Creating Disneyland was like building a brand new city

Unfinished highway, broken down dam, and a city built on shoes. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. September 21, 2018 Creating Disneyland A new book by the architecture historian Chris Nichols retraces the long road from idea to Disney's first park, and proves that even Magic Kingdoms need urban planners. Read More → atlas obscura trips Let's Go to Ukraine! In September 2019, join us on a unique tour that blends Soviet history with contemporary politics, breathtaking Orthodox monasteries with abandoned cities. We'll also spend a night in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. learn more → Half-Finished Highway The Foreshore Freeway in Cape Town, South Africa, has remained incomplete for four decades, with spans just stopping in mid-air. Read more → PORVOO, FINLAND Söderskär Lighthouse A rare octagonal brick beacon stands on an isolated island in the Baltic. Read more → FERGUS FALLS, MINNESOTA Broken Down Dam Park This riverside park was built around the ruins of a massive dam that collapsed in 1909. Read more → food & drink Tchoukoutou In Togolese markets, locals socialize over gourds of this sweet-and-sour sorghum beer. Read more → SPONSORED BY CZECHTOURISM A City Built on Shoes For many people today, the Czech city of Zlín is synonymous with shoe-making, but for decades, this wasn't the case. Read more → from our friends at curiosity Earhart's Last Message When Amelia Earhart and her co-pilot Fred Noonan went down, they sent out a distress signal, one that was heard by 15-year-old Betty Klenck. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222