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How Three Sisters Revolutionized England’s Penny Arcades

The Dennison sisters amassed a small fortune with their morbid “working models.”
Jenny Elliott July 23, 2024
roadside attractions

Podcast: Welcome To Wall Drug

In the South Dakota badlands, a small pharmacy employed an ingenious marketing gimmick.
The Podcast Team June 5, 2024
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Podcast: A Journey Around the World With Sebastian Modak

The New York Times' former "52 Places" reporter dives into the ups and downs of traveling for an entire year.
The Podcast Team March 28, 2024
In the waters beyond La Palma's Cumbre Nueva mountains (shown here), San Borondón is said to appear to the west of the Canary Islands archipelago.
haunted

In the Canary Islands, a Mysterious Phantom Isle Haunts Local Imagination

The legend of San Borondón all started with an Irish saint.
Cat Rainsford February 9, 2024
music

Podcast: Slowjamastan

Grab your passport—we're going to get our groove on.
The Podcast Team January 23, 2024
art

Podcast: A Gaga Tour of the Town

A guide to where to go in New York City—if you want to understand a certain iconic pop star.
The Podcast Team November 20, 2023
Sulphur Springs Park
Sulphur Springs, Arkansas

Sulphur Springs Park

These springs were once the source of a tourism boom to Sulphur Springs.
While they are technically American black bears (<em>Ursus americanus</em>), many of the bears around Mammoth Lakes have brown, blond, or even ginger fur.
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In Mammoth Lakes, Bears, Tourists, and Locals Learn to Coexist

Animal Planet's 'Bear Whisperer' shares how the California town copes with both dumpster-diving bears and human party animals.
Steve Searles and Chris Erskine October 4, 2023
When whale sharks congregate, tourists often do, too. Responsible tourism can help minimize the disruption.
sharks

Can We Swim With Whale Sharks Responsibly?

How to—and, more importantly, how not to—have an unforgettable wildlife encounter with the biggest fish in the sea.
Roxanne Hoorn September 12, 2023
The hostage drama that took place in this building on Norrmalmstorg in 1973 gave rise to the term “Stockholm Syndrome.” The bank has long since been replaced by a high-end clothing store, but the vaults are still there.
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There Are at Least 10 Cities With Their Own Psychological Disorders

Stockholm Syndrome is the most famous, and most relate to tourism or hostage-taking.
Frank Jacobs, Big Think July 21, 2023
In Asbury Park, New Jersey, summer visitors are known as "bennies." On the southern Jersey shore, the same visitors are "shoobies."
beach

Are You a Shoobie or a Benny?

When summer visitors arrive, so do the colorful and sometimes perplexing local nicknames.
Laura Kiniry May 26, 2023
St. Malo, perhaps the oldest Asian community in the United States, as depicted in an 1883 report by <em>Harper’s Weekly</em>.
food

7 Must-Read Stories to Mark AAPI Heritage Month

Some of our favorite tales of tragedy, joy, protest, love, and surfing.
April White May 17, 2023
El Mejor Banco del Mundo
Loiba, Spain

El Mejor Banco del Mundo (The Best Bench in the World)

This humble bench is considered the most beautiful in the world.
In the Caribbean's Lesser Antilles archipelago, this aerial shot from April 2015 shows sargassum seaweed creeping toward a beach on Grande-Terre, which is part of the island of Guadeloupe, one of France's overseas <em>départements</em>.
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10 Photos of Seaweed Blobs That Will Blow Your Mind

As a supersized sargassum bloom heads toward Florida and the Caribbean, we take a closer look at past big blobs.
Sarah Durn April 5, 2023
James Irvine Monument
Peterborough, Australia

James Irvine Monument

Dedicated to a pivotal figure in the region's tourism industry.
Beppu, Japan

Aburaya Kumahachi Sculpture

This statue of the "shiny uncle of Beppu" was erected in 2007.
shops

Podcast: Growing the Atlas

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team September 12, 2022
Larne Jaunting Car Sculpture
Larne, Northern Ireland

Larne Jaunting Car Sculpture

These vehicles were once a regular sight traveling up the Antrim Coast Road from Larne.