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food

Get a Taste of the Upcoming Gastro Obscura Book

Want to see the cover?
April 6, 2021
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podcast

Introducing: The Atlas Obscura Podcast

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
March 1, 2021
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gravity hill

Lesson Plans: The Last Incan Bridge in Peru and Scotland's Electric Brae

Join Atlas Obscura for a globe-trotting learning adventure.
May 18, 2020
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outsider art

A Tribute to Bob Carr, Self-Taught Artist, Philosopher, and Atlas Obscura Inspiration

"The bodhisattva of the high desert will be greatly missed."
January 22, 2019
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atlas obscura

The Atlas Obscura Kids' Book Is On Sale Now!

It's packed full of big adventures for small explorers.
September 18, 2018
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atlas obscura

You Can Now Pre-Order the Atlas Obscura Kids' Book!

Our newest title will officially be released in September.
June 1, 2018
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virtual worlds

The Atlas Obscura VR App Is Back

First stop, a mystical chamber hidden beneath the Italian countryside.
December 13, 2024
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radio

Leave Atlas Obscura a Voicemail

For an upcoming audio project, we literally want to hear from you.
June 30, 2017
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blaschka models

The Delicate Glass Sea Creatures of Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka

A father-and-son team created a menagerie of incredible glass models using mysterious methods.
Sponsored by The Corning Museum of Glass
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pinball

Plot a Pinball-Themed Roadtrip With This Handy Map of America's Best Parlors

This cross-country route takes in the 37 greatest pinball arcades in the U.S.
August 23, 2016
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feud

The Bloody Histories and Remaining Relics of 5 Violent Feuds

Things get heated.
August 11, 2016
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burlesque

Atlas Obscura's Great Nevada Road Trip

Five days. Fifty hidden wonders. A thousand miles.
Sponsored by Travel Nevada
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underwater cemeteries

The Fantastical Beauty of Sunken Ruins

Ominous landscapes of aquatic exploration.
July 21, 2016
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100 wonders

100 Wonders: The Bristlecone Pines

The world's oldest living trees have been growing in Nevada for more than 5,000 years.
Sponsored by Travel Nevada
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kgb

9 Places Where You Can See Spying and Surveillance in Action

A different sort of listening party.
June 24, 2016
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geological oddities

100 Wonders: Cave of the Crystals

A gargantuan crystal kingdom is hidden beneath the surface of Chihuahua, Mexico.
March 24, 2016
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invisible worlds

The Unflinching Warfare of the Lima Bean

It has more defensive tools than you could possibly imagine.
March 22, 2016
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invisible worlds

How Female Anglerfish Got Their Glow

It's a lure, with lights.
March 21, 2016
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100 wonders

100 Wonders: The Great Boston Molasses Flood

In 1919 a wave of molasses traveling at 35mph destroyed an entire neighborhood.
March 18, 2016
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invisible worlds

The Mind Control of the Lancet Liver Fluke

Its path through the animal world is quite twisted.
March 18, 2016
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garbage week

Fascinating Photos from the Secret Trash Collection in a New York Sanitation Garage

Garbage can be beautiful, if sorted correctly.
March 17, 2016
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invisible worlds

The Brainless Life of the Sea Squirt

A sea zombie, in video form.
March 17, 2016
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100 wonders

100 Wonders: The Iron Road

A climbing route in the mountains of Italy's Dolomites, built for soldiers during World War I.
March 10, 2016
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100 wonders

100 Wonders: The Underwater Ballroom

The abandoned room beneath a lake was built by extravagant Victorian criminal Whitaker Wright.
March 3, 2016