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Estadio Centenario in 2017.
Montevideo, Uruguay

Estadio Centenario

This historic stadium was built to host the first-ever FIFA World Cup.
Renovated shop front, with the A.C. Milan logo.
Nottingham, England

Birthplace of Herbert Kilpin

The Birthplace of the Englishman who founded the A.C. Milan football club.
Inner courtyard of Jagdschloss Kranichstein.
Darmstadt, Germany

Museum Jagdschloss Kranichstein

This baroque palace displays an impressive collection of taxidermy, art, and rare objects from the days of courtly hunting.
The Casa Auto.
Pergamino, Argentina

Casa Auto

A father built this one-of-a-kind house in the shape of his son's race car.
Joe Littlejohn's racecar (No. 7) is seen outside “Little Joe’s” tavern in the late-1930s.
crime

How a Group of Daring Bootleggers Created NASCAR

Moonshine money fueled the sport's rise.
Tove Danovich January 23, 2019
Why does an English football club have a hippo for a mascot? It's all local history.
sports

8 Extremely Local Mascots That Are Worth Cheering For

Atlas Obscura readers explain the appeal of their regional costumed characters.
Eric Grundhauser January 18, 2019
Foro Sol in racing mode.
Mexico City, Mexico

Foro Sol

The F1 Mexican Grand Prix circuit goes right through the middle of this old baseball stadium.
Yachi-nyan is the mascot of the Yonbancho shopping district in Hikone City.
sports

Help Us Identify the World's Greatest Local Mascots

The more obscure, the better.
Eric Grundhauser January 2, 2019
Permanently Closed
Skatehal Arnhem.
Arnhem, Netherlands

Skatehal Arnhem

A long-closed church turned into a saintly skate park.
Caymans the horse, Floki the eagle, and me toward the end of my lesson at Dartmoor Hawking.
animals

Learning the Ancient Art of Horseback Falconry

I spent a day with one of the few people on the planet still teaching the sport.
Kerry Wolfe December 20, 2018
Barça Coat of Arms in Santa María del Mar.
Barcelona, Spain

FC Barcelona Coat of Arms

Barça football fans might see the insignia hidden in a church window as a divine sign.
Video

What It's Like to Take Lessons in Horseback Falconry

4:18
Atlanta, Georgia

Switchyards Ping Pong Stadium

The only subterranean ping pong table in Atlanta.
Chastleton House across the croquet lawn.
Chastleton, England

Chastleton House Croquet Lawn

Where the rules of that most quintessentially English game were first devised by an eccentric inventor.
Ricky Grigg, unknown, Vicki Williams, and Nick Gabaldón enjoying Malibu, California, ca. late 1940s–early 1950s.
beach

The Legendary Black Surfer Who Challenged Stereotypes

In his short 24 years, Nick Gabaldón made an impact on California surfing culture that is still felt today.
Anna Kusmer October 4, 2018
Permanently Closed
Modern exterior.
Homewood, Illinois

Ken Norman's Abandoned Mansion

The NBA player's elaborate former home is now a ghost of its old glory.
A partial model of the Deutsches Stadium, 1937.
abandoned

The Nazis Tried and Failed to Build the World’s Largest Stadium

The remains of the giant test model are now overgrown on a hillside near Nuremberg.
Sarah Laskow September 21, 2018
Lollipop Be-Bop.
Bristol, England

Lollipop Be-Bop

A plaque claims this artwork outside a children's hospital was used in the 1998 Quidditch World Cup.