The most magical Little Free Library is built right into a tree stump

Dinosaur feathers, a stone of shame, Australia's only active volcanoes. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. January 30, 2019 Magical Little Library In a sleepy town in Idaho, a dying 110-year-old black cottonwood tree is getting a second life as a decorative Little Free Library. Read More → Dinosaur Feathers Anchiornis is a one-foot-tall, four-winged, 160-million-year-old, red-headed dinosaur that was covered in feathers, but could it fly? Read more → Atlas Obscura Trips Castles of Romania Led by an experienced local guide, this 11-day trip next June will take you to Dracula’s Castle, a historic salt mine, and many more hidden wonders along the way. Learn more → Community 'Ugly' Buildings You Love Architecture doesn’t have to win a beauty contest to be lovely. Check out the new Atlas Obscura Community forums to share the "ugly" buildings you're most fond of. We could include yours in a future article. Share Now → Padua, Italy ‘Stone of Shame’ The Palazzo della Ragione is home to plenty of curiosities that should not be missed, such as this small block of black porphyry that was used as a bizarre way to punish insolvent debtors. Read more → Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Australia Remote Volcanoes Australia’s only active volcanoes and highest peak are located on remote islands that lie more than 2,500 miles southwest in the Indian Ocean. In fact, they're actually much closer to Antarctica. Read more → Food & Drink Tanjia Like tagine, this traditional Moroccan dish is named for the vessel it’s cooked in. Relying on the low heat of smoldering ashes, the resulting meat is so tender it melts in your mouth. Read more → From our friends at Curiosity Mathematically Minded Maria Agnesi was the first woman to write a mathematics textbook with two volumes. Also the first to be appointed as a university mathematics professor, she turned down the offer to devote herself exclusively to charitable work. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222