A giant, mysterious ice disk has formed over a river in Maine

Pocahontas’s resting place, wild haggis and a ghost house. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. January 17, 2019 In partnership with Ice Disk Phenomenon A giant, perfectly circular, counterclockwise-rotating disk of ice mysteriously appeared on the Presumpscot River in Westbrook, Maine. Read more → Wild Haggis According to legend, the traditional Scottish dish of haggis comes not from a stuffed sheep's stomach but from a shaggy, unbalanced beast who lopes around rolling hillsides. Read more → Atlas Obscura Trips Capturing Myanmar Join us on an immersive photo expedition this November as we explore grand palaces, vibrant festivals, and floating gardens. Each stop on this 11-day trip will encourage you to see the country through a whole new lens. Learn more → KENT, ENGLAND Pocahontas Monument In the garden of a rather unassuming church in the Kentish town of Gravesend stands a haunting monument of Pocahontas that marks her final resting place. Read More → Protected Land Conservationists are striving to transform a piece of flat, unmapped, and fairly inhospitable land in Angola into a new national park. Read more → DELME, FRANCE Ghost House This gallery and visitor center has a strikingly ghostly exterior that reflects the building’s past lives as a prison, school, and funeral home. Read more → TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA Tiny Community Along a stretch of dirt road is a unique neighborhood of 56 residents. You won’t find people dwelling here, though. Sunvale Village is a home for abandoned and discarded toys. Read more → Food & Drink Edible Silver Flavorless, micrometer-thin sheets of silver, chandi ka warq, are commonly found on sweets during the late-autumn Diwali festival in India. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222