How Black Americans changed Paris’s culture

A Serbian replica of Stonehenge, corpse flower care, and more. Email not displaying correctly? [View in your browser](. [73ed94ee-f881-4ea1-8e1f-44f98483021c.png]( August 25, 2020 [Hidden Paris Histories]( [Black Americans had long traveled to Paris for opportunities that America denied them, especially during the 20th century. This was where James {NAME} and Richard Wright once feuded, where Josephine Baker ate lunch with her pet cheetah, and where artist Loïs Mailou Jones once painted. Monique Wells is now on a quest to trace these journeys and more by creating walking tours to highlight these hidden histories of Paris.]( [Read more →]( [50 States of Wonder]( [Wonder In Your Backyard]( [For the past several weeks, we’ve been taking a virtual road trip across the United States, and we want to hear from you! Tell us about the surprising, astonishing, or wonderfully weird places where you live, and if you compile a list, we might feature it in an upcoming guide.]( [Read more →]( [Belgrade, Serbia]( [Ada Stonehenge]( [Stonehenge is a world-famous landmark that features several replicas all across the globe. Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, also has its own version of the site known as Ada Stonehenge.]( [Read more →]( [Atlas Obscura Experiences]( [Museum Legends]( [Join us this week for an insider experience of the Milwaukee Public Museum, where we’ll meet Maisie Buntin, a museum educator who will share with us the strange, sublime, and secret stories behind the work on display. Come scratch your museum itch with us!]( [Learn more →]( [Gastro Obscura]( [Cook Like an Ancient Egyptian]( [The ancient Egyptians left writing everywhere, with hieroglyphics carved painstakingly onto stone steles and miraculously preserved in papyrus. One category of ancient texts, however, is largely missing from the record: recipes. As it turns out, paintings on tomb walls can provide a rare glimpse into one of the oldest cuisines in the world.]( [Read more →]( [Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]( [‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood’ Puppets]( [Turn the corner after arriving on the top floor of the Pittsburgh Children’s Museum to find the original puppets from Fred Rogers’s beloved children’s show, ‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.’ Here, you’ll find King Friday XIII, Queen Sarah, Henrietta Pussycat, Grandpere, and more.]( [Read more →]( [Untouchable Flower]( [“Corpse flowers” aren’t flowers you want to bring into your home—they’re named for their overwhelming smell of rotting flesh, and typically only bloom once or twice a decade. We interviewed Longwood Gardens’s senior horticulturist Joyce Rondinella about her specific process of bringing this flower to life.]( [Read more →]( [Key West, Florida]( [Robert the Doll]( [This cursed doll now lives at the Fort East Martello Museum in Key West, Florida, where it’s said he casts curses on those who take his photo without first asking permission.]( [Read more →]( [Help Keep the World Wondrous]( [Atlas Obscura celebrates and supports the world's hidden places and unique stories. Join the growing community that directly supports our mission by becoming a member today.]( [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