Atlas Obscura - Latest • Jan. 26, 2026, 5:13 p.m.

Above a turn-of-the-century bar sits a petrified cat housed in an exquisite, victorian, carved cabinet. The cat, which is the official “Mascot of Milwaukee Newspaperdom” is named Anubis.

Legend claims that Anubis was found between two Milwaukee buildings by reporters investigating a fire. The bar, the Newsroom Pub, serves as the official meeting place for the Milwaukee Press Club and features the signatures of past Press Club presidents and other famous folks on its walls.

Atlas Obscura - Latest • Jan. 26, 2026, 5:13 p.m.

Festooned with nearly a dozen Texas State Historical Markers describing the exploits of its permanent inhabitants, Old Bayview Cemetery was founded in 1845 as the United States pushed westward, and the Mexican-American War loomed over the annexation of Texas. General Zachary Taylor, who would later become the 12 th President of the United States, was tasked with securing Texas after annexation.

Before that however, Taylor’s Army was building up its forces and ferrying them through the shallows of Corpus Christi Bay. On September 13 th , 1845, the steamship Dayton suffered a boiler explosion that killed seven men.

Corpus Christi founder and major real estate holder Henry Lawrence Kinney donated the three-and-a-half-acre hill that would become Old Bayview Cemetery, and the soldiers were buried the following day.

Atlas Obscura - Latest • Jan. 26, 2026, 5:13 p.m.

Like the National Mall in Washington, D.C., the Pattee Mall on Penn State’s University Park campus features its own prominent obelisk. Constructed in 1896 at what was then the Pennsylvania State College, the Obelisk (or “polylith”) stands 33 feet tall and contains 281 blocks sourced from 139 locations, primarily within Pennsylvania.

It was constructed the same year that Penn State’s School of Mines (now the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences) was founded. The Obelisk stands next to the former site of the historic Armory building and is now between the modern Willard and Sackett buildings adjacent to Old Main.

The Obelisk was built to showcase the weathering of Pennsylvania building stones and their subsequent commercial value. Its stones are ordered sequentially from oldest on the bottom (pre-Cambrian) to newest on the top (Triassic).

Atlas Obscura - Latest • Jan. 26, 2026, 5:13 p.m.

In Kyoto, surrounded by temples, quiet streets, and bamboo forests, you might stumble upon something completely out of place: a Japanese man singing Argentine football chants. Muchachos exists largely because of Isamu Kato, whose path somehow led from Kyoto to Argentina and back again.

He fell in love with the people, the culture, and the food, and when it was time to return home, a small piece of Argentina came back with him. After a drastic change in his life, he opened a tiny empanada shop.

Everything—from the dough to the fillings—is handmade by him. Inside this hidden spot, you’ll find Argentine memorabilia, shared stories, and the chance to ask for a travel tip or two—about Japan, Argentina, or somewhere in between.

Atlas Obscura - Latest • Jan. 26, 2026, 5:13 p.m.

When you think of Sweden, you might picture one of its famous symbols, the Dala horse, or the dalahäst. Minnesota has the highest number of Swedish immigrants in the U.S.

As a way to embrace Swedish heritage, this statue was constructed in 1971 by the Mora Jaycees in the town of Mora. Mora, Minnesota, is the sister city of its namesake: Mora, Sweden.

This horse is a replica of the Dala horse statue in Mora, Sweden. This statue is 22 feet (6.7 meters) tall, 17 feet (5.18 meters) long, and 6 feet (1.82 meters) wide.

Atlas Obscura - Latest • Jan. 26, 2026, 5:13 p.m.

Located atop a small hill in the scenic Perak countryside, Kellie's Castle is an unfinished mansion originally intended to be the new home for the growing family of a wealthy Scottish rubber plantation owner, William Kellie-Smith. The Kellie-Smith family originally resided at the smaller Kellas House, which now lies in ruin behind the castle, destroyed during World War II.

In 1915, ahead of the birth of his son, Kellie-Smith commissioned a larger mansion to be built. Bricks, marble and 70 skilled craftsmen were brought in from Chennai, India to fulfill the highly unusual design, which incorporated Moorish, Indo-Saracenic, and Romanesque features.

The interior was designed with 14 rooms across 6 floors, secret passageways, and a lift shaft, for what would have been Malaysia's first elevator.

Atlas Obscura - Latest • Jan. 26, 2026, 5:13 p.m.

Passersby drawn in by El Weirdo’s bright murals would be forgiven for thinking they’ve stumbled upon an art gallery, as every surface is covered with the works of local artists—including a full wall of pieces for sale. But although the artwork is worth a visit in its own right, it’s the tacos and house-brewed beer that keep locals coming back to the brewpub in Historic Downtown Panama City.

El Weirdo got its start as a taco truck in the lot behind another local brewery, History Class Brewing Company, which is owned and operated by the same team. But in 2022, that team started scouting out potential locations for turning El Weirdo into a standalone location.

They decided to turn the space into a celebration of the local art scene, with the help of more than a dozen artists.

Atlas Obscura - Latest • Jan. 26, 2026, 5:13 p.m.

Nothing tastes more definitively of the sea than oysters. Whether they’re served raw, steamed, baked, grilled, stewed, roasted, sautéd, or deep-fried, oysters offer diners a pure connection to the ocean.

And every variety is distinct, with flavors and texture that speaks to the exact location and conditions where they grow. And no place celebrates this meaty, briny bivalve more thoroughly than Panama City, along the coast of Northwest Florida.

The city’s storied fishing culture and its prime Gulf location make it the ideal destination for lovers of the finest and freshest seafood available. They take their seafood seriously here, serving the bivalves in dishes from simple to refined.

Atlas Obscura - Latest • Jan. 26, 2026, 5:13 p.m.

The town of Lindström, Minnesota, is a celebration of Swedish heritage, often known as 'America's Little Sweden'. It was founded by Swedish settlers in the 1850s.

Lindström, MN, served as inspiration for Swedish author Vilhelm Moberg's well-renowned book series, Ut vandrarna, or The Emigrants . This series was written between 1949 and 1959.

It gave Swedes insight into what the journey to the U.S. was like for those who left their country and settled in Lindström, MN.

Atlas Obscura - Latest • Jan. 26, 2026, 5:13 p.m.

Fragment 22, a preserved piece of the Berlin Wall gifted by the city of Berlin to Manila in 2014, now stands as a striking tangible symbol of freedom and shared democratic ideals. Although the Berlin Wall once served as a physical and ideological barrier in Europe, fragments like this one have been repurposed across the world to commemorate the victory of liberty over division.

In Manila, the presence of Fragment 22 brings that global narrative into a local context, reminding Filipinos and visitors alike of the universal aspiration for unity, human rights, and the dignity of the individual. The Berlin Wall fragment was unveiled in 2020 at the Kartilya ng Katipunan Monument in the Bonifacio Shrine, a site deeply intertwined with the Philippines’ own historic pursuit of independence.

Sidebar

Paste your ad here.