Instead of money, this Portuguese ‘bank’ safeguards 27,000 handpainted tiles

The pyramid of El Cerrito, solar chicken, and Valley of Wonders. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. May 30, 2019 Tile ‘Bank’ The Banco de Materiais in Porto, Portugal, is home to tens of thousands of azulejos, painted, glazed ceramic tiles that cover the exteriors of buildings across the city. The collection isn’t just for conservation and display—it’s also open for withdrawals. Read More → EL PUEBLITO, MEXICO Pyramid of El Cerrito Just outside the beautiful city of Querétaro looms the desolate stone ruins of a pyramid that was the religious center of the Chupícuaro civilization, which devoted itself to the fervent worship of an inscrutable and buxom goddess of fertility. Read more → Atlas Obscura Trips Hidden Rome Join us on a seven-day trip next spring as we go beneath Rome’s streets and behind its locked doors to explore restricted crypts and catacombs, a private palazzo, and a cabinet of curiosities. Learn more → It took me an embarrassing amount of time to realize that the huge structure in front of the supermarket I used to visit once or twice a week was one of the few remaining bomb shelters of the city. —miramarco Join the conversation→ Food & Drink Solar Chicken In Phetchaburi, Thailand, a roadside vendor cooks his fare with nearly 1,000 moveable mirrors and the power of the sun. Read more → Sold: Dodo Skeleton The remains of the long-extinct, flightless bird from the island of Mauritius recently sold for around $600,000. This skeleton, a composite assembled from a smattering of bones, isn’t just a rare curiosity, but a way to learn more about the bird’s ultimate extinction. Read more → Tende, France Valley of Wonders An estimated 38,000 to 50,000 petroglyphs dating from the Neolithic era through the Roman and medieval periods are spread across two sites on the slopes of Mount Bego in southern France. Read more → Sponsored by Visit Buffalo Niagara Colored Musicians Club This landmark jazz venue is the oldest continuously running African-American club in the United States. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222