An ordinary Copenhagen street was made infamous by a legendary visit from the devil

A boat cemetery, lost Native American crops, and the "Olympics of hula." Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. April 08, 2019 Salmon Street Devil This may look like an ordinary street in Copenhagen, but many Danes know it thanks to the common phrase "The devil is loose on Salmon Street," which is inspired by a legendary visit from the devil himself in 1826. Read More → Mazirbe, Latvia Boat Cemetery Boats overgrown with plants lie abandoned in this seaside Latvian forest. In the summer, the grass can grow so tall that the boats disappear into the vegetation. Read more → First Journey At 19, our co-founder Josh Foer traveled the United States in a beat-up minivan, challenging himself to have an adventure every day. Read how Josh's journey inspired the creation of Atlas Obscura and, ultimately, our $15,000 First Journey prize. Learn more → Lost Crops Due to a shift toward maize cultivation around 900 AD and the devastation of Euro-American colonialism, crops that were once staples of early North American diets disappeared. Now scientists of the Lost Crops Network are studying the genetic material of ancient seeds to understand why. Read more → 'Olympics of Hula' Every spring, thousands of hula fans descend upon the Hawaiian town of Hilo for the Merrie Monarch Festival, a three-day event filled with performances, an art fair, and what’s considered the most prestigious hula competition in the world. Read more → Ghost Town Residency After visual artist, Eileen Muza fell in love with ghost town Cisco, Utah, she created a three- to five-week nonprofit residency with hopes of bringing more creatives to the beautiful and abandoned outpost. Read more → Food & Drink Hiyoko A specialty of the Fukuoka region in northern Japan, the super-cute shape of these traditional cakes make them one of the country's most loved treats. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222