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Kerry Wolfe

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2017

staff editor @ Mental Floss // former Atlas Obscura places person 🐴✨
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Articles by Kerry Wolfe

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Stories shared by this traveler.

The Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls (Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura), built in the fourth century.

apocalypse

No, Eclipses and Other Strange Sights Are Not Signs of the Apocalypse

An eclipse isn’t an omen of doom, and neither are Mayan calendars, red lakes, or papal portraits.

By Kerry Wolfe
Joe Orman stands below 4 Square, one of the first crested saguaros he discovered.

deserts

Arizona's Most Unusual Cacti Have Their Own Fan Club

The Crested Saguaro Society is on a quest to document the Sonoran Desert's strangest succulents.

By Kerry Wolfe
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.

By Kerry Wolfe
The Barra Airport is one of the only airports in the world where planes use the beach as a runway.

architecture

9 Airports More Interesting Than the One You're Stuck In

These unusual runways put the wonder back in flying.

By Kerry Wolfe
Davis was enthusiastic about exploring the world.

Remembering Bill Davis, a Dedicated Teacher and Friend to Atlas Obscura

He was an avid traveler, always on the hunt for the world’s quirkier corners.

By Kerry Wolfe
London's underground temple from an ancient Roman religious cult is now open to visitors.

temples

11 Places Newly Renovated, Reopened, or Reimagined

The year in getting to peek behind the curtain.

By Kerry Wolfe
The tauroctony in the Mithraeum at Santa Maria Capua Vetere.

cults

The Ancient Roman Cult That Continues to Vex Scholars

The Mithraic Mysteries worshipped a pagan god from subterranean temples buried throughout the empire.

By Kerry Wolfe
Lord Howe Island is one of the surviving landmasses of the lost continent of Zealandia.

islands

Amazing Ways to Visit Zealandia, Earth's Lost Eighth Continent

Eight places where you can explore the sunken landmass above water.

By Kerry Wolfe
Oyster pirates illegally dredging under the cover of night.

pirates

The Notorious Oyster Pirates of Chesapeake Bay

They were the colorful villains in a conflict that lasted almost a century.

By Kerry Wolfe
The descent of the feathered serpent, Kukulcan.

statues

7 Places That Throw the Best Shade

In the most literal sense.

By Kerry Wolfe
The Osmington White Horse, which depicts King George III, is the only carving to feature both horse and human.

monuments

England’s Centuries-Old Fascination With Carving Giant Horses Into Hillsides

The country's unbridled enthusiasm for the trend even inspired the creation of the term “leucippotomy.”

By Kerry Wolfe

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