The village where they pelt a man in a monster costume with 30 tons of turnips

"Wanderlust" disease, stone age tombs, and a pizza boat. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. April 17, 2019 Jarramplas Festival Every winter, thousands flock to the remote mountain village of Piornal, Spain, to throw turnips at Jarramplas, the central, costumed figure of a unique festival of the same name. Locals have celebrated the event—and the people who wear the costume—every year for, well, nobody’s quite sure how long. Read More → ‘Wanderlust’ Disease From 1886 to 1909, dozens of men ambled around Europe in dissociative fugue states. Often diagnosed as dromomania, the condition was also referred to as “pathological tourism.” Today we remember it as “wanderlust.” Read more → Stone Age Tombs Human remains found across five megaliths in present-day Ireland, Scotland, and Sweden revealed that the structures served as family-specific tombs. The burials were neither arbitrary nor universal, but a Stone Age-expression of identity and heritage within certain communities. Read more → Community ‘Science-Fiction’ Places There are places all over the world that look as though they've come straight out of the future. Tell us about the most ultra-modern place you’ve visited. Share Now → U.S. Virgin Islands Pizza Pi One of the highest-rated, most beloved restaurants in the U.S. Virgin Islands has no official address and is best accessed by chartered boat, dinghy, or a quick swim. Read more → Food & Drink Chicken Barb Pulled and shredded with secret seasonings, the chicken barb is a warm chicken sandwich that has a cult following in two Massachusetts towns. Read more → Sponsored by Travel Oregon The Oregon Caves This natural marble cave consists of 15,000 feet of subterranean pathways and over 4,000 acres of above-ground trails through old-growth forest. Read more → From our friends at Quartz Ancient Shipwrecks A new frontier for archaeology lovers is opening in Greece as dozens of ancient submerged shipwrecks are being cleared for recreational divers. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222