The World's Most Romantic Socks Are Knitted on an Active Volcano

Model trains, polar exploration, and soup. Email not displaying correctly? [View in your browser]. May 12, 2016 [Iraq's Rival Gardens of Eden] [We visited two sites in Iraq claiming to be Gardens of Eden and found out how these religious hotspots have survived in the face of ISIS, dwindling tourism, and competition from each other.] [Romantic Socks] [On Tristan da Cunha, the world's most remote island, people knit socks to express endearment. The more stripes, the deeper the feeling.] [Amazing Climbing Goats] [Watch as an Alpine ibex navigates the near-vertical Cingino Dam in northern Italy. This gravity-defying feat is all for the love of salt.] [Miniature Train Worlds] [All aboard for some tiny travel! Take a ride on nine of the world's most incredible model train sets.] [Route 66 Ruins] [Ella's Frontier is an abandoned trading post made from old telephone poles, built by a former circus clown in 1927.] [The Myth of the 'Gay Mafia'] [There was a time in American history when there was a real fear that a gay mafia existed, wielding control across the arts and entertainment industries.] [Soupy History] [The world's first restaurants only served soup–bone broth to be exact. These broths were intended to "restore life" to patrons.] [What Is 'Polar Philately'?] [Meet the 220 stamp collectors trying to piece together polar exploration history through old pieces of mail.] Sponsored Offer [Escape into Nature] [Amelia Island’s nature and eco-tours beckon.] Image of the Day The ceiling of Prohodna Cave in northern Bulgaria affords a peek at the sky via these two giant holes, [known as the Eyes of God.] (Photo: [Todor Petkov/Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0]) [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}]