Women built London's Waterloo Bridge, but it took these photos to prove it

Food truck, tattoo artists, and a micronation. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. September 25, 2018 London's 'Ladies' Bridge' For more than half a century, it was just a rumor that women had been largely involved in building Waterloo Bridge during World War II. Such details weren't part of any official history. It wasn't until 2015 that their hard work could be confirmed, thanks to a series of photographs. Read More → atlas obscura trips Let's Go to India! In March 2019, we'll visit towering forts and palaces, explore local villages, and experience the riotously colorful Holi Festival on this immersive tour of Delhi, Rajasthan, and Varanasi. learn more → Treehouse Protest Camp For the past five years, a community protesting coal mining in Germany's Hambach Forest has lived in its treetops. Recently, police began evicting and dismantling their villages. Read more → Food History Truck Members of the public are invited to climb inside and cook a specific dish that's meaningful to them, after which they are interviewed about the recipe as part of an oral history project. Read more → FUNCHAL, PORTUGAL Principality of Pontinha This small fortress, which is roughly the size of a one-bedroom house, is a micronation that was founded in 2007. Read more → CEDAR POINT, KANSAS Most Tattooed Couple Homestead Cemetery holds the remains of Maud and Gus Wagner, the first known professional tattoo artists in the U.S. Read more → TAITŌ, JAPAN Shitamachi Museum Using artifacts donated by locals, this museum is dedicated to the history of Tokyo's often-overlooked working-class district. Read more → food & drink Bánh Pía The flaky exterior of this mooncake gives way to a creamy, sometimes pungent, core. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222