For sale: a building straight out of a Norman Rockwell painting

A centuries-old tree, all about bezoars, and the afterlives of Buffalo's vacant churches. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. November 06, 2019 For Sale: A Building Painted by Norman Rockwell Stockbridge, a town in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts, is a picturesque place to celebrate Christmas. One of the Victorian storefronts pictured in Norman Rockwell’s dreamy 1967 painting, “Stockbridge Mainstreet at Christmas (Home for Christmas)” is currently for sale–winter wonderland not included. Read More → VALLE DE BRAVO, MEXICO Ahuehuete Multicentenario This beloved centuries-old tree in Valle de Bravo, Mexico, stands at the center of a small park that’s dotted with archaeological artifacts. Read more → The Afterlives of Buffalo’s Vacant Churches The church at 194 Ludington Avenue isn't what it used to be. For 102 years, Saint Agnes offered the Catholic residents of Buffalo, New York, a place for worship until it closed in 2007. It was empty for two years until it was purchased and later began its new life as a Buddhist temple in 2012. It turns out, the best way to preserve a church in a shrinking city is often to convert it into a temple or mosque. Read more → Video What Is A Bezoar? This is a bezoar stone, a hardened mass of chewed hair formed in a ruminant animal's stomach. Since medieval times, people have believed that these stones were endowed with healing properties, and they were used mainly as an antidote to poison. Watch now → LORDSBURG, NEW MEXICO Shakespeare Ghost Town Some of the Old West's most notorious outlaws are said to have frequented this former mining town in New Mexico. Read more → More Hidden Wonders The second edition of our bestselling book is officially on sale! We’ve added over 100 new curious places in addition to two brand new special features: a fold-out map of a dream around-the-world journey and 12 city guides for destinations, including Buenos Aires, Cairo, and Los Angeles. Buy Now→ For Sale: Babe Ruth’s Brooklyn Dodgers Uniform Babe Ruth was many things: a slugger of legendary proportions, a World Series champion many times over, a hard partier, an icon, and briefly, a first base coach for the Dodgers in 1938. After that job, he would never work in baseball again. Ruth’s uniform from this uniquely disappointing episode in his otherwise-illustrious career is up for auction this month. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222