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Ushuaia, Argentina

Postal del Fin del Mundo

The southernmost postal office in South America.
Mayorga, Spain

Spain's Oldest Postbox

The oldest functioning mailbox in Spain was installed in 1793.
Ibusuki, Japan

Nishi-Ōyama Station

Japan Railways' southernmost train station offers a view of a volcano and a mailbox said to grant happiness.
Ireland's Oldest Postbox
Cork, Ireland

Ireland's Oldest Postbox

Inside Cork's Kent station stands its country's longest-serving postbox.
Hong Kong

Hong Kong's Colonial Post Boxes

These post boxes from a bygone era have been the source of controversy and debate.
You don't have to be an ultra-athlete to recreate this gold rush history.
gold rush

Follow the Footsteps of an Incredible Mailman From the Gold Rush Era

Hikers recreate Snowshoe Thompson's 100-mile route through the mountains by walking, running, and even skiing.
Erika Mailman April 11, 2024
Southampton, England

Titanic Postal Workers Memorial

Dedicated to the five postal workers who died aboard the doomed ocean liner, this plaque was made from a spare propeller from the Titanic.
Mother-daughter opera singers Givonna Joseph (left) and Aria Mason (right) founded OperaCreole in 2011 to stage the forgotten works of New Orleans’s Creole composers of color.
pirates

Meet the Black Divers, Bakers, and Truck Drivers Making History in 2023

From New Orleans's unappreciated musical genius to the search for a lost shipwreck off Florida, we highlight our favorite Black History stories of 2023.
Roxanne Hoorn December 26, 2023
Moapa Valley, Nevada

Moapa Airmail Arrow

A well-preserved example from a 1920s network of airmail navigation arrows sits near Interstate 15 in southern Nevada.
The Letterbox With A Crown
Pune, India

The Letterbox With a Crown

In the premises of Pune Head Post Office stands a curious letterbox topped with the design of a crown.
Glasgow, Scotland

Poetry Postbox

A ceramic postbox where visitors can post original poems and creative messages.
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (left), Aéropostale pilot and author of <em>The Little Prince</em>, stands in front of a plane in 1929.
deserts

The Daring Desert Pilots That Inspired ‘The Little Prince’

And the modern pilots retracing their pioneering airmail flights.
Cat Rainsford July 12, 2023
Meredith, New Hampshire

U.S. Mailboat Sophie C

One of the two USPS mailboats left in service docks regularly at Weirs Beach, Bear Island, and other Lake Winnipesaukee islands to deliver their mail.
All illustrations: John Mata for Atlas Obscura
military history

Puzzle Monday: War Heroes Crossword

AO Puzzles May 1, 2023
The Boiling River, or <em>Shanay-timpishka</em>, in Peru was long thought to be a myth.
haunted

10 of Our Absolute Favorite Atlas Obscura Podcast Episodes

Wait'll you hear these wonders of audio storytelling.
April White April 12, 2023
The memorial.
Moffat, Scotland

The Postie Stone

A memorial to two dedicated postal workers who lost their lives delivering mail.
The 6888th Battalion was led by 26-year-old Major Charity Adams Earley, the first Black woman to become an officer in the Women’s Army Corps.
military history

The Little Known History of World War II's All-Black, All-Female Battalion

The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion helped connect soldiers on the front lines with their families back home.
Line Sidonie Talla Mafotsing February 14, 2023
railroads

Podcast: The Mail Rail

Beneath the streets of London, a secret subway for snail mail.
The Podcast Team January 11, 2023