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Great Auk Sculpture at Valahnúkamöl in Iceland

March 31, 2021

This bronze statue of the now-extinct great auk overlooks the impressive sea cliffs where these birds once nested. The statue in the Reykjanes peninsula was created by the artist Todd McGrain. It is one of several works that he has done as part of his Lost Bird Project. The series includes sculptures of several extinct avian species, placed in the last location they were known to live. The statue stands about five feet tall and there is an information...

Lares Hot Springs in Lares, Peru

March 31, 2021

The Lares hot springs in southern Peru are made up of outdoor pools surrounded by tall stone walls, grassy fields, and outdoor showers. The natural hot springs have been used by locals in practices that extend back to pre-Columbian civilizations. Lares is a small town in the Andes 40 miles north of Cusco. Getting there involves a rollercoaster of drive from Calca through breathtaking terraced mountains. A one-lane mountain pass winds erratically some 14,000 feet above the clouds. Streams...

How Locals on Mauritius United To Fight...

March 31, 2021

Night had fallen on Mahebourg, a bustling trade town on the southeast coast of Mauritius, when what would come to be called the “people’s factory zone” met for the first time. It was an enterprise born of necessity: A crisis was unfolding only a few miles offshore, in the pristine waters from which many of Mahebourg’s residents earn their livelihoods. That first August night, just a handful of locals showed up to rally around what seemed like a dubious...

Luleå Ice Roads in Luleå, Sweden

March 31, 2021

During the darkest parts of the winter, most locals dwell inside. But when the sun returns and the days get longer the ice road is a perfect spot to recharge the batteries. Sweden‘s Luleå archipelago formed during the last ice age, and is made up of a group of islands in the northern end of the Bay of Bothnia. The land is still rising, the city of Luleå was once moved to a new location on land emerging from the...

Ruiguang Tower in Suzhou Shi, China

March 31, 2021

Ruiguang Pagoda, also known as the Auspicious Lustre Pagoda, is the earliest pagoda built in what is now known as the Panmen Scenic Area of Suzhou. The pagoda was built in 247 CE during the reign of King Chiwu Sun Quan in honor of his mother. At the time of construction, the pagoda had 13 floors. During the succeeding dynasties, the pagoda was destroyed and rebuilt many times. It was reconstructed during the Song Dynasty, this time at a...

Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library and Museum in...

March 31, 2021

The Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library and Museum is a decidedly understated independent institution compared to the grand federal repositories of his successors. The quiet, one-room exhibition on the second floor of the Forbes Library is perhaps in line with the 30th president’s reputation as the reserved “Silent Cal.” The calm business-like tableau that greets visitors contains an unexpected aura of industrious intensity. At every turn, placards remind Calvinists of his incessant call to action, illuminated by several strategically placed...

Podcast: Gold Medal Flour

March 31, 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 crumbled ruins of the world’s largest flour mill, which became one of Minneapolis’s most prominent graffiti-writing locations, and later a museum. 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...

'Wicker Man' Stumps in Cutcloy, Scotland

March 30, 2021

The year 2021 marked the 50-year anniversary since principal filming began on the seminal movie, The Wicker Man, a celluloid picture that would go on to help define a genre known as folk horror. Actor and screenwriter Mark Gatiss popularized this genre that often incorporated themes of worship, seclusion, the influence of the environment, and the hidden immorality of agricultural settings. The film stars Sir Christopher Lee as Lord Summerisle, the fictional ruler of a Scottish island that is...

Green Moor Village Stocks in Sheffield, England

March 30, 2021

Traditionally, the village of Moor Green was known as a hub of small, private quarries that mined and then sold its stones all over the country. However, as visitors drive through the center of the village, there’s something that catches the eye, a preserved set of village stocks. Used for rudimentary punishments for locals or visitors before more formal proceedings were put in place, the stocks remain in remarkably good condition. A nearby stone confirms that the stocks were...

Red Seaweed Defeats Cows' Methane-Filled Burps

March 30, 2021

This story was originally published in Grist and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. How scary are cow burps, exactly? Measured by their planet-warming power, methane-filled livestock belches are the equivalent of 850 coal plants burning year-round. But scientists have found that spicing up cattle feed with a little seaweed can dramatically reduce the methane they produce, according to a new study out March 17. The promise that feed additives could make cows more climate-friendly can...

Why Hawaiʻi Is Perfect for Rainbows

March 30, 2021

From his office on the edge of Mānoa Valley in Honolulu, University of Hawaiʻi meteorologist Steven Businger often sees rainbows, some that last all day. According to Hawaiian legend, these heavenly arcs embody the presence of Kahalapuna, the daughter of a chief and chiefess who mourned her death by transforming themselves into their spirit forms, the Mānoa wind and misty rain. When these divine spirits blow through the valley, Kahalapuna appears as a rainbow. The Hawaiian language has more...

La Coupole in Helfaut, France

March 30, 2021

A one million ton concrete dome constructed on the side of a chalk quarry with underground storage for the rockets, fuel supply, a liquid oxygen production facility, electricity generators and housing for the garrison. This is La Coupole, a massive remnant of World War II located five kilometers from Saint-Omer in France. La Coupole was built between 1943 and 1944 by Nazi German forces in France. It was meant to serve as a launch base for V-2 rockets directed against London and...

Tower Clock Museum in Gdańsk, Poland

March 30, 2021

One of the world’s oldest sciences is on full display in the rafters and rooftops above Saint Catherine’s Church, the oldest church in Gdańsk, Poland. Horology, the science of measuring time, has a place in this ancient city thanks to one of its leading beer brewers, politicians, academics, and inventors: Jan Hevelius. While Hevelius was a town councilor of the important maritime city, his primary interest was in astronomy and horology. Of his many academic contributions to the sciences,...

The Bridge to Nowhere in Isle of...

March 30, 2021

In 1918 businessman, Lord Leverhulme, took a boat trip and fell in love with the islands. So much so that he decided to purchase the land. Reports vary, but it’s believed he purchased the land for £150,000. Leverhulme was passionate about generating jobs and opportunities for those living in the Western Isles, mainly in fishing. To achieve this, a road was needed from the village of Tolsta to Ness. Once Leverhulme reached Garry beach and designed this bridge he...

Podcast: Merrymount

March 30, 2021

Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we learn about how an English party animal turned 1620s-era Quincy, Massachusetts, into the world’s least likely party town. Read more about 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 meet some fascinating people and hear...

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