Explore 373 Colonialism Collections - Atlas Obscura
Places near me Random place

373 Items Tagged

Colonialism

Share
The pulverized palace of Zanzibar.
politics

The World's Shortest War Ended Less Than an Hour After It Started

But it’s not easy to say how long the Anglo-Zanzibar War actually was.
Isaac Schultz July 29, 2019
A taxidermy hippo.
Tervuren, Belgium

Royal Museum for Central Africa Natural History Collections

A fascinating and enormous collection of natural history exhibits stained by a dark colonial legacy.
San Pedro de Atacama, Chile

Pukará de Quitor

The ruins of a pre-Columbian fortress city so secure it held off the Spanish conquistadors for over 20 years.
The cufflink found at the site of the Brunswick Town tavern.
bars

Found: A Seditious Cufflink From the Colonial Resistance Wardrobe

It holds a semi-secret message of opposition to the king.
Isaac Schultz July 10, 2019
Shorakkopoch Rock.
New York, New York

Shorakkopoch Rock

A large boulder marks the place where the island of Manhattan was purportedly "sold" to the Dutch.
Castillo de San Marcos from above.
forts

The Mystery of Florida's Cannonball-Eating Spanish Fort

The secret is inside the walls themselves.
Lina Zeldovich July 4, 2019
Gastro Obscura

Merquén

In Chile's central Araucanía region, the indigenous Mapuche community still makes this smoky spice blend.
Cathedral of the Most Holy Rosary.
Kolkata, India

Cathedral of the Most Holy Rosary

Kolkata’s only Portuguese church has a curious link with chickens.
Burial site.
White Pigeon, Michigan

Wahbememe Burial Site and Monument

A memorial to the Potawatomi chief who allegedly ran nearly 150 miles to alert settlers of an impending attack.
The church's stars and double-headed eagle.
Uayma, Mexico

Santo Domingo de Guzman Church and Convent

This one-of-a-kind convent boasts a kaleidoscopic exterior of stars and double-headed eagles.
The exterior of the church.
Velha Goa, India

Church of St. Cajetan

The last remaining colonial-era Italian church in Old Goa.
The Rodin portrait correctly identified by Luis Pastor.
museums

Solved: A Case of Mistaken Identity in a Madrid Art Museum

Auguste Rodin takes his rightful place in the portrait gallery, evicting King Leopold II of Belgium.
Matthew Taub June 6, 2019
Ruins of Juan Ponce de Leon's residence at Caparra in Puerto Rico.
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico

Caparra Archaeological Site

The ruins of the first Spanish settlement in Puerto Rico.
Richard Ligon's map of Barbados, perfect for a round of livestock-themed "I Spy."
islands

Solved: The 300-Year-Old Mystery of Barbados's Pigs

Spoiler alert: They were probably peccaries.
Reina Gattuso May 31, 2019
A cross-section view of a bunya pine. They are very large!
trees

After Decades of Being Ignored, a Nut From 20-Pound Pine Cones Is Back on Australian Menus

Aboriginal groups once traveled long distances to celebrate its harvest.
Laura Kiniry May 24, 2019
The 15th-century stone cross will be returned to Namibia this August.
geology

Germany Will Return a 15th-Century Cross to Namibia

The 11-foot, 1.1-ton cross could once be glimpsed from the ocean.
Sabrina Imbler May 21, 2019
In the 1790 painting <em>Bhang Eaters Before Two Huts</em>, by Pemji, a group of men mix and consume bhang.
festivals

This British Colonial Report Offers a Rare Glimpse Into India's Historic Cannabis Cuisine

And a description of some very stoned canines.
Reina Gattuso May 9, 2019
Gastro Obscura

Pegu Club Cocktail

A cocktail that originated in a British officers’ club in erstwhile Burma now has fans across the world.