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Tokangawhā / Split Apple Rock

obscura academy

Art Challenge: Draw a Place You’ve Never Seen Before

Is your imagination as wondrous as reality?

Michelle Cassidy
Atlas Obscura
April 22, 2020
Green America estimates that over the next 10 years, their 2,500 registered climate victory gardens will have a massive greenhouse gas off-setting effect.

seed banks

These 7 Companies Ship Unique Seeds for Your Quarantine Garden

Beat the rush by turning to small, local suppliers—and your neighbors.

Reina Gattuso
Atlas Obscura
April 22, 2020
Jiffy Felix, in light blue, captains around 100 rowers from the back of his team's snake boat.

races

The Resurgence of Indian Snake Boats in an Age of Rising Seas

Storms, floods, and COVID-19 could threaten one of Kerala's iconic sports.

Colin Daileda
Atlas Obscura
April 22, 2020
Lurking off of a South Jersey highway, a Springsteen song come to life.

new jersey

For Sale: An Abandoned Cold War Missile Launch Site by the Side of the Road

It's a ghost town, but it's got a pool.

Matthew Taub
Atlas Obscura
April 22, 2020
Twelve-year-old Ryker from Camden, South Carolina, traded stones for clay, paper, and foam.

obscura academy

Stay Home and Build Miniature Monuments, From Stonehenge to Giza

Who needs stones when you have marshmallows or foam?

Jessica Leigh Hester
Atlas Obscura
April 21, 2020
Monticello’s 1,000-foot-long garden terrace served as both a source of food and an experimental laboratory.

seed banks

At Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's Garden Is Still Growing

Restoring the grounds and its rare, heirloom crops recreated what was effectively the country's first seed bank.

Eric J. Wallace
Atlas Obscura
April 21, 2020
The signature dish tastes like meat candy in a bun.

vending machines

Kansas City Is Now Home to a BBQ Vending Machine

Burnt ends at the push of a button!

Jonathan Bender
Atlas Obscura
April 21, 2020
The peak of cheesy, starchy comfort food.

funeral food

A Guide to the World’s Most Comforting Foods of Grief

In an age of distance, we can still connect in the kitchen to mourn, memorialize, and heal.

Sam O'Brien
Atlas Obscura
April 20, 2020
We've got lots of ways to help your students' imaginations take flight as they wrap up the school year at home.

obscura academy

Easy Ways for Teachers and Parents to Use Atlas Obscura at Home

"What 8th grader doesn’t want to look at the weird stuff?"

Atlas Obscura
April 20, 2020
Isolated places such as Antarctica offer working labs for languages.

accents

Prolonged Isolation Can Lead to the Creation of New Accents

Social distancing might not entirely change the way we talk, but a Mars expedition might do the trick.

Isaac Schultz
Atlas Obscura
April 20, 2020
The shores of Lewes support large populations of horseshoe crabs, especially during summer.

crabs

Photographs Capture the Ancient Elegance of Horseshoe Crabs

"Nature is there for you, especially when you need it."

plumcot
Atlas Obscura
April 20, 2020
Medieval manuscripts were illuminated with folium, and one bore the instructions for recreating the ink.

manuscripts

The Mystery of a Medieval Blue Ink Has Been Solved

Turns out it was hiding in plain sight by the side of a Portuguese road.

Isaac Schultz
Atlas Obscura
April 17, 2020
The New-York Historical Society's collection of COVID-19 objects will eventually include these homemade masks, stitched by Heidi Nakashima.

pandemic

How Museums Will Eventually Tell the Story of COVID-19

Masks, ventilators, and Zoom recordings may one day be the artifacts of our time.

Jessica Leigh Hester
Atlas Obscura
April 17, 2020
Hear the Soundscapes of Cities Transformed

noise

Hear the Soundscapes of Cities Transformed

"It is, in a word, quiet."

Matt Mikkelsen
Atlas Obscura
April 17, 2020
TOC identified the Mihalyfi apple among those sent by the Lost Apple Project.

extinct eats

'Extinct' Apple Varieties Are Actually Everywhere

10 were discovered over just the last few months.

Matthew Taub
Atlas Obscura
April 17, 2020
From our database to your door.

coronavirus

The Gastro Obscura Guide to NYC Restaurants Delivering Right Now

Branch out, dine in, and save your city.

Luke Fater
Atlas Obscura
April 16, 2020
Tommy the cat is on the left, and Golly on the right.

epidemics

During the 1918 Flu Epidemic, Pet Parents Put Masks on Their Cats

Yancia the bulldog even made the local paper: "This Seattle Dog Wears Flu Mask."

Anne Ewbank
Atlas Obscura
April 16, 2020
Artist Kai 'Uzey' Wohlgemuth depicted a nurse as Superwoman in Hamm, Germany, April 8, 2020.

pandemic

Around the World in Pandemic Street Art

Messages of respect, hope, and frustration have appeared in our largely empty public spaces.

Winnie Lee
Atlas Obscura
April 16, 2020
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