How two men tried to start a hate-free "gay town" in the Nevada desert

Fog worlds, interactive museum, and retro architecture. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. September 04, 2018 The Stonewall Park Dream In the mid-1980s, Fred Schoonmaker and Alfred Parkinson attempted to develop a community exclusively for LGBTQ people, where they could walk freely hand-in-hand down its streets, in the Nevada desert. But Stonewall Park never quite came to fruition. Read More → Atlas Obscura Trips Travel With Us to Romania In June 2019, explore Romania's magnificent castles and ruins as you traverse its dramatic landscapes on this very special 11-day tour. Learn more → What Lives Inside Fog Fog is a dynamic ecosystem, one that's in constant flux. A new paper looks at the bacterial composition inside those droplets. Read more → Interactive War Museum At Romagne 14-18 in Meuse, France, visitors are encouraged to touch and even rearrange the World War I artifacts on display. Read more → BRUSSELS, BELGIUM The Black Tower Built at the beginning of the 13th century, the fortification is surrounded by a hotel building that appears to have been constructed around it. Read more → ОШ, KYRGYZSTAN Muzey Sulayman Too This museum is an outstanding piece of retro sci-fi architecture built into a sacred mountain. Read more → Food & Drink Liquorice Festival At this annual event in Pontefract, England, the bitter sweet enhances everything from sausages to pies to clothing. Read more → Sponsored by Explore Asheville Rhododendron Tunnels Craggy Gardens is an exquisite stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway, high up in the Great Craggy Mountains. What makes this area so special is the show-stopping display of colorful wildflowers that bloom along these high slopes. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222