This lost desert city is the Arabian equivalent of Atlantis

Folded maps, songs about places, and the Alfred Jewel. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. January 28, 2019 Imaginative Gadget Among the artifacts at the International Spy Museum is a pill-shaped tool kit issued to help CIA operatives escape sticky situations during the Cold War. The kit helped conceal drill bits, saws, and knives in an unlikely body part. Watch Now → Ubar, Oman ‘Atlantis of the Sands’ Legend says that these ruins belong to the lost city of Ubar, which supposedly disappeared into the desert sands like Atlantis into the ocean. Read more → Atlas Obscura Trips Scottish Highlands Join us this fall as we experience the best of the stunning Scottish Highlands. Over this 10-day journey, you’ll dance to traditional Cèilidh tunes and meet Scotland's most revered kilt-makers, all led by a globe-trotting bagpiper. Learn More→ Folded Maps Photographer and activist Tonika Lewis Johnson created side-by-side photographs of corresponding addresses on Chicago’s North and South sides. Read more → Songs About Places Songs about cities, neighborhoods, and even individual streets have a way of transporting and connecting with listeners. We asked Atlas Obscura readers to share their favorite songs about places and created a playlist from their findings. Listen Now → Oxfordshire, England The Alfred Jewel One of Oxford’s greatest treasures, which likely belonged to legendary King Alfred the Great, is hidden among the darkened galleries of the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology. Read more → Food & Drink Falooda A 2,500-year-old Persian dessert evolved into this milkshake-like Indian treat. Read more → Sponsored by Chase Sapphire® Philadelphia Film History We teamed up with Chase Sapphire to highlight the creative history that makes Philly the ultimate artistic muse. Watch the video to learn more. Watch Now→ Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222