An abandoned subway car stands alone in a field in Queens

Beautiful train stations, Paris's dark housing project, and a 135-year-old weather station. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. September 04, 2019 Abandoned Redbird A former Redbird subway car served a second life as a Queens tourism center before closing in 2015. Now abandoned, curious onlookers can climb the platform and peer through the windows to see relics of a bygone time. Read More → Video Presidential Dentures Contrary to the myth, George Washington never had wooden teeth–but he did have several dentures. One particular denture was built out of hippopotamus ivory, inlaid with six real human teeth, and had a hole to slip over Washington’s one remaining tooth. Watch now → Atlas Obscura Trips Just Announced: Tunisia Join us for a 12-day trip next March as we journey into the Sahara desert and back. We'll loop through a myriad of unique landscapes, wander through winding medinas, relax by ancient oases, and explore relics of the many civilizations that once called this land home—from the ruins of Carthage to the remains of Roman amphitheaters. Learn more → 15 Stunning Train Stations From ultra-modern transit hubs to gorgeous historic stations, you can find train stations that serve as destinations unto themselves all over the world. Atlas Obscura readers told us about the most wondrous stations they’ve traveled through. Read more → Dark Past, Unsettled Present Paris's Drancy housing complex, originally seen once seen as the pinnacle of 20th-century living by its pre-war planners, was converted into an internment camp in the early 1940s. Today, nearly early eight decades later, the repurposed housing complex remains an unsettled place of transit and transition. Read more → ZAGREB, CROATIA Meteorological Column Located in a park in Croatia’s capital is a 135-year-old weather station that once studied the effects of the climate on human health. Read more → Afghan Box Camera The Afghan box camera, or kamra-e-faoree, is a self-contained device that is both a manual camera and darkroom. Used in Afghanistan for decades, the unique handmade analog camera has survived wars, invasions, and fundamentalist tyranny. But digital photography may be too much to overcome. Read more → Sponsored by Icelandair Drangey Island This island in northern Iceland is full of puffins, stories of outlaws, and legends of giants. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222