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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Beirut

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Beirut, Lebanon

Updated September 8, 2022

Unusual Attractions in Beirut

Beirut, Lebanon

The Grudge (Al Ba’sa)

Beirut's thinnest building was the result of feuding brothers.

Beirut, Lebanon

The Egg

This modernist cinema has survived war and reconstruction to become a symbol of Lebanon’s revolutionary spirit.

Beirut, Lebanon

Maronite Mummies of the Qadisha Valley

Mummies preserved naturally for seven centuries.

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Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon

Lebanese "Hall of Fame" Museum

Brush shoulders with animatronic Arab leaders made of silicone.

9 miles from Beirut

Jitta, Lebanon

Jeita Grotto

A monumental underground karstic wonderland is also the water source for over a million citizens of Beirut.

10 miles from Beirut

Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon

Jounieh Cable Car

An intimate look into the apartments of Jounieh via cable car.

11 miles from Beirut

Tahouitet El Ghadir, Lebanon

Moussa Castle

Lebanese castle built by one man, over a lifetime.

14 miles from Beirut

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Saving the Ancient Glass Artifacts Shattered in the Beirut Explosion

These centuries-old vessels now have new stories to tell.

by Line Sidonie Talla Mafotsing

September 8, 2022

How an Abandoned Modernist Cinema Became a Revolutionary Symbol in Lebanon

The Beirut Egg is riddled with bullet holes and covered in graffiti. Protesters recently reclaimed it.

by Justin Higginbottom

February 26, 2020

War, Romance, and Everyday Life in Beirut's Emerging Alt-Comix Scene

A generation of creators is carrying on the Arab world's history of expression and frustration.

by Jonathan Guyer

September 9, 2019

The Middle East as Old Hollywood Saw It

Come to this Beirut poster shop for the lurid stereotypes, stay for the giant killer crab.

August 12, 2019

Around the Middle East in Hummus and Falafel

A new book is an ode to chickpeas and the people that love them.

by Olivia Snaije

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