This spectacular railroad track has been running for 140 years

Coolest stairways, bread on trees, and the scaly-foot snail. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. July 25, 2019 Narrow Gauge Railroad As one of the United States’s most scenic historic railroads, the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad travels along the same tracks that miners, frontiersmen, and cowboys journeyed nearly 140 years ago. Read More → A Monument’s New Life Bulgaria's citizen-funded Buzludzha Memorial House was used for gatherings of the Communist Party from 1981 to 1990 before it was abandoned. Recently, after years of disrepair, the Getty Foundation awarded a $185,000 grant to study and preserve this structural masterpiece. Read more → Atlas Obscura Trips Only a Few Spots Left: Lore of Southern England Join us next April for a five-day immersive exploration of Southern England’s Dartmoor National Park. We’ll experience medieval villages, sprawling moors, and Bronze Age ruins, all while hearing about the enduring tales they’ve inspired. Learn more → Community Unusual Friendships Tell us about your favorite unlikely, surprising, inspiring, or just plain fascinating friendships and collaborations throughout history. Share now → Bread on Trees What motivated ordinary people to affix their hard-won bread to trees around Sheffield, England? It’s only the latest phase of a global phenomenon. Read more → KENT, ENGLAND Mark IV Tank A rare example of a World War I-era British tank stands near the center of town in Ashford, England. Read more → Scaly-Foot Snail The scaly-foot snail recently became the first deep-sea animal to be declared endangered due to the threat of mining. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222