Books

Every detail of the city's architecture and urban planning is in service to the Kim dynasty.

From mysterious explosions to a squirrel monkey in space, these classic episodes will delight and intrigue you.

In these Christmas tales, Santa has a very low survival rate.

A giving guide from the Atlas Obscura team.

The mysterious tragedy of the Dyatlov Pass Incident gets an explanation—but not necessarily one everyone accepts.

The now common term wasn't used to describe medieval Scandinavians until the 19th century.

From "unabridged" to "slanguage," Madeline Kripke's library is a logophile's heaven (or hell).

Linked to the biblical Garden of Eden, the Mesopotamian marshes—and their people—have endured decades of environmental destruction.

Fuchsia Dunlop's 'Invitation to a Banquet' is a delicious tour de force.

I find myself increasingly drawn to the abstract, and nothing inspires me more than dance.

Tensions between Salem and Danvers were there from the start—contributing to the ensuing witch hysteria.

The butterfly defends itself using milkweed, just one of several plants packed with heart-stopping toxins that may also be in your medicine cabinet.