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Pietrapertosa, Italy

Volo dell'Angelo

The steel cable lets adventurers zoom between two mountain towns at speeds of up to 75 miles per hour.

8 Tips for Seeing a Familiar Place in a Totally New Way

Get ready to fall in love all over again.

Jessica Leigh Hester December 18, 2018

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

These unusual runways put the wonder back in flying.

Kerry Wolfe November 21, 2018

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.

Elizabeth Svoboda October 10, 2018

The Most Memorable Strangers You’ve Met While Traveling

Atlas Obscura readers share their best tales of chance encounters.

Eric Grundhauser October 8, 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.

Eric Grundhauser October 3, 2018

Inspiration for Your Next Food-Related Adventure

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

Eric Grundhauser October 2, 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.

Eric Grundhauser August 28, 2018

Vakantiekaas

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

Isle of Skye, Scotland

MV Glenachulish

The last manually operated turntable ferry in the world.

roadside attractions

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!

Eric Grundhauser May 14, 2018

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.

Cara Giaimo April 9, 2018

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!

Eric Grundhauser February 27, 2018

La Paz, Bolivia

Mi Teleférico

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

Why Isochrone Maps Are Enjoying a Renaissance

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

Cara Giaimo February 12, 2018

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.

Taiyo Park

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

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.

Vittoria Traverso November 3, 2017