The ‘Dead Sea of Senegal’ is a shocking shade of pink

Witches’ dance floor, Arch of the Argentari, the oldest cookbook in the West. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. September 26, 2019 ‘Dead Sea of Senegal’ Colored by algae and beloved by bathers, Lake Retba, a lagoon about 22 miles northeast of Senegal’s capital, Dakar, is a prime source of salt–and backbreaking labor–for those living in the region. Read More → Witches’ Dance Floor One of the largest Witches’ Night celebrations in Germany takes place at the Hexentanzplatz, a mountain plateau filled with statues of witches and demons from regional folklore looming over the sleepy town of Thale. Read more → Pre-Order Our Book We're excited to announce, in partnership with Workman Publishing, that the second edition of our bestselling book is available for pre-order and will be released October 15. We've added 120 new curious places and a dream road trip itinerary. Pre-order now → Video The Oldest Cookbook in the West The medieval cookbook Apicius was written in the year 830 in Germany and contains recipes dating back to the 4th century. Today, it’s located in the New York Academy of Medicine. Look inside and see how one cook attempts to recreate one of these medieval recipes. Watch now → ROME, ITALY Arch of the Argentarii Oddly set against the western wall of the seventh-century Church of San Giorgio al Velabro, this ancient Roman marble arch misled treasure hunters for centuries. Read more → Black Gospel Records–Saved After his 2005 op-ed warned that records from black gospel’s “Golden Age” were at risk of being lost, writer Robert Darden established a restoration project that’s helped track down, clean, archive, and digitize some of these once-lost records ever since. Read more → Sponsored by Monkey47 Gin Distilling With Copper Aside from juniper, there is no minimum botanical requirement in gin, and there is no limit either. Whatever the medley of ingredients, the secret to crafting great gin is copper–an essential material that transforms botanicals and neutral alcohol into gin. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222