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Podcast: Pics or It Didn't Happen

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team May 6, 2021

Jal Bapasola, Rustom Bhumgara, and Adi Hakim (left to right) rode around the world on Royal Benson cycles.

India's Mini-Craze for Bicycling Around the World

In the 1920s and 1930s, a dozen adventurous young riders went on the ultimate journey.

Arti Das April 13, 2021

Meet the Woman Who Trekked a 1,200-Mile Ice Age Trail in the Dead of Winter

Emily Ford is the first woman and first person of color to complete the grueling hike.

Gemma Tarlach March 29, 2021

We're riding off into the sunset.

Thanks for Joining Our Tour of All 50 States of Wonder!

It's not too late to explore the weird and wonderful all over America.

Jessica Leigh Hester November 16, 2020

This room in a love hotel incorporates an underwater scene. Others have themes including the White House, doctor's offices, and railway cars.

Japanese 'Love Hotels' Are Kind of Perfect for Pandemics

They're discreet to the point of secrecy—which also makes them socially distant.

Charlotte England November 12, 2020

The volunteers were given suitcases to check in and pick up. The bags didn't always make it to carousel.

What It's Like to Stress-Test Berlin's Brand New, Much Maligned Airport

A little stressful, by design.

Andrew Curry October 30, 2020

Ubiquitous throughout the USSR, Palaces of Culture, such as this one in Pogonnoe, were used to host theater, concerts, and films. The events usually contained explicit Soviet political messages.

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

Oregon's Cannon Beach is well worth a visit.

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

Nochten Boulder Park, on the site of an old open-cast coal mine, is one of the newly created landscapes in the Lausitzer Seenland.

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

It's a fine time to daydream about the open road, even if you're sticking close to home.

Welcome to Atlas Obscura's 50 States of Wonder

Curiosity from coast to coast.

Jessica Leigh Hester July 2, 2020

Kenny stumbled upon dreamy, desolate scenes, like this playground in Peru.

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

The Alaska box often includes indigenous food, ingredients, and art.

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

There are few more ominous places to start your Zoom call.

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

Denmark is unusual in that it has protections against desecrating any flag—except its own.

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

The backdrop of <em>Babylon Berlin</em> is the German capital at the end of the Roaring Twenties.

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

A double-decker root bridge in Meghalaya.

What Atlas Obscura Membership Means

We wouldn’t exist without curious explorers like you.

Dylan Thuras and Josh Foer May 7, 2020

Scientists and soldiers were evacuated from two Antarctic research bases to a Spanish Navy vessel.

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