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Medellín's Bright Future Is Tangled Up With Its Dark Past

Decades after the end of the narco era, a Colombian city wonders if it is better to forget.

October 10, 2018

The Most Memorable Strangers You’ve Met While Traveling

Atlas Obscura readers share their best tales of chance encounters.

October 08, 2018

Tell Us About That One Place You'll Never Tire of Visiting

You tried to travel elsewhere, but they just keep pulling you back in.

October 03, 2018

Inspiration for Your Next Food-Related Adventure

Atlas Obscura readers share their most memorable experiences of traveling for the sake of eating.

October 02, 2018

Tell Us About the Most Incredible Strangers You've Met While Traveling

It's not about the journey or the destination, it's about the people you meet along the way.

August 28, 2018

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Meats & Animal Products

Vakantiekaas

Dutch travelers who want the taste of home can always pack “vacation cheese.”

Gastro Obscura

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Highland, Scotland

MV Glenachulish

The last manually operated turntable ferry in the world.

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Atlas Obscura Is Going on a Summer Radio Road Trip and We Need Your Help

We're heading up the U.S. West Coast with NPR's All Things Considered. Leave us a voicemail to tell us where you think we should go!

The 'Lady Engineer' Who Took the Pain Out of the Train

Olive Wetzel Dennis spent years test-riding railways, improving everything from climate control to dining-car china along the way.

Have You Ever Felt Homesick for a Place You've Never Been?

Real or fictional, near or far, describe the unvisited places you long for most!

February 27, 2018

La Paz, Bolivia

Mi Teleférico

The soaring gondola lines form the longest aerial cable car system in the world.

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Why Isochrone Maps Are Enjoying a Renaissance

As data sources keep improving, mapmakers keep finding more uses for the 19th-century invention.

February 12, 2018

7 Airports More Interesting Than the One You're Stuck In

These unusual runways put the wonder back in flying.

November 22, 2017

Yasui Kompira-gu Shrine

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.

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Taiyo Park

A remote and slightly overgrown park filled with replicas of world landmarks.

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Toys Are Taking Vacations and Seeing the World (Without Their Owners)

A social media trend has spawned travel agencies and even passports—just for stuffies.

November 03, 2017

The Brief, Wondrous, High-Flying Era of Zeppelin Dining

The Hindenburg’s fattened ducklings and caviar were essentially German propaganda.

October 18, 2017

Trøllanes, Faroe Islands

Kallur Lighthouse

The isolated structure beckons adventurers with sublime views of the Faroe Islands.

Kerry Wolfe

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