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The original illustrated map of The Hundred Acre Wood, by E. H. Shepard.

children's literature

For Sale: A Winsome Map Showing the Way to Pooh Corner

Explore the "100 Aker Wood" for only $200,000.

Natasha Frost
Atlas Obscura
May 31, 2018
Not a bad view to take in for more than a millennium.

trees

Europe's Oldest Tree Lives in Italy

At least, it's the oldest that's been scientifically dated.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
May 31, 2018
An old Estey Organ Company factory space filled with donated reed organs.

music

The Vermont Town That Has Way Too Many Organs

After decades of organ donation, Brattleboro is looking for new homes for old musical instruments.

Anna Kusmer
Atlas Obscura
May 31, 2018
The elevator lobby of a commercial building, by the American photographer Carol Highsmith.

elevators

What Was the Point of Elevator Music?

Contrary to popular belief, it wasn't because lifts were terrifying.

Natasha Frost
Atlas Obscura
May 31, 2018
Postcard depicting a view of Corning, New York, from surrounding hills.

corning museum of glass

How Corning, New York, Changed the World With Glass

In the late 1860s, a barge helped the "Crystal City" usher in a new era of innovation.

Sponsored By The Corning Museum of Glass
The remains of Ocean Wind.

visit florida

Aquatic Adventures Along the Coast of Northwest Florida

How to spend three obscure days exploring Pensacola.

Sponsored By Visit Florida
Galeotti and his plants.

lost

Meet the 'Citrus Archaeologist' Who Rediscovered Dozens of Ancient Plants

Paolo Galeotti unearthed the citruses at Florence's Villa di Castello gardens, which belonged to the Medicis.

Federico Formica
Atlas Obscura
May 30, 2018
Do mythic plesiosaurs leave behind DNA?

cryptozoology

Why Genetics Researchers Are Looking for the Loch Ness Monster

"I don’t believe that there’s a monster, but if I’m wrong, well, that’s OK."

Eric Grundhauser
Atlas Obscura
May 30, 2018
Grand View Motel, Raton, New Mexico; December 18, 1980.

neon

The Vanishing World of Neon Motel Signs

A photographer has spent decades capturing these symbols of Americana and the open road.

Aïda Amer
Atlas Obscura
May 30, 2018
A partial view of the Davis Monthan Air Force Base.

airplane graveyard

Where Airplanes Go When They Die

Under the right circumstances, it's possible to visit an aviation boneyard.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
May 30, 2018
On his Instagram, Maor Zabar calls this a "hat dog."

hats

The Fabulous Food Hats of Maor Zabar

Now you can wear hot dogs, pizza, and sushi on your head.

Anne Ewbank
Atlas Obscura
May 30, 2018
Partygoers dressed in Aso ebi, matching traditional prints, at a recent Wasiu Ayinde performance on Lagos Island.

music

The Royal Remixing Stars of Nigeria's Fuji Music Scene

The genre has had a vibrant life since being born from songs that woke up Muslims during Ramadan.

Jack Pepper
Atlas Obscura
May 29, 2018
Egypt and Antartica are lightning-free zone areas, but not so much North America.

lightning

The Least Likely Places to Be Struck by Lightning, Mapped

Where to go if you don't enjoy sudden electric bolts from the sky.

Christina Ayele Djossa
Atlas Obscura
May 29, 2018
Posy Busby in a cottonwood garden in Corvallis, Oregon.

microbes

There Is a Whole World Inside Every Plant

Plants have microbiomes, too, and they're full of untapped secrets.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
May 29, 2018
Het melkmeisje, The Milkmaid, Johannes Vermeer c. 1660.

milk

Remembering When Only Barbarians Drank Milk

"Butter eater" was once a terrible insult.

Mark Kurlansky
Atlas Obscura
May 29, 2018
Left to right: Nikolai Fedorov in his study and his monument in Borovsk, Kaluga Oblast.

russia

The Russian Philosopher Who Sought Immortality in the Cosmos

To create the Kingdom of Heaven, simply reanimate the space-strewn molecules of your ancestors.

Addison Nugent
Atlas Obscura
May 29, 2018
Mister Softee himself outside one of the ice cream trucks.

ice cream

Did Mister Softee Just Taunt New York City?

An eerie version of the jingle sharply contrasts a former attempt to silence it.

Paula Mejia
Atlas Obscura
May 25, 2018
Newly recruited members of the Women's Army Corps in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1942.

eat like a...

How the U.S. Army Botched Feeding Its Female Soldiers in WWII

Outcomes included weight gain, sexual harassment, and skipping meals.

Natasha Frost
Atlas Obscura
May 25, 2018
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