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Landmarks Week
July 23–27

Landmarks Week

July 23-27

Before replacing the busted plaster keys, conservators removed the floorboards and picked through dust and rat poop.
architecture

In a Historic Building, Your Feet Might as Well Be Jackhammers

Museums want visitors, but many must also grapple with the vibrations they cause.
Jessica Leigh Hester July 27, 2018
The loveliest signs in the world, according to our readers.
signs

Atlas Obscura Readers' Favorite Landmark Signs

Old advertisements that have become icons.
Eric Grundhauser July 27, 2018
Wrecks stand to see a number of threats in a changing ocean. Here, NOAA diver John Brooks a ship off the coast of Hawaii.
ships

The Second Death of Long-Submerged Shipwrecks

Climate change is coming for underwater archaeological sites.
Jessica Leigh Hester July 27, 2018
engineering

How a California Landfill Became a Landmark

Getting historical recognition for a dump can be a messy process.
Andy Wright July 27, 2018
A Khmer temple at Koh Ker.
floods

How Bad Karma and Bad Engineering Doomed an Ancient Cambodian Capital

Never doubt the power of the monsoon.
Megan Gannon July 27, 2018
On the Extraterrestrial Highway, Nevada.
aliens

A Photographer’s Journey Through the Heart of UFO Country

From Area 51 to Roswell, a believer's-eye view of the desert.
The pavilion in Burhanpur where Mumtaz Mahal's body lay for six months.
monuments

Where the Mughal Empress Was Laid to Rest Before the Taj Mahal

A neglected monument in sleepy Burhanpur is connected to a much more famous place.
Puja Changoiwala July 26, 2018
Northampton Castle, in an 1883 illustration, is now a railway station.
railroads

Why Build Your Railroad Around a Castle When You Can Just Go Through It?

Runaway railway expansion helped inspire Britain's preservationist movement.
Sarah Laskow July 26, 2018
Early photographs of Stonehenge taken from a balloon, exhibited in 1906, published in <em>Archaeologia Vol LX</em>.
stonehenge

For Centuries, People Took Chunks of Stonehenge Home as Souvenirs

During the Victorian era, such behavior was not only common but expected.
Jocelyn Sears July 25, 2018
HOPE Outdoor Gallery in 2014. The gallery will be demolished next spring, and another will open 10 miles away.
art

An Ever-Shifting Austin Art Space Makes Its Biggest Move Yet

HOPE Outdoor Gallery is a local landmark. Will its spirit follow it to its new location?
Cara Giaimo July 24, 2018
Anabaptists, as depicted in this engraving from c. 1819, were part of Landmarkist history.
churches

Charting the Succession of the 'True Church' Through History

Landmark Baptists believed that an unbroken chain of Christians kept alive the true teachings of the New Testament.
Sarah Laskow July 24, 2018
Members of the Boulder City Consulting Board and other officials standing in a section of pipe over the Hoover Dam, 1935.
photography

Famous Landmarks, Before They Were Finished

Revealing photos of works-in-progress.
Anika Burgess July 24, 2018
Even if you're more of a Coke person, you have to admit, this sign is something else.
neon

We're Looking for Great Old Signs That Became Local Landmarks

Think Citgo in Boston or Amoco in St. Louis—tell us about your favorites!
Eric Grundhauser July 23, 2018