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All illustrations: John Mata for Atlas Obscura
puzzles

In 2022, We Wanted to Tease That Brain of Yours

Some of our favorite crosswords, logic puzzles, and language challenges from the first year of AO Puzzles, with more to come!
Samir S. Patel January 2, 2023
All illustrations: John Mata for Atlas Obscura
holidays

Puzzle Monday: The Two Christmases

Alex Bellos December 5, 2022
All illustrations: John Mata for Atlas Obscura
food

Puzzle Monday: Unofficial Japanese Food Holidays Crossword

AO Puzzles November 14, 2022
All illustrations: John Mata for Atlas Obscura
clocks

Puzzle Monday: How To Be on Time in Estonia

Alex Bellos November 7, 2022
Dr. Hepburn’s Former Residence.
Yokohama, Japan

Dr. Hepburn’s Former Residence

The man who created the first Japanese-English Dictionary.
All illustrations: John Mata for Atlas Obscura
deserts

Puzzle Monday: Just Deserts Crossword

AO Puzzles September 19, 2022
All illustrations: John Mata for Atlas Obscura
puzzles

Puzzle Monday: A Divine Script From the Congo

Alex Bellos September 12, 2022
All illustrations: John Mata for Atlas Obscura
subways

Puzzle Monday: Code-Breaking on the Armenian Subway

Alex Bellos August 1, 2022
objects of intrigue

The Very Proper Reason the British Library Has a Vulgar Dictionary

You can learn a lot from slang.
Josh Sippie July 27, 2022
All illustrations: John Mata for Atlas Obscura
crime

Puzzle Monday: The Secret Language of Thieves Crossword

AO Puzzles July 11, 2022
All illustrations: John Mata for Atlas Obscura
japan

Puzzle Monday: What’s in a (Japanese) Name?

Alex Bellos July 4, 2022
All illustrations: John Mata for Atlas Obscura
native americans

Puzzle Monday: Secrets of the Original Code-Talkers

Alex Bellos June 6, 2022
Plaque outside La Vasconia bakery.
Mexico City, Mexico

'Huellas de la Octava' ('Footprints of the Eighth')

A series of mosaics in Mexico City's Historic Center celebrate the Basque Country's "eighth province"—its diaspora.
All illustrations: John Mata for Atlas Obscura
standing stones

Puzzle Monday: Deciphering Ireland's Ancient Standing Stones

Alex Bellos May 9, 2022
All illustrations: John Mata for Atlas Obscura
puzzles

Announcing Atlas Obscura Puzzles!

Each Monday we're going to tease that brain of yours.
Samir S. Patel May 2, 2022
Lake Superior batters a Minnesota shoreline.
science

Are the Great Lakes Really Inland Seas?

Well, yes. And no. Actually, it depends on where you stand, in more ways than one.
Gemma Tarlach April 27, 2022
Sir James Murray's letterbox
Oxford, England

Sir James Murray's Post Box

A letterbox installed specifically for the first editor of the Oxford English Dictionary.
San Diego, California

Yiddishland California

The Yiddish language stages a renaissance in a shtetl-inspired cultural center on the San Diego coast.