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'Vault' in Southbank, Australia

April 27, 2021

When Queen Elizabeth II, officially opened the square where this sculpture originally stood as a centerpiece, she reportedly inquired as to whether the bright yellow sculpture could be painted “a more agreeable color.” While the truth of this anecdote is up for debate, it accurately represents many people’s reaction to Vault, a sculpture made by Australian artist Ron Robertson-Swann. The large steel structure was installed in Melbourne City Square in May 1980. It lasted less than eight months in its intended position...

Giant Cloud Rats Hint at a Prehistoric...

April 27, 2021

They are rodents of unusual size, in an unexpected place. Fossils of three new species of giant cloud rats have researchers in the Philippines scratching their heads: The find, on the island of Luzon, hints the archipelago—one of the most species-rich places on the planet—was somehow even more biodiverse in the past. But it also raises questions about how these fluffy, pot-bellied rodents ended up in a cave, outside their usual habitat, and why they went extinct. The giant...

Vitense Miniature Golf in Madison, Wisconsin

April 27, 2021

Founded in 1955 by professional golfer George Vitense, the distinct features of the larger golf and entertainment center are the three 18-hole miniature golf courses. Set on the outskirts of this college town, you’ll find a quirky pairing of two full outdoor courses themed around the state of Wisconsin and California, plus an indoor course themed around the city of Madison. When Vitense first bought the land, which had originally been a farm, he had a vision. He wanted...

Saint Genadio Cave in Priaranza del Bierzo,...

April 27, 2021

Saint Genadio was a bishop during the Early Middle Ages. He resigned his high clerical status in 920 CE to meditate in a cave in El Valle del Silencio (Silent valley) in the Mountains of León. Located near the Mozarabic monastery in Peñalba de Santiago, he practiced a new and unknown game that helped him meditate. Today, somewhere in that area are still four pieces of carved goat bones that he used for the game derived from the Persian...

Al Capone Cherry Tree in Baltimore, Maryland

April 27, 2021

Near the East 33rd Street entrance of the Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, stands a beautiful Japanese weeping cherry tree (Prunus pendula). Each spring, the tree bursts into a marvelous display of pink cherry blossoms. The cherry blossoms or sakuras represent beauty, rebirth, and mortality. Ironically, this tree was gifted to the hospital by infamous American mob boss and gangster Al Capone. During his 11-year sentence for federal income tax evasion, Capone spent four-plus years incarcerated at Alcatraz Federal...

Will These Glass Eels Beat the Odds...

April 27, 2021

Spare a thought for the humble European eel. These ancient fish begin as eggs somewhere in the western Atlantic Ocean’s Sargasso Sea—the exact location of the spawning grounds of Anguilla anguilla remains a mystery. As larvae, they drift toward Europe, more than 3,000 miles away. Along the journey, which can last for two years, they develop into glass eels, as shown in the photo above: near-translucent creatures, a few inches long at most. “As a glass eel, you’re a...

Carmunnock War Memorial in Clarkston, Scotland

April 27, 2021

Across the road from Castlemilk Hall in the village of Carmunnock sits this war memorial. Originally constructed in 1922, it displayed the names of 13 men from the village who lost their lives during World War I. It was erected by the Laird of Castlemilk, Mr. William Stirling-Stuart. His son James Stirling Stuart was the first of the 13 men to be killed in the war, and it was his love of horses that inspired the memorial’s design. He...

Podcast: A Memory Made in Malawi

April 27, 2021

Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we flip the focus from the memorable places we visit to the memorable people we meet on our adventures. 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...

How Lesbian Luminaries Put Together a Groundbreaking...

April 27, 2021

In the United States, women’s groups have published fundraising cookbooks since the Civil War. Carefully compiled booklets filled with recipes can be powerful money-making tools for all kinds of causes. So when Maya Contenta and Victoria Ramstetter published a fundraising cookbook in 1983, it was not unusual in terms of strategy. But one glance at the title makes it obvious that Contenta and Ramstetter were indeed breaking new ground. The Whoever Said Dykes Can’t Cook? Cookbook, published in support...

Masson Mill in Matlock Bath, England

April 26, 2021

Masson Mill is a former water-powered cotton spinning mill that stands on the west bank of the River Derwent in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire in England. This mill was constructed in 1783, and it forms an important part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site. In 1769, Richard Arkwright patented the device known as the water frame, which utilized the extra power of a water mill to produce strong cotton fiber used in weaving. His first mill was erected in 1171...

Abandoned Skate Park on the Bruce Trail...

April 26, 2021

Running through Ontario, the Bruce Trail is one of the oldest marked footpaths in Canada. The path ventures from Queenston to Tobermory and is full of wonderful sites. Along this trail, in the middle of the woods in Dundas, Ontario hikers will find something quite unexpected as they travel, an abandoned skatepark. Apparently, there was once a house that was being constructed on the property adjacent to the Bruce Trail. The project was eventually abandoned and some locals decided...

Hurricane of 1928 Mass Burial Site ...

April 26, 2021

When a hurricane struck the Florida coast in September 1928, it caused a dike on Lake Okeechobee to fail which resulted in an extensive loss of human life. Of the victims in Palm Beach County, most of the white victims were buried in a mass grave in the prestigious Woodlawn Cemetery. However, segregation laws at the time prevented the burial of Black residents in that cemetery. More than 600 Black and other people of color were interred in a...

Devil's Lake in Baraboo, Wisconsin

April 26, 2021

Nestled in the small circus town of Baraboo, Wisconsin is Devil’s Lake State Park. The park is named for the large lake that sits at its center. Devil’s Lake is located in the middle of a deep chasm, with no visible inlet or outlet. Rather than any religious origins, its name actually comes from a misinterpretation of a term from the Ho-Chunk Nation, the region’s Indigenous inhabitants. The Ho-Chunk term Tawacunchukdah, sometimes spelled Da-wa-kah-char-gra, is more accurately translated as “Sacred...

Romitorio di San Michele Arcangelo in Serrone,...

April 26, 2021

Halfway between the medieval town of Serrone (738 meters above sea level) and the peak of Mount Scalambra, along a steep hike through the holm oak woods, there is a small stone hermitage. The Hermitage of Saint Michael stands directly against a rocky cliff and with an extraordinary view over the valley below (1105 meters above sea level). The hermitage was restored in 1758 and local documentation has shown that it was run by the order of the Benedictines...

Suriname-Rivier in Nieuw Amsterdam, Suriname

April 26, 2021

The country of Suriname was once the only Dutch colony in South America and the main fortification here was Fort Nieuw-Amsterdam, located near the city of Paramaribo at the mouth of the Suriname River. In 1911, the newly-built Suriname-Rivier ship sailed from Haarlem, in the Netherlands to reach Fort Nieuw-Amsterdam after a 40-day-long journey across the Atlantic Ocean. Once at its destination the ship, not equipped with engines, was used as a lightvessel to mark the position of the...

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