A village in France will pay you $2,240 to decipher a rock

Dairy devils, science fiction places, and a hidden cupid. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. May 16, 2019 Mysterious Message A village in Brittany, France, is offering a reward of $2,240 for anyone who can translate a message covering a mysterious rock. All the letters come from the French alphabet, but their combinations have proved unreadable. Read More → Dairy Devils A team of renegade cheesemakers will showcase some very outré cheese at a forthcoming exhibition in London. But no samplings of this cheese will be offered. The cheese was made with bacteria from the bodies of British celebrities. Read more → Atlas Obscura Trips 2020 Trips Lineup We're thrilled to announce our 2020 lineup of international trips. From sleeping near the Gates of Hell in Turkmenistan to discovering new animal species in Borneo, we'll host 150 trips in 40 countries next year. Learn more → Atlas Obscura Community Wind is the best sculptor. —val923 Join this conversation → Science Fiction Places The Metropol Parasol in Spain and Earthship homes in New Mexico are two of the 16 very real science fiction-inspired places Atlas Obscura readers shared that look like they’re from the future. Read more → Edinburgh, Scotland Bennets Bar This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window. Read more → ‘Bomb Carbon’ Scientists recently discovered evidence of Cold War nuclear testing that made its way to the deepest reaches of the Pacific Ocean. The radioactive carbon was found in the tissues of crustaceans—up to seven miles below the ocean’s surface. Read more → Hidden Cupid Art conservators in Dresden have recently discovered that a 17th-century painting by Johannes Vermeer had been painted over, concealing a cupid figure. Now conservators are going to great lengths to restore the Dutch artist’s work to its original state. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222