Between plagues, medieval peasants enjoyed bawdiness and brawling

14 dramatic fountains, disappearing ice roads, and Paradox Valley. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. August 27, 2019 Medieval Peasant Fun Medieval peasants filled their free time with unadulterated wrestling, reveling in the opulent bounty of the countryside, and watching farcical plays filled with toilet humor and sex jokes. Read More → 14 Dramatic Fountains Whether they fire streams of water high into the sky or look like something from the far-off future, dramatic water features are often mesmerizing to behold. Our readers told us about the most unforgettable fountains they’ve discovered around the world. Read more → Atlas Obscura Trips China Tea On this 11-day journey next March, we’ll explore the cultivation, production, and preparation of Chinese tea while learning about the rich history in which it’s steeped. We’ll stop to visit tea houses and temples to learn from monks and tea masters, all while spending time with local friends and families along the way. Learn more → Video Ukraine’s Folk Music Archive In the last four years, one documentarian has visited over 100 villages and recorded 2,000 songs sung by Ukrainian grandmothers as a way to preserve the long-standing musical folklore tradition of Ukrainian villages. Watch Now → Respect the Hammock Hammock history is complicated. It has become such an intrinsic symbol for relaxation, especially during vacation, but like many things with a more or less global reach, the hammock has taken on different meanings over time. Read more → Disappearing Ice Roads The Inuvik-Aklavik Ice Road, a 73-mile-long seasonal highway in Canada’s Northwest Territories, provides temporary access during the winter months to places that are only reachable by barge or air for the rest of the year. However, due to alarming warming rates for the region, these lifelines for isolated settlements are in danger. Read more → ATLANTA, GEORGIA Flat Rock and Hart Cemeteries Two Civil War-era cemeteries are stuck between runways at Atlanta International Airport. Read more → BEDROCK, COLORADO Paradox Valley Ringed by high sandstone walls, the paradox of Paradox Valley is that the Delores River takes a seemingly impossible path, flowing perpendicularly across the middle of the valley instead of the normal route down its length. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222