Haunted hotels where you can finally rest in peace

Barracuda Lake, ghost nets, and Detroit's little red demon. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. October 30, 2019 11 Haunted Hotels Where there’s a historic hotel, there’s also often a ghost or two. From a quaint inn in the Scottish Highlands to a Colorado hotel so haunted it inspired Stephen King to write The Shining, here are 11 spectacularly spooky places to spend a night—if you dare. Read More → CORON, PHILIPPINES Barracuda Lake Hidden between majestic rocky formations, these crystal blue waters situated on the north shore of Coron Island in the Philippines aren’t big on actual barracudas and other wildlife. Instead, divers can experience a thermocline and halocline unlike anywhere else. Read more → Atlas Obscura Trips Nova Scotia: Maritime Lyrics and Lore Over the course of this six-day trip next August, we’ll wade through the mythos, mysteries, and oral histories spun along the shores of Nova Scotia. From a poetry reading in Halifax to an exploration of precolonial history—and perhaps even a shoreside sea shanty or two—travelers will cast an ear to the pulsing maritime melodies, history, and lore that flow through the veins of this lively coastal province. Learn more → Ghost Nets Ghost nets haunt oceans across the world at every possible depth. Unlike many other kinds of plastic that pollutes the oceans, they are rarely discarded on purpose. They threaten just about every kind of marine life and can take up to 600 years to degrade, so it’s clear the forgotten nets need to be removed from the ocean. But how? Read more → Video Ohio’s Experimental Archaeology Lab In a quiet corner of Kent State University, scientists are exploring innovative ways to study the past. We joined our friends at Gizmodo to visit the Experimental Archaeology lab, where scientists recreate the artifacts they dig up and put them to the test to see how they might work in the real world. Watch now → Restless Bones Cemeteries around the world, especially coastal plots, are losing the fight against the elements as seas, storms, and floods ravage once-stable soils and leave human remains strewn in their wake. However, these changes in landscape can help signal where losses will occur next, and families and cemeteries are looking for ways to protect the dead. Read more → Detroit’s Little Red Demon Legend has it that the Nain Rouge has been visiting Detroit since at least the 1700s. Depending on whom you ask, the ill-tempered imp is either defender of the city, who appears to warn people that danger is coming, or the very engine of said danger, delighting in any disasters that befall the place. Read more → From our friends at Quartz The Bizarre History of Beds Much about our beds have not changed throughout their 77,000-year history. But beds weren't always the private, relaxing space they function as today—sometimes friends and family members crowded into the same communal bed. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222