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Exploring Chernobyl's Imprint on Neighboring Belarus

The Polesie State Radioecological Reserve is close to Ukraine's Exclusion Zone, but a world away.

Darmon Richter September 22, 2020

Tell Us About the Most Wondrous Things in Your State

As part of our "50 States of Wonder" project, we want to know what is surprising, astonishing, or wonderfully weird about where you live.

Jessica Leigh Hester August 21, 2020

From Mining Hellscape to Holiday Paradise

How Germany's Lusatian Lakes District is remaking an entire region through broad-scale landscape re-engineering.

Megan Gannon July 23, 2020

Welcome to Atlas Obscura's 50 States of Wonder

Curiosity from coast to coast.

Jessica Leigh Hester July 2, 2020

How an Agoraphobic Traveler Wanders the Earth

When anxiety set boundaries on her life, this adventurer found solace and excitement in Google Street View.

Jessica Leigh Hester June 19, 2020

These 7 Local Food Boxes Offer a Taste of Travel

Get New Orleans pralines, Jersey Shore sea salt, and other iconic treats delivered to your door.

Laura Kiniry June 11, 2020

natural wonders

Share the World’s Wonders With Atlas Obscura Zoom Backgrounds

Calling into work from the Gates of Hell has never been easier.

Isaac Schultz May 26, 2020

Around the World in Things You Can't Do to Flags

You might be able to tell where you are by what happens if you set one ablaze.

Dan Nosowitz May 25, 2020

Travel the World With 11 of Our Favorite Far-Flung TV Shows

Atlas Obscura staff recommend immersive and inspiring international series that you can stream now.

Atlas Obscura May 8, 2020

What Atlas Obscura Membership Means

We wouldn’t exist without curious explorers like you.

Dylan Thuras and Josh Foer May 7, 2020

The Great Antarctic Escape

How Spanish scientists and soldiers made an epic journey home as the world locked down around them.

Robin George Andrews April 29, 2020

Video • Wonder From Home

See the World Through Its Windows

The Surreal Sight of Disinfecting Historic Sites

Unsung workers around the world on the front lines of the pandemic fight.

Winnie Lee April 9, 2020

Hakone Checkpoint

A recreation of the historical checkpoint that once served as the gateway to Tokyo.

Let Your Mind Wander With These Gloriously Detailed Maps

Satisfy your urge to roam and while away some time with these picks from cartographic collectors, curators, and scholars.

Jessica Leigh Hester March 31, 2020

The Republic of Venice Died in 1797. Now You Can Visit It.

Meet Giovanni Vale, your travel guide to countries that no longer exist.

Isaac Schultz March 10, 2020

An Illustrated Guide to Mean Things People Say About National Parks

Do you really want to spend your vacation at the "very, very large hole" that is the Grand Canyon?

Jessica Leigh Hester March 6, 2020

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Hotel New York

This hotel was once home to a steamliner company and became the final rest stop for Europeans heading to the New World.