How one agoraphobic traveler wanders the Earth

A treasure chest of fine foods, an ancient temple, and more. Email not displaying correctly? [View in your browser](. [73ed94ee-f881-4ea1-8e1f-44f98483021c.png]( June 23, 2020 [Black Lives Matter Murals]( [As racial justice protests erupt in cities across the world, so too has another phenomenon: the proliferation of unique murals critiquing systemic oppression and honoring the lives of those unjustly killed.]( [Read More →]( [Virtual Wonder From Home]( [Despite her agoraphobia and anxiety, Jacqui Kenny has visited horses on windswept expanses in Mongolia and road-tripped along snowy paths in Kyrgyzstan since 2016. Her secret? Google Street View.]( [Read more →]( [Cori, Italy]( [Temple of the Dioscuri]( [The ancient town of Cori, located southeast of Rome, contains the ruins of the temple dedicated to Castor and Pollux, the legendary half-brothers who form the constellation Gemini and are known as the Dioscuri.]( [Read more →]( [Atlas Obscura Experiences]( [Gastro Obscura: Italy In Bocca]( [We’re exploring one of the rarest, funkiest, sought-after cookbook series, Italy in Bocca, on Saturday, June 27. Bound in cardboard and printed on oatmeal paper, each book covers a different region of Italy and is full of forgotten recipes, strange folklore, and stunningly beautiful handpainted art.]( [Learn more →]( [Sold: A Treasure Chest of Fine Foods]( [Lucille Bishop Smith, a trailblazing Black chef, educator, and entrepreneur, would be proud to know that her legacy lives on at both a Houston restaurant named for her and in her sought-after collection of recipes—a hot item at a rare book fair earlier this month.]( [Read more →]( [Winnetka, Illinois]( [The Home Alone House]( [Those familiar with the beloved franchise will recognize Kevin McCallister’s home, a gorgeous mansion located in the Chicago suburb of Winnetka. Booby traps not included.]( [Read more →]( [The Man on the Moon]( [The late scientist Eugene Shoemaker enjoyed a celebrated career, using his knowledge to train a number of Apollo mission astronauts about the terrain of the Moon. Fitting, then, that he is the only person who’s buried there.]( [Read more →]( [Sponsored by the Experiment]( [Natural Navigator Series]( [Adventurer and navigation expert Tristan Gooley unlocks the natural clues hidden all around us. With Gooley as your guide, learn the lost art of reading nature’s signs—and find adventure in your own backyard.]( [Learn more →]( [Add a place to the Atlas]( [Subscribe to our other newsletters]( [The definitive guide to the world's hidden wonders.]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Instagram]( [Visit AtlasObscura.com]( · [View in Browser]( · [Unsubscribe]( · [See All Newsletters]( 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222