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Ġgantija

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Xagħra, Malta

The second largest community of Malta's island of Gozo features a surprising number of unusual places to visit.

Dark Nebula Deluxe
Community Contributor
June 8, 2026
The Salmon of Knowledge

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From Belgrade to Belfast and our shared troubles

Ramblings in Northern Ireland during summer rain.

Lana Velkov
Community Contributor
June 8, 2026
This Potato Has Been to All 50 States

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This Potato Has Been to All 50 States

State #49: Idaho — The Big Idaho Potato Hotel

Louise Story
Atlas Obscura
June 7, 2026
The author and his local guides

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The Beaver Capital of the World [Pakwaw Lake, Saskatchewan]

Experts have identified more than 2,700 individual dams on satellite imagery.

Ryan Huling
Community Contributor
May 28, 2026
The "Peace Zone" Between Europe's Ant Supercolonies

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The "Peace Zone" Between Europe's Ant Supercolonies

Through generations of reproduction, they started to see bits of themselves in their former enemies and became more tolerant as a result.

Ryan Huling
Community Contributor
May 28, 2026
The Underwater Farms of Okinawa's Damselfish (Ōdo Beach)

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The Underwater Farms of Okinawa's Damselfish (Ōdo Beach)

Glimpse the aquatic homesteads of the "dusky farmerfish."

Ryan Huling
Community Contributor
May 28, 2026
The Atlas Obscura Guide to the World’s Biggest Sporting Event

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The Atlas Obscura Guide to the World’s Biggest Sporting Event

Explore the cities where this year’s players will leave it all out on the field, from Vancouver to Miami.

Sponsored By Hilton
Climbing through the Vietnam War tunnels

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Climbing through the Vietnam War tunnels

Spending a moment for what was years for others

Tim Martini - Exploring The Obscure
Community Contributor
May 21, 2026
Enjoying the candy from True Treats is like eating your way across history.

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The Candy Shop Where You Can Taste History

From wartime chocolate to ancient sesame brittle, True Treats offers delicious, edible lessons.

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Brian & Robert in Salzburg Coffee House 35 years later.

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Reunited, 35 Years Later.

Laughter and Insights from the Andes to the Alps.

Brian Shannon
Community Contributor
May 18, 2026
 Lebollo ceremony

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Two Weeks Early

How a month in South Africa redirected a life.

Carl Le Dunff
Atlas Obscura
May 18, 2026
Film selfie in London - the only surviving photo from the trip

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The Moment Travel Changed My Life

Solo Travel, Confidence & Serendipity

Matt Thomas
Community Contributor
May 17, 2026
The author in front of a 'city' of wood ants

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Massive Ant 'Cities' Hidden in the Tuscan Hills

What began as three or four mounds of red wood ants has since expanded to at least six hundred mounds, containing an estimated 100 million ants.

Ryan Huling
Community Contributor
May 17, 2026
A road stretches across a valley in Patagonia.

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One Way Ticket

No return required

david goodman
Community Contributor
May 16, 2026
Antarctica - a trip that will change your life

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Antarctica - a trip that will change your life

Save the money, make the trip.

Tim Martini - Exploring The Obscure
Community Contributor
May 15, 2026
No James Beard Award, no Michelin star — just the woman who made the ceviche I’ll be thinking about for the rest of my life.

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In Search of Where My Grandparents Met, I Found the Best Ceviche of My Life

How a Family Love Story Brought Us to Panama City

Chaucy Dixon
Community Contributor
May 13, 2026
Falling For Medellín

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Falling For Medellín

The City That Reinvented Itself

Katy Lawrence
Atlas Obscura
May 13, 2026
Me and my husband on the shores of Agadir

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We'll always have Casablanca

How a trip to Morocco led to romance, marriage and a new retirement plan.

Sara Ewell
Atlas Obscura
May 12, 2026
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