How do you move a 320-year-old house across an ocean?

Nigerian drumming, saving tigers, and umbrella staircases. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. May 28, 2019 Traveling House The home of a former village administrator in Marugame, Japan, still stands where it did more than 300 years ago. Soon it will be leaving to become part of the famed Japanese Garden at California’s Huntington Library. But how exactly do you move a centuries-old home from Japan to the Golden State? Read More → Nigerian Drumming Nigerian fruit sellers might be uniquely equipped to detect watermelon ripeness due to their familiarity with traditional drumming. Read more → Atlas Obscura Trips Mysteries of the Nile Join us for a nine-day trip next May as we journey to the shores of Lake Victoria to see the source of the Nile, and follow the river through the diverse cultural and ecological landscape of modern-day Uganda—from its traditional kingdoms to the rainforests and savanna. Learn more → Atlas Obscura Community So where is this mythical egg vending machine? If they were farm fresh eggs I’d be all in. —Shane_McGraw Join this conversation → Pounce Back Southwestern Bangladesh saw its Bengal tigers disappear at an alarming rate. But a recent effort to double down on illegal poaching has allowed the population of tigers in the Sundarbans to increase for the first time in 15 years. Read more → Amman, Jordan Umbrella Staircases No one seems to remember which was the first, but now there are several colorful umbrellas adorning the stairways throughout the old city of Amman. Read more → Food & Drink San Marzano Tomatoes Grown in the volcanic soil around Mt. Vesuvius, these tomatoes are one of only a couple varieties used in authentic Neapolitan pizza. Read more → Sponsored by Visit Buffalo Niagara Darwin D. Martin House The Martin House complex in Buffalo, New York, is considered one of the greatest achievements of Frank Lloyd Wright’s career. But it was also nearly lost forever. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222