How one artist is capturing America's lost river communities aboard a shantyboat

A museum of copies, Iceland glacier kettles, and sushi pizza. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. March 11, 2019 River Communities During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, shantyboats were a common sight along American rivers. While floating along the Mississippi, Hudson, Tennessee, and Sacramento Rivers in a shantyboat of his own, one artist has created a living, moving museum documenting the history of this once-thriving river culture. Read More → Museum of Copies Opened in 1873, this French museum united approximately 150 reproductions of the finest paintings in Europe. The collection is a reminder of how important replicating famous paintings was for art students in 19th-century France. Read more → Atlas Obscura Trips Explore Northern India Join us this October as we visit towering forts and palaces, explore local villages, and wander centuries-old ruins in Northern India. Along the way you’ll experience Diwali, cook with an Indian family, and see the sun rise over the Taj Mahal. Learn more → Glacier Kettles Photographer Tom Hegen captured Iceland’s stunning glacial kettles from 2,000 feet above. Read more → Coleford, England Sculpture Trail A fantastical sculpture trail winds through England’s Forest of Dean, a magical place that’s said to have inspired Tolkien’s elven kingdom. Read more → Cáceres, Spain The ‘Astronaut’ of Casar A strange anthropomorphic stone slab with a mysterious inscription has yet to be successfully translated. However, one of the most outlandish theories argues that it could be the first documented proof of extraterrestrial life on Earth. Read more → Food & Drink Sushi Pizza A Toronto restaurant's unique take on pizza involves deep-frying sushi rice for a crispy-on-the-outside, chewy-on-the-inside crust and topping it off with sushi-grade fish in an umami sauce made of wasabi and soy. Read more → Atlas Obscura Events SXSW Nights of Music Join Atlas Obscura March 13 and 14 as we celebrate Ghostly International’s 20th anniversary with two nights of music on the shores of Austin’s Lady Bird Lake. Each night will feature established and emerging practitioners of electronic pop, jazz, ambient, and experimental sounds. RSVP Now→ Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222