The art and science of falling in love with Joshua Trees

Scotland's standing stones, a magical spring, and 'Scary Lucy.' Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. December 27, 2019 'It's a Match!' Juniper Harrower wanted people to fall in love with Joshua Tree National Park, so she launched “Hey JTree,” a science-communication effort that gives 16 trees throughout the park the Tinder treatment, complete with cute portraits, location information, and coy little profiles peppered with made-up names. Read More → PICACHO, ARIZONA One-Sided Monument This stone pillar marks the location of the westernmost battle of the American Civil War—but only honors one side of the conflict. Read more → Scotland’s Standing Stones Throughout Scotland, strange clusters of stones spike up from the earth. Built thousands of years ago, their purpose and significance remain lost to time. These seven sites still maintain their magic, making it easy to imagine you’ve slipped into the distant past. Read more → Atlas Obscura Trips The Immersive Art of Santa Fe For a limited time only, spend six days exploring Santa Fe's flourishing art scene with a friend and you'll each save $250. On this immersive art experience, we’ll go behind the scenes in artist studios, meditate inside a hand-carved cave, traverse O’Keeffe’s Ghost Ranch, and expand our psyches in the House of Eternal Return. Learn more → MILANOVAC, SERBIA Magical Spring Legend says the Homolje Mountains once swallowed a large amount of gold and hid it in the Golden Cave deep under the Krupaj Spring, where the treasure is guarded by the aquatic spirit of Tartor. Read more → From the archives Camp in Abandoned Medieval Churches Throughout Southeast England, a small batch of modern pilgrims have been traveling to visit and sleep in ancient churches. They’re not necessarily seeking a religious experience. They are part of a modern movement called champing—church camping. Read more → JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK ‘Scary Lucy’ Some compared it to a zombie from The Walking Dead. Others said it looked more like Steve Buscemi (which seems a little harsh on poor old Steve). The statue in question? A memorial for Lucille Ball which looked more creepy than charming. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222