A visit to the world's only sourdough library

Extreme ballooning, a new language, and anthill cake. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. October 16, 2018 Video The Sourdough Chronicles Bread has its own kind of biodiversity, and this unique library preserves more than 100 sourdough starters from around the world. Watch Now → Atlas Obscura Trips Just Announced! Next September, come explore Newfoundland's natural wonders, rich history, rural charms, and locally sourced cuisines. Learn more → Birth of a New Language Light Warlpiri is spoken almost exclusively by Aboriginal Australians aged 35 and younger in the remote village of Lajamanu. Read more → Up, Up, and Away What's it like to spend seven hours in the air with some record-breaking Swiss balloonists? We recently found out. Read more → Maple City, Michigan A Beautiful Wreck Hidden beneath the waters of Lake Michigan rests a perfectly intact ship from the early 1900s. Read more → ISLE OF SKYE, SCOTLAND Mythical Scottish Pillar The Old Man of Storr is a 160-foot pinnacle rock formation named after its resemblance to, well, an old man. Read more → Food & Drink Sweetest Anthill "Anthill cake," a beloved Russian dessert, is the brainchild of Soviet-era housewives with meat grinders and limited resources. Read more → FROM OUR FRIENDS AT HISTORY 'The World's Sanatorium' In the 1800s, an influx of tuberculosis patients streamed into Colorado for care and helped put the state on the map. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222