The English farmhouse that may have inspired ‘Wuthering Heights’ is now for sale

Whaling petroglyphs, Berlin's secret brick museum, and a charming candle shop. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. March 12, 2019 Literary History For centuries, literary enthusiasts have speculated on the inspiration for the titular setting of Wuthering Heights. Many believe that it was based on Ponden Hall, a Yorkshire farmhouse the Brontë sisters frequently visited. Now the historic house is up for sale. Read More → Found: Whaler Carvings Recently discovered inscriptions by American whalers carved over indigenous Australian petroglyphs offer new insights into early, previously unrecorded cross-cultural encounters in Northwest Australia. Read more → Secret Brick Museum Over the last 30 years, photographer Karl-Ludwig Lange has collected more than 1,800 unique bricks. Each artifact bears its own design and stamp, and the collection resides on specially constructed, floor-to-ceiling wooden shelves in his Berlin apartment. Read more → Lisbon, Portugal Candle Shop Caza das Vellas Loreto is among the oldest operating candle shops in the world. The store has been in business since July 14, 1789, coincidentally, the same day the French Revolution ignited. Read more → Uppsala, Sweden Cat Crosswalk The road signs in front of the Carolina Rediviva Library in Uppsala, Sweden, have something unusual on them: cats. The illustration celebrates a popular children’s book set in the Swedish city. Read more → Food & drink Chimayó Chile Pepper This pepper’s sweet taste and slow burn can only be found in a New Mexico town. Read more → Sponsored by Visit Ithaca Namgyal Monastery The Ithaca branch of the Namgyal Monastery has been chosen to be the official home of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama's Library and Museum. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222