In Japan, a farmer's unfinished art project lies in ruins—but a dedicated duo are determined to keep his legacy alive.

A moth once saved Australia from a cactus crisis.

How a real-life confrontation seemed to mirror a literary masterpiece.

In Big Sur, California, a library that's not really a library.

How, yes, a pig almost started a war between the United States and Britain.

The roadside attraction is thought to be the first enormous concrete dino in North America.

Was Charles Hatfield a scientist or a con man?

An entire town in Haiti memorializes one man and his historic revolution.

The inside story of a flop that changed one theater's history.

Lie back on what might be the world's most famous psychoanalytic couch.

Investigating a renowned scientist's iconic digit.

In North Africa, the first American-owned property on foreign soil.

A wildlife ecologist specializing in large carnivores unfolds a mystery for listeners.

The spectacle in St. Petersburg, Russia, was the site of an incredibly strange wedding.

This Nebraska destination is a pilgrimage of sorts for serious collectors, and a curiosity for the casual passerby.

This intricately carved church is one of Norway’s great treasures of architecture.

A lush, green paradise for the dead.

A place where when people moved out, lions moved in.

How to appreciate ice without getting all that cold, with the Atlas Obscura Places Team.

Home to more than a century of music history and unlimited stories.

A unique Bay Area walking tour led by community historians.

Beneath the streets of London, a secret subway for snail mail.

Where the Windy City's drawbridge operators nestled in, at the bases of their places of work.

A Native American filmmaker and Genius Grant recipient on what he's searching for on the road.