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Kansas artist spent 30 years filling his 70-acre property with 600 metal totems

A Kansas artist spent roughly three decades turning his 70-acre property in Mullinville into an outdoor gallery of metal sculptures. M.T. Liggett filled the roadside landscape with hundreds of tall totems, whirligigs and smaller pieces made from discarded metal and objects from everyday life. Many carried sharp political or social…

The Times of India · Oct 3

Los Angeles artist spent 40 years building a bizarre underground Puerto Rican home

A Los Angeles artist spent about four decades creating a unique underground home in the forests of Puerto Rico, turning discarded materials into a maze of tunnels, chambers and artworks. Known as Termitopia, the structure sits on a mountain near Las Marías and was built by Brian Birdsall, who moved…

The Times of India · Sep 10

In 1991, Berkeley transformed a landfill into Cesar Chavez Park. 35 years later, the former dump is a scenic waterfront park with an annual kite festival for locals

Atlas Obscura identifies César Chávez Park as a former landfill that hosts an annual kite festival and notes that the Berkeley Kite Festival traditionally takes place during the summer.

The Economic Times · Sep 6

25 Breathtaking Places Shared By Atlas Obscura That Prove Earth Still Holds Incredible Secrets

Through its hugely popular “Place Of The Day” posts, the platform constantly uncovers hidden corners of the planet that rarely make it into ordinary travel guides, revealing stories that often sound more like fiction than history.

Bored Panda · May 14

Around the World in Eighty Lies

How a writer fabricated a series of stories for Atlas Obscura

The Walrus · Jan 26, 2024

20 quirky photogenic places to shoot April 2024’s Great American Eclipse

A four-minute total solar eclipse will be visible from within a 100 miles-wide path stretching from Mexico through the US and Canada. Here's when and where to go – and how to plan a trip.

Digital Camera World · Jul 27, 2023

Roman ruins reappear from river in drought-stricken Europe almost 2,000 years later

Dropping water levels revealed a massive complex of Roman ruins in Spain as Europe continues to struggle under a record-breaking drought.

Tribune News Service · Aug 27, 2022

Inside creepy mansion haunted by children who died in tragic circumstances

The name of the abandoned Winderbourne Mansion is inspired the inventor of the bobbin winder, whose rich relation built the home as a summer retreat for their family

Daily Mirror · Aug 27, 2022