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A desk has been sitting at the top of Hancock Hill for the last 40 years, after a group of college students dragged a piece of furniture up to make a secluded study spot.

Our Favorite New Places of 2024

We added nearly 2,000 places to the Atlas this year—these are 24 of our favorites.

Atlas Obscura December 30, 2024

Podcast: Two Places And A Lie (Live)

We play two truths and a lie—Atlas Obscura style.

The Podcast Team April 12, 2024

Podcast: Total Eclipse of Our Hearts

Want to relive the eclipse? Then, listen up.

The Podcast Team April 9, 2024

Dreaming of seeing the northern lights in 2024? Join Atlas Obscura's winter Iceland trip to explore natural wonders and ancient legends.

Introducing Atlas Obscura Adventures x Intrepid Travel!

From staring into the Gates of Hell in Turkmenistan to delighting your tastebuds in Vietnam, our 2024 journey lineup is full of adventure.

Atlas Obscura September 6, 2023

Ponyhenge, Lincoln, Massachusetts.

25 Places to Celebrate 25,000 Places

To celebrate our landmark 25,000th place, here are some favorite deep cuts from Atlas Obscura staffers.

Atlas Obscura May 16, 2023

Twenty Sided Store

Brooklyn, New York

The Grundhauser Hero Lending Library

"Leave a He-Man, Take a Transformer" and share a story about your real-life superhero.

Podcast: The Plotz Plot

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team November 9, 2021

The current window display as of August 2021

Port Richey, Florida

The Obscuratorium

An author's private collection of quirky travel-trinkets and oddities has become a rotating mini-museum in the window of a local bookstore.

Podcast: Places With a Purpose

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team August 23, 2021

Podcast: Oh the Places We Could Go!

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team July 20, 2021

Holbrook, Arizona

The Plotz Plot

For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.

Smith in Alleppey, Kerala, where the backwater meets the sea.

On the Road in India With Atlas Obscura's First Journey Winner

Jenn Smith shares what it's been like so far to finally visit the country where she was born.

Sommer Mathis October 14, 2019

On the Punakha Suspension Bridge in Bhutan.

Atlas Obscura's Trips and Local Experiences Are Expanding

We're teaming up with Airbnb to grow globally.

Dylan Thuras and Josh Foer September 12, 2019

Atlas Obscura co-founder Dylan Thuras moved to Budapest for a year in 2007.

My First Journey: Atlas Obscura Co-Founder Dylan Thuras's Eastern European Adventure

"That context, that deeper understanding, it stays with you."

Sommer Mathis April 3, 2019

Atlas Obscura co-founder Josh Foer spent two months driving across the United States when he was 19 years old.

My First Journey: Atlas Obscura Co-Founder Josh Foer's Great American Road Trip

"The most important experience of my life in terms of shaping who I am."

Sommer Mathis April 3, 2019

Share your adventures with fellow travelers.

Introducing the Atlas Obscura Community Forums

A new way to experience Atlas Obscura with fellow explorers like you.

Eric Grundhauser January 23, 2019

A woman looks through a tower viewer at Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles.

Atlas Obscura and The New York Times Journeys Launch Science Weekends

Our new collaboration offers unique three-day experiences, starting in Los Angeles and London in 2019.

David Plotz January 8, 2019

<em>The Atlas Obscura Explorer's Guide for the World's Most Adventurous Kid</em> is now available from your favorite bookseller.

The Atlas Obscura Kids' Book Is On Sale Now!

It's packed full of big adventures for small explorers.

Dylan Thuras September 18, 2018