Every day at 5:00, Japan tests its disaster warning system with folk tunes

Jubilee Galleries, an ancient sunken forest, and the Enchanted Highway. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. June 17, 2019 The ‘5pm Chime’ Every day at 5:00 pm, Japanese towns are filled with 30- to 60-second melodies of traditional folk tunes. The daily tests are part of a network of local warning systems known as bonsai musen, and their timing serves as a punctuation for the day. Read More → LONDON, ENGLAND Jubilee Galleries Once hidden from view, this space above Westminster Abbey was opened to the public in 2008 for the first time since it was built in the 13th century. Renamed the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries, it now displays battle gear of King Henry V. Read more → Video Enchanted Highway If you take a road trip to Regent, North Dakota, you’ll see the world’s largest tin family, among other sights, looming up along the Enchanted Highway. Meet Gary Greff, who built the highway as a way to bring attention to his struggling hometown. Watch now → Community Secret Stairways Whether it’s a staircase built into the natural scenery to help navigate a treacherous ascent or a grand staircase welcoming visitors to a monument or museum, tell us about your favorite stairways and the steps that you just can’t forget. Share now → MADRID, SPAIN Parque el Capricho An old bunker from the Spanish Civil War is buried beneath a thick layer of dirt and grass in this picturesque Spanish park. Read more → SKØRPING, DENMARK Thingbæk Kalkminer An old limestone mine was transformed into a beautiful and unusual sculpture museum lit mostly by candles. Read more → From our friends at JSTOR Navy Blue The indigo dye that created the Royal Navy’s signature uniform color was only possible because of colonialism. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222