The Illicit Spelunker Capturing Underground Scenes at Chernobyl

Dog pilot, mythological map, and Moonshine, Illinois. Email not displaying correctly? [View in your browser]. April 12, 2016 [Going Underground at Chernobyl] [From 2007 to 2009, radiation monitor Alexander Kupny embarked on a series of unauthorized journeys under Chernobyl’s infamous—and dangerous—No. 4 reactor. He captured what he saw in a series of haunting photos.] [America's Yurt Craze] [The story of a Harvard-educated visionary who chose to live in remote New England and spread the gospel of yurts via snail mail.] [The Poles of Inaccessibility] [Everyone wants to get away, but how far can you really go? Geography nuts have located the hardest place to get to on every continent and beyond.] [Mythological Map] [Feast your eyes on this stunning, hand-illustrated star chart from 1670, featuring a mammal-fish creature and a large horse with rainbow wings.] [This Dog is Flying a Plane] [A group of rescue pups spent four months in flight simulators before taking to the skies and blowing our minds.] [A Town Called Moonshine] [Sometimes described as a "wide spot in the road," this Illinois town only has two residents and one building. But it's renowned for its hamburgers.] [The Future of Hitler's Home] [It's a modest building, on a quiet street. It is also the house where Adolf Hitler was born. What should Austria do with such a place?] Sponsored Offer [Plan Your Georgia Trip] [Looking for inspiration for your next trip? Use our trip builder to explore all that Georgia has to offer.] Image of the Day A catapult officer, or "shooter," at work on the flight deck of the [USS Enterprise, the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.] (Photo: [Christopher Michel]) [Spread the Word] [Share this email with a friend] [Share a Discovery] [Add a Place to the Atlas] [View in Browser] • [Forward to a Friend] [atlasobscura.com] • [info@atlasobscura.com] 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222 [Unsubscribe {EMAIL}]