The haunting history of ‘Frozen Charlotte’ dolls

Beautiful botanical gardens, the Devil’s Highway, and favorite souvenir collections. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. March 06, 2019 Frozen Charlotte Dolls Popular in Victorian America, these little white porcelain dolls were baked into cakes and sought after by young girls. Their name, however, is rooted in a popular and morbid 19th-century song. Read More → 13 Beautiful Gardens Our readers shared some of the most beautiful botanical gardens you can visit around the world. From university gardens to green spaces at the top of the world, these amazing places will make your heart bloom. Read more → Atlas Obscura Trips Cities of Colombia Join us this September as we explore two of Colombia’s most vibrant cities, Bogotá and Medellín. We’ll zip up mountains in cable cars, descend below ground to visit a cathedral carved from salt, and taste local specialties while spending time with the people who call these cities home. Learn more → Yuma County, Arizona Devil’s Highway The name of this ancient Arizona trail is a reminder of the thousands of lives it has claimed, but those who are prepared to brave it are rewarded with views of some of the most ecologically pristine desert in the United States. Read more → Atlas Obscura Events SXSW Trail Run Join us March 14th at Austin's Waller Creek Boathouse, where you'll enjoy complimentary coffee and put on GORE-TEX demo gear to hit the trails on an all-paces 5k or 10k run along the waterside trailways. RSVP Now → Gold for Sale En route to New York, the SS Central America sank in September 1857, along with 425 people and eight million dollars’ worth of gold meant to help relieve the United States from an economic crisis. Three gold blocks revived from the shipwreck are up for auction next week. Read more → Community Souvenir Collections Whether it's smashed pennies, keychains, or something else entirely, we want to hear about the special travel souvenirs you collect. Share Now→ From Our Friends at Quartz Hope Gardens Shipping containers converted into homes could be the future of temporary housing. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222