following the modernist works of his contemporaries, Fathy wanted to develop a style of architecture rooted in local traditions and built with local materials.He called it “architecture for the poor,” and even wrote a book of the same name. One of Fathy’s most famous projects was New Gourna Village near Luxor, Egypt. Designed and built between 1946 and 1952, the...

Eremo di San Venanzio (Hermitage of San...

April 30, 2021

Just a short trip from the small town of Raiano, in the Abruzzo region of Italy, the narrow and spectacular gorges of the Aterno river carve their way through a valley where rugged mountains rise far above. Nestled on a rocky outcrop lies a medieval hermitage named after Saint Venantius, martyr and patron of the university town of Camerino. Like other such sites in the Italian region of Abruzzo, hermits and religious figures, inspired by the life of Pope...

Using Video Game Tech to Teach Field-Starved...

April 30, 2021

If you decide to pursue a degree in geology, be prepared to spend some time in the wilderness, where you will be asked to find and analyze rocks that will help teach you how the planet works. You will sketch curious outcrops, smash stone to pieces, peer at crystals through a hand lens, and, every now and then, even lick rocks, if it comes to that, all under the watchful, judging eye of your instructors. When the pandemic kicked...

Amitabha Stupa and Peace Park in Sedona,...

April 30, 2021

Slightly off the beaten path of Sedona’s busy areas lies this park. Established in 2004, the park is a favorite of those seeking to tap into their spirituality, or who wish to have a quiet place to reflect in a beautiful setting. People of all faiths are welcome. The park offers a 36-foot stupa (Amitabha, the site’s namesake) and a smaller stupa where visitors can pray, meditate, or just enjoy a sense of peace. A stupa is considered a...

The Fight to Secure Rights for Rainforests

April 30, 2021

This story was originally published on SAPIENS. The Sarayaku territory in Ecuador is a 500-square-mile roadless jungle reachable only by helicopter, small aircraft, or a full day’s canoe trip on the Bobonaza River. For outsiders, opportunities to connect with this community of about 1,200 people are rare. So, when anthropologist Eduardo Kohn received a shaky Skype call out of the blue from Sarayaku President Félix Santi, whom he’d never met, Kohn dropped everything. Santi said he was on his...

La Trobe's Cottage in Melbourne, Australia

April 30, 2021

La Trobe’s Cottage is the former home of Victoria’s first Lieutenant-Governor, Charles Joseph La Trobe. The former governor has a river, university, and other locations named in his honor around the region. His early residence, a prefabricated building, was shipped from Britain and constructed in 1839. This unique cottage was first constructed in Jolimont, not far from where the Melbourne Cricket Grounds now stand. Today, the cottage can be found in Kings Domain near the Royal Botanic Gardens and the...

One Calvert Plaza in Baltimore, Maryland

April 30, 2021

Originally known as the Continental Trust Company Building, One Calvert Plaza in downtown Baltimore, Maryland, was erected in 1901 as a multistory office building. Designed in the Beaux-Arts style by famed Chicago architect Daniel H. Burnham, the Continental Trust was constructed of steel encased in terracotta. At 16 stories and 276-feet in height, the building is recognized as Baltimore’s first skyscraper. It remained the city’s tallest building until eclipsed by the Bromo-Seltzer Arts Tower in 1911. The building’s decorations...

Sandwich Boardwalk in Sandwich, Massachusetts

April 30, 2021

The Sandwich Boardwalk, otherwise known as the “Plank Walk,” is composed of hundreds of inscribed planks. Stretching over 1,300 feet across a marsh and creek, this boardwalk located in the oldest town in Cape Cod and was originally constructed in 1875 by Gustavus Howland. It was destroyed by Hurricane Bob in 1991 and was reconstructed using donations from community members whose names are inscribed on the individual planks. It was again partially destroyed in 2013 following a serious blizzard....

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