The hidden French tunnel sculpture that took 30 years to complete

19 Frank Lloyd Wright homes for sale, pedicures for bats, and more. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. September 27, 2019 Hidden Tunnel Sculpture More than 30 years ago, French artist Daniel Monnier began creating a hidden tunnel sculpture in a village near Bordeaux. He nearly finished it when local authorities decided he had done enough. Now, at the age of 78, he's been invited back and will finish his original vision this month. Read More → For Sale: 19 Frank Lloyd Wright Houses This month, two very different American homes are for sale. One, in Phoenix, is a curvy, sand-colored behemoth that seems to ripple out of the Arizona mountains. The other, in Manchester, New Hampshire, appears to be built mostly out of concrete bricks. The homes are two of 19 total Frank Lloyd Wright properties currently on the market. Read more → Atlas Obscura Trips Newfoundland’s Irish Loop Join us next August, at the peak of Newfoundland’s late summer season, as we wind our way through the famously Celtic stretch of coastline known as the Irish Loop, exploring its unique history, folklore, cuisine, and breathtaking seaside scenery along the way. Learn more → Pedicures for Bats Cuban greater funnel-eared bats are a fragile bunch. They have spindly bones and thin wings. Now, the only known surviving population of the bats, which live in a remote cave in Cuba, are getting brightly colored claws. The pedicures are for science—a last-ditch strategy to count the dwindling population of these rare bats. Read more → Copenhagen, Denmark Church of Our Saviour A corkscrew-shaped tower stretches from the top of this Copenhagen church. Its stairs—150 in total—twist counterclockwise, loop around the tower four times, and lead to breathtaking views of the city below. Read more → Bonner Springs, Kansas Barbed Wire Collection Tucked away in a building at the National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame is a repurposed vintage elevator filled floor to ceiling with over 2,000 different strands of barbed wire. Read more → Sponsored by icelandair Winter Escape Deal One of the most beautiful times to visit Europe is winter, and now you can book a European winter escape from $395 round-trip. Fly to 16 inspiring cities through March 31, 2020 with the option to add a stopover in Iceland at no additional airfare. Book by October 8. Learn more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222