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Antiques & Their Afterlives: Inside Cvrated with Ryan Matthew Cohn

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (305+ words) Antiques & Their Afterlives: Inside Cvrated with Ryan Matthew Cohn'atlasobscura.com Anatomical figures rendered in lifelike wax, prosthetic glass eyes peering up from medical trays, elaborate human hair wreaths memorializing the dearly departed. For Ryan and Regina Cohn, preserving these curious…...

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atlasobscura.com > places > casa-do-leao-house-of-the-lion-atelier-cultural-mister-manel

House of the Lion in Vale do Sol

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (216+ words) House of the Lion Cultural Atelier is a folk art environment and living sculpture park in northeast Brazil, where a self-taught Brazilian artist is building monumental symbolic lions and immersive cultural installations. The site blends popular art, personal mythology, and…...

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atlasobscura.com > places > gececondu-of-kreuzberg

Gececondu of Kreuzberg in Berlin

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (476+ words) Atlas Obscura is an award-winning media and travel company focused on cataloging the world's hidden wonders and remarkable places. Our mission is to inspire wonder and curiosity about the incredible world we all share. The Turkish term Gececondu literally translates…...

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atlasobscura.com > articles > wonder-interrupted

A Baseball Legend, a Toxic Town, and One Unexpected Road Trip

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (255+ words) The Atlas Obscura map led me to two places in the same corner of northeast Oklahoma on the same afternoon. I didn't plan it as a journey from joy to grief. But that's what it became. We got back in…...

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atlasobscura.com > places > library-of-avalon

Library of Avalon in Glastonbury

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (144+ words) Atlas Obscura is an award-winning media and travel company focused on cataloging the world's hidden wonders and remarkable places. Our mission is to inspire wonder and curiosity about the incredible world we all share. Hidden in the back wall of…...

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atlasobscura.com > articles > your-emails-are-fueling-my-quest-to-see-all-50-states

Your Emails Are Fueling My Quest to See All Fifty States

3+ week, 12+ hour ago  (286+ words) I have to be honest with you: I thought I was the one going on an adventure. But then your emails started arriving, and I realized the adventure had already been happening " in living rooms and minivans and camper vans…...

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atlasobscura.com > places > strange-fruit-bordeaux

‘Strange Fruit’ in Bordeaux

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (461+ words) This resin and metal sculpture was created by sculptor Sandrine Plante-Rougeol for Memory Week 2019. This sculpture, acquired by the City of Bordeaux and inaugurated on December 2, 2019, is a tribute to the enslaved people, in remembrance of their suffering. So that…...

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atlasobscura.com > places > music-box-theatre-chicago

Music Box Theatre in Chicago

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (155+ words) The theater shows a mix of first-run indie, foreign and repertory films, classic double features, and specialty screenings throughout the year. It's known for unique events like a 70 mm film festival, regular Rocky Horror Picture Show with shadow casts, and…...

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atlasobscura.com > places > morlaix-street-art

Morlaix Street Art in Morlaix

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (224+ words) Morlaix is a medieval market town in Brittany. The Old Quarter has many half-timbered buildings overhanging the narrow cobbled streets. "The last thing you expect to see in such a quaint medieval town is modern street art. " Huge, beautiful murals…...

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atlasobscura.com > articles > explore-kissimmees-latin-flavors

Gastro Obscura’s Guide to the Kissimmee Latin Culinary Trail

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (680+ words) Traditional dishes and modern twists on Latin food and drink are waiting to be discovered throughout Osceola County. Can you try them all?...