Nations around the world are fighting the fragrant crime of garlic smuggling

World's fastest glacier, avian romance, and the Temple of Tolerance. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. July 01, 2019 Fastest Glacier Sermeq Kujalleq is the world's fastest glacier. It's also loud, dangerous, and transfixing. But for those in the Greenlandic town of Ilulissat, it’s also an enchanting neighbor. Read More → Garlic Smuggling The Coast Guard recently busted a smuggling operation in the Caribbean of nearly 7,800 pounds of garlic worth $30,000. While this was the Coast Guard’s biggest garlic bust ever, countries around the world continue to struggle with similar smuggled cargoes. Read more → Avian Romance Ravens are iconic occupants of the Tower of London but getting these privacy-loving birds to breed in the middle of bustling London is a delicate dance. Read more → Iona’s Beach did have a fairy-tale feel to me...I first saw it out the corner of my right eye but was past it before I knew what it was. —naturegirl Join the conversation → Video Temple of Tolerance Meet Jim Bowsher, who has been building the Temple of Tolerance in the backyard of his home in Wapakoneta, Ohio, for decades. This rock garden and collection of outsider art encourages people of all walks of life to come together and feel accepted. Watch now → DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN The Old Fairy Bridge Local superstitions state that if you don't greet this bridge's fey inhabitants as you pass, you may fall prey to their malicious, mischievous whims. Read more → Ancient Roman Shipwreck Volunteer divers near the resort town of Protaras, Cyprus, came face-to-face with a fragment of the Roman Empire’s maritime trading history: an ancient shipwreck still filled with imported cargo. Read more → Food & Drink Pure Kona Coffee Grown only on the volcanic soil of Hawaiʻi’s Big Island, this popular coffee is known for its subtle, rich flavor and hordes of unscrupulous imitators. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222