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For Sale: A Relic From Babe Ruth’s Ill-Fated Year in Brooklyn

At the end of his career, the Bambino wanted the Bronx and got a different borough instead.

Isaac Schultz November 4, 2019

Bow-less archer.

Musselburgh, Scotland

'The Musselburgh Archer'

A sculpture dedicated to the Roman history steeped in a Scottish town.

Foxburg Country Club.

Foxburg, Pennsylvania

Foxburg Country Club

The oldest continually operating golf course in the United States.

Statue of El Santo located a few meters from the museum.

Tulancingo de Bravo, Mexico

Museum of El Santo

An old railway building commemorates one of Mexico's most celebrated lucha libre stars.

Climbing walls reaching to the high ceilings of the church.

Edinburgh, Scotland

Alien Rock

This repurposed church offers a more literal way to get closer to the heavens.

Brains, beauty, biceps.

The Fierce Women of Sparta Wrestled, Danced, and Drank

This summer, chill like an ancient lady and sweat, recite poetry, and swig wine.

Jessica Leigh Hester August 20, 2019

Tommy the Turtle

Boissevain, Manitoba

Tommy the Turtle

This colossal reptile celebrates the history of the now-defunct Canadian Turtle Derby.

Anyone up for an ice yachting race?

18 Obscure Sports That Are Well Worth Rooting For

Atlas Obscura readers recommend their favorite rare games from around the world.

Eric Grundhauser August 9, 2019

Pachuca de Soto, Mexico

Mundo Fútbol

What better place to learn about the beautiful game than an actual soccer ball-shaped building?

The Totem Pole

Fortescue, Australia

Totem Pole

Many rock climbers have come to conquer this slender sea stack, with various degrees of success.

Every curling club in Thunder Bay includes a Chinese restaurant.

The Canadian Town Where Chinese Food Comes With a Side of Curling

Regional Chinese-Canadian cuisine is flourishing in some unlikely places.

Ann Hui July 17, 2019

Kaohsiung National Stadium

Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Kaohsiung National Stadium

This dragon-shaped sports arena is the world’s largest solar-powered stadium.

Labatt Memorial Park.

London, Ontario

Labatt Memorial Park

The world’s oldest baseball field had to fight to earn its record.

Washington Park Wall.

Brooklyn, New York

Washington Park Wall

The unassuming structure was part of a Major League Baseball stadium.

Rhönraddenkmal Schönau an der Brend in winter.

Schönau an der Brend, Germany

Rhönrad-Denkmal Schönau (Schönau Gyrowheel Monument)

A memorial to a dizzying sports device and its creator.

Battleship's Grave.

Montpelier Station, Virginia

Montpelier Horse Cemetery

The grave of a champion Thoroughbred hides within the former presidential estate.

Nipro Hachiko Dome.

Nipro Hachiko Dome

This sports stadium was made from 25,000 cypress trees and ranks among the world's largest wooden domes.

The Quintain on Offham Green.

Offham, England

Offham Quintain

Horsemen once used this tilting post during jousting practice.