Unique Gifts Over $100

If, like me, you daydream about beautifully crafted objects that evoke another era, then let me introduce you to the Best Made Field Desk, “a ready surface that commands pen to paper” and “an implement worthy of great adventure writing.”

Tyler Cole COO

New York City today is an elegantly congested urban mess, a largely ad hoc group of skyscrapers, highways, avenues, and pedestrian walkways. But if some of the architects in Never Built New York had their way, New York might be a wholly different place, with buildings built over the city’s...

The gravity-defying Story Clock must be seen to be believed. This successful 2017 Kickstarter project features a levitating chrome sphere that orbits a wooden base at the time interval—minutes, hours, or years—of your choice.

Each of the cards in this deck holds a low-stakes challenge. Accept it, and you’ll find yourself paying attention to the shifting textures of the terrain under your feet, keeping watch for circles and squares, or spreading out a picnic in an unexpected place. Pack a few for your next...

Jessica Leigh Hester Staff Writer

The perfect beginner’s telescope, allowing even novices to enjoy bright, high-quality images of the night sky.

Sommer Mathis Editor-in-Chief

These are the only binoculars I take into the field. The optics are sharp and bright, they're lightweight enough to carry all day, and the angle of view allows you to track quick moving birds with ease. A must-have for any explorer.

Blake Olmstead Head of Design

“I'm passionate about books, and love the idea of this movement. I've been thinking getting one set up for over a year, but when the founder of the Free Little Library movement passed away this Fall, I thought I shouldn't wait any longer. I want to have mine painted and...

Make beautiful sci-fi music and lots of other weird noises with your very own instrument from the adorable retro-future, a mini theremin.

Eric Grundhauser Programming Lead, Atlas Obscura Experiences

There's nothing like a few drinks to bring a bookclub together, and even better if they're literary themed. With concoctions classically entitled Vermouth the Bell Tolls and Romeo and Julep, you'll get the bookworm party started right.

Jordan Schultz Director of Marketing & Audience

Whether you're fascinated by the science of cold cathode display, nostalgic for obsolete technology, or just want a cool conversation piece in your living room, the vacuum tube Nixie Clock has you covered.

Tyler Cole COO

From internet phenomenon to giant plush toy to a spot in your bedroom, this cuddly, stuffed crustacean is twenty-thousand leagues of cuteness.

Bats fly swiftly and stealthily, and human ears can’t hear the clicks they use to echolocate. This gadget records the clicks, translates them into frequencies we can make out, and identifies the species that probably emitted them—making it easier to eavesdrop on our high-flying neighbors.

Jessica Leigh Hester Staff Writer

Everything you need—except the wood sticks—to build your own igloo, fruit cage, or other domed structure of up to five meters in diameter.

Now's a great time to stock up on spices and upgrade your kitchen. This kit contains 24 certified organic and fair trade spices in stylish magnetic jars.

Kit Sudol Associate Director, Audience Development

Travel to Uruguay and you'll soon notice a unique habit: many Uruguayans sip mate, a caffeinated drink with a flavor comparable to green tea, as they drive, walk, shop, and otherwise go about their daily lives. The supplies for this frequent sipping—a thermos, cup, and metal straw—are carried in a satchel...

Are sloths cute or disgusting? At least in the case of this clever ring, the answer is definitely cute.

Hand-picked from the droppings of Jacu birds and then washed and roasted, these beans make a sweetly delicious—and yes, incredibly expensive—cup of coffee. Learn more on Gastro Obscura.