The underground kitchen that funded the Civil Rights Movement

Japanese food in Brazil, stargazing sanctuaries, and medieval walls. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. January 03, 2019 Underground Kitchen In order to raise money for Civil Rights protests, Georgia Gilmore single-handedly operated and organized a grassroots underground network of black women who sold pound cakes, sweet potato pies, and plates of fried fish door-to-door. Read More → ÁVILA, SPAIN Medieval Walls Stretching for 1.5 miles with over 80 towers and 9 gates, the fortified walls that surround the medieval city of Ávila look like something out of a fairytale. Read more → Sanctuary for Stars As light pollution spreads and the popularity of astrotourism grows, U.S. National Parks are becoming stargazing sanctuaries to protect unobstructed views of the night sky. Read more → Brand New Cuisine Japanese immigrants in Brazil, who make up the largest population outside Japan, have merged their two cuisines to create native fish sashimi and green papaya pickles. Read more → Atlas Crossword Can you solve the Atlas Obscura 2018 crossword? Test your knowledge of all the enlightening topics we covered last year. Read more → MEXICO CITY, MEXICO Unusual Paintings A room of the Museo Nacional de las Intervenciones displays unusual 19th and early-20th century paintings which give thanks to the saints and deities who granted miracles. Read more → VENICE, ITALY Cursed House Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old Venetian Gothic Palace, Ca’ Dario, often meet terrible fates. Read more → Food & Drink Sweet ‘n’ Sour Soda Flavored with a blend of herbal and fruit extracts, Kofola is a dark and fizzy drink that almost disappeared with the collapse of communist rule in then-Czechoslovakia. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222