Abandoned for 60 years, this forgotten bridge only emerged when a lake was drained

Airport animals, the Fortingall Yew, and America's first black radio station. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. June 21, 2019 Airport Animals A team of goats, sheep, and a donkey named Jackson all live and work at one of America’s busiest airports. Their job? Eating as much as they want, ultimately making habitats less attractive to wildlife critters that can interrupt airport operations. Read More → TALLASSEE, TENNESSEE Underwater Bridge When Tennessee’s Chilhowee Lake was drawn down in 2008, a remarkably intact bridge emerged, along with a collection of stolen vehicles. Nobody is quite sure when the bridge was originally built or by whom. Read more → Atlas Obscura Trips Balkan Monuments Join us on a 13-day trip next April as we traverse Serbia, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina in search of Yugoslav memorial sites. Along the way, we’ll admire stunning scenery, explore underground tunnels, stay in Brutalist hotels, and meet the people who make up this diverse corner of Eastern Europe. Learn more → This reminds me of the famous Denco Darlin’ served up by Pat at the Denco Diner in Norman, Oklahoma. Spaghetti smothered with chili and one (or two) over-easy eggs “lookin’ at ya.” —carringtonkathy Join the conversation → First Black Radio Station In 1948, Memphis radio station WDIA became a community voice for African Americans and a rock ‘n’ roll star-maker. But when it opened just a year earlier, it was intended for a totally different audience. Read more → Fortingall Yew According to some, this tree has lived for what might be 5,000 years, making it the oldest living thing in Britain. But its years may be numbered because, well, people keep cracking off its twigs and branches to keep as souvenirs. Read more → Food & Drink The ‘Golden Blue’ The annual Stromberger Plum market brings 15,000 visitors to Stromberg, Germany, to celebrate its namesake fruit. Among the many plum baked goods and activities is a coronation of the Plum Queen, who is tasked with venerating the fruit throughout the region. Read more → From our friends at Curiosity Food Before Humans Farmers, food engineers, and food manufacturers have long been using selective breeding, hybridization, and most recently, genetic engineering to transform the fruits and vegetables we consume. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222