Ghosts could make it easier to sell your home

13 haunted cemeteries, Mexico's most sorrowful spirit, and more. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. November 01, 2019 How to Sell a Haunted House Selling a home that might have ghostly residents is a complex mash-up of local laws, local culture, and local lore. It isn’t even necessarily a bad thing for real estate sales; some haunted houses have sold for significantly more money than comparable ones in their area. Read More → 13 Haunted Cemeteries Sometimes spirits linger long after their death, haunting the overgrown paths that wind through old graveyards and spooking those who dare to tread upon their bones. From a Massachusetts cemetery full of Revolutionary War veterans to the grave of a broken-hearted South Carolina woman, here are 13 graveyards where you might have an eerie encounter. Read more → Turkmenistan Giveaway There’s still time to enter to win two spots on our sold-out Turkmenistan trip in March 2020! The winner will join our co-founders on a once-in-a-lifetime adventure, which will begin by marveling at marble skyscrapers and Soviet relics in Ashgabat and culminate by enjoying a shashlik dinner on the edge of the Gates of Hell. Enter now → NOUAKCHOTT, MAURITANIA Port de Pêche Thousands of colorful pirogues showcase ingenious craftsmanship at the largest fishermen port in Nouakchott. Read more → Mexico’s Most Sorrowful Spirit La Llorona, Spanish for The Weeping Woman, is a well-known and pervasive legend throughout Central and South America who’s often invoked to scare kids to stop them from misbehaving–if they don’t, they might be kidnapped. What earns La Llorona a scary reputation is that the sorrowful spirit doesn’t just kidnap youngsters: She also brings woe and death to those who hear her cries or get in her way. Read more → We Want to Film Your Hometown Stories Are there any special places or traditions unique to your hometown? We’re looking for suggestions of places to feature in some of our upcoming videos! From local dancehalls to hidden hiking trails, we want to hear about the meaningful local spaces where your communities gather. Share now→ KAWASAKI, JAPAN Tower of Wind Curious onlookers have suspected this strange structure in the middle of Tokyo Bay is a secret government base. But in reality, the Kaze no Tō, or Tower of Wind, is a ventilation shaft supplying air to the tunnel section of the Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line. Read more → From the archives The World’s Tiniest Wonders Since 1975, Nikon’s Small World Photomicrography Competition has attracted photographers and scientists interested in showcasing miniscule wonders. The winning images—photomicrograph images taken through a microscope—can serve both scientific and artistic purposes and reveal that the very, very tiny can still have a startlingly large visual impact. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222