Escape into this vintage map that mingles myths, fairy tales, and nursery rhymes

Mythical manna, ‘Flintstone House,’ and the world’s oldest astrolabe. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. March 20, 2019 Mythical Manna Manna, the biblical, heaven-sent food said to have sustained the Israelites for 40 years, has long captured the imagination of scholars, soldiers, and scientists. Many have mined the Bible’s verses for clues about the Old Testament staple, but is there a modern equivalent to this “supernatural” substance? Read More → For Sale: Fantasy Map Printed in 1917, Bernard Sleigh’s fantastical map beckons viewers to tromp through an imagined landscape populated by creatures and characters from ancient myths, Arthurian legends, folklore, and nursery rhymes. A version of the epic tableau is for sale at Geographicus Rare Antique Maps. Read more → Atlas Obscura Trips Art in the Berkshires From the famed Ozawa Concert Hall and Norman Rockwell Museum to experimental theater and the oldest summer dance festival in the U.S., join us this July for four days of immersion in the Berkshires’ vibrant summer art scene. Learn more → ‘Flintstone House’ Nestled in the shrubbery along California’s I-280, the orange and purple bulges of the Flintstone House are both a beloved milestone to commuters and a dreadful blight to neighbors. Read more → Ancient Astrolabe The world's oldest astrolabe from a 1503 shipwreak was recently identified. Though the celestial navigation tools are known from written sources to date to the 6th century, few have ultimately survived. Read more → Food & Drink Tsamma Melon This wild fruit helps the hunter-gatherer San tribe of southern Africa survive long treks without water in the Kalahari desert. Read more → Sponsored by SC State Parks Devil’s Kitchen If local lore is to be believed, this curious crack in the rocks at Caesars Head State Park was created by the devil himself. Read more → From our friends at Quartz Disney Hall A Frank Gehry-designed building is reshaping downtown L.A. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222