The London streetlight that burns off the sewer gases below

A family's human skull collection, the Legend of the Sewer Swine, and more. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. October 07, 2019 Carting Lane Sewer Lamp In the 19th century, “sewer gas destructor lamps” were designed to extract gases from London’s sewer pipes and burn them off at high heat. Most of these lamps are now gone, but you can still find one just off the Strand, not far from Trafalgar Square and Covent Garden. Read More → The Phrenological Cabinet The brothers Orson and Lorenzo Fowler, their sister Charlotte, and her husband Samuel Wells were pseudoscientists who amassed a huge collection of busts and skulls. Their popular New York City exhibitions propped up the racist idea that skulls contained secrets about human nature. Read more → Atlas Obscura Trips Kingdoms of Andalucía Join us next May as we explore the south of Spain with an expert historian and a renowned travel writer. Wander through palace halls, descend into underground corridors, and glimpse hidden gardens—all to unearth the complex past of the forgotten kingdoms of Sevilla, Córdoba, and Granada. Learn more → EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND Jacob's Ladder This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points, Calton Hill. Read more → 20 Beautiful Carousels From the 143-year-old Flying Horses Carousel in Massachusetts to the nightmare creatures at Carrousel des Mondes Marins in France, carousels continue to inspire wonder and curiosity with a few simple revolutions. Our readers shared some of their favorites around the world. Read more → Legend of the Sewer Swine Londoners once wondered if feral hogs roamed Victorian-era sewers. It was a time when the city's nascent system was overtaxed and consistently breached its limits, and tall tales of what might be down there ran amok. Read more → WASHINGTON, D.C. Abandoned Drawbridge Control Room The hidden offices underneath Washington D.C.’s Memorial Bridge have been locked up since 1976. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222