An abandoned mansion once supplied water to all of Puerto Rico

A cheetah-dog friendship, buried soup, and places reclaimed by nature. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. August 21, 2019 Levy Mansion Sitting abandoned on four acres of land in Lares, Puerto Rico, are the ruins of a factory that once provided water to the whole island. Read More → Unlikely Friendship The practice of rearing young cheetahs with a canine companion has become a major means of relaxing these notoriously nervous cats in U.S. zoos from New York to San Diego. Read more → Atlas Obscura Trips Rome Behind Locked Doors Join us next March as we go beneath Rome’s streets and behind its locked doors to discover the secrets of the Eternal City. During this seven-day trip, we'll gain unique access to private palazzos and gardens, the mausoleums of Roman emperors, restricted crypts on ancient islands, and more. Learn more → Community Reclaimed by Nature Along Six Mile Creek in Ithaca, New York, trees and other plantlife sprout from the bricks of an old watermill as if the mill itself grew out from the Earth. Tell us about your favorite examples of the abandoned places that nature is slowly reinvigorating with overgrown beauty. Share now→ Cambridge, England Mathematical Bridge According to local lore, this bridge was built in the mid-18th century by Sir Isaac Newton without any screws, bolts, or nails. Read more → Buried Soup A 1973 quest to find a food cache hidden by Russian explorer Baron Eduard von Toll before his disappearance in the 1900s led to a surprising discovery: The oats were perfectly preserved and the cabbage soup was still edible. Read more → From our friends at Quartz Cold War-era Posters A collection of over 100 vintage posters from the U.S. National Security Agency illustrate retro slogans reminding employees to keep intelligence secrets safe. The posters were part of a "security education program" conducted by the NSA. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222