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Inaccessible Island is an extinct volcano rising out of the South Atlantic Ocean. Surely there's an inaccessible island in your life.

obscura academy

Art Challenge: Take a Photograph Inspired by a Wondrous Place

Show us how far-flung sights inspire you, even when you're stuck at home.

Michelle Cassidy
Atlas Obscura
May 28, 2020
A root system simulating a sea serpent, sprouting leaves and buds, on 15th-century parchment.

illuminated manuscripts

Explore the Whimsical Flora of a 15th-Century Italian Folio

An herbal a day will take the green from your gills away—and perhaps apply it to your thumb.

Isaac Schultz
Atlas Obscura
May 28, 2020
The Delightful Doodles and Hidden Scribbles on the Backs of Artworks

paper

The Delightful Doodles and Hidden Scribbles on the Backs of Artworks

George Eksts has digitized 200,000 works on paper. Several hundred had writings or drawings on the back.

Karen Chernick
Atlas Obscura
May 27, 2020
One of the verses printed in the Baltimore Patriot, with instructions to sing to the tune of "Anacreon in Heaven."

united states

For Sale: The First Printing of 'The Star-Spangled Banner'

A celebration of freedom, published next to advertisements for the slave trade.

Matthew Taub
Atlas Obscura
May 27, 2020
There are few more ominous places to start your Zoom call.

travel

Share the World’s Wonders With Atlas Obscura Zoom Backgrounds

Calling into work from the Gates of Hell has never been easier.

Isaac Schultz
Atlas Obscura
May 26, 2020
Lavada Nahon cooking a historical dinner using a jambless fireplace, a Dutch-style hearth prominent in the 17th century.

black history

Meet the New York State Parks Interpreter Who Cooks to Uncover the Past

As a culinary historian, Lavada Nahon is working to bring the state's African American history to light.

Vonnie Williams
Atlas Obscura
May 26, 2020
A ghost forest in Dorchester County, Maryland.

disappearing world

The Haunting Ghost Forests of Maryland's Eastern Shore

Rising seas are claiming land, changing lives, and transforming our relationship with nature.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
May 26, 2020
A separate gateway stands 16 inches tall in front of the pagoda, along with two guardian lions.

secret lives of museums

The Epic Journey of an Exquisite Jade Pagoda

It started life as a jadeite boulder in modern-day Myanmar. Now it's a celebrated part of a Chicago museum.

plumcot
Atlas Obscura
May 26, 2020
NASA's storied Launchpad 39A, at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, will send up a Crew Dragon capsule atop a Falcon 9 rocket.

cosmonauts

After 9 Years Abroad, Astronaut Launches Are Back in the U.S.A.

The blastoff this week on a SpaceX rocket—the first ever private launch—could be a big step toward commercial space travel.

Luna Shyr
Atlas Obscura
May 25, 2020
Denmark is unusual in that it has protections against desecrating any flag—except its own.

flags

Around the World in Things You Can't Do to Flags

You might be able to tell where you are by what happens if you set one ablaze.

Dan Nosowitz
Atlas Obscura
May 25, 2020
Aerial view of the artificial forest at Luyang Lake Wetlands Park in Yangzhou.

abstract wonder

China's Water Forests Bring an Artificial Order to Nature

And offer tranquility among "living fossils."

Winnie Lee
Atlas Obscura
May 25, 2020
The copper time capsule was sunk inside another copper box, for extra protection.

time capsule

The Things Inside This 105-Year-Old Time Capsule Have Hardly Aged a Day

The slew of ephemera was tucked in a copper box behind a cornerstone at Arlington National Cemetery.

Jessica Leigh Hester
Atlas Obscura
May 22, 2020
This Seattle Arts Building Was Once an Immigrant Detention Center

artists

This Seattle Arts Building Was Once an Immigrant Detention Center

Inscape Arts takes its name from the Immigration and Naturalization Service, or INS.

Evan Peterson
Atlas Obscura
April 14, 2023
It was all about subtle movements—and prim, proper dress.

dancing

To Work Out Like a Victorian Woman, Grab a Corset—and Don't Break a Sweat

In the march toward equality, these were among the first (dainty) steps.

Isaac Schultz
Atlas Obscura
May 22, 2020
The debate over which is Britain’s oldest pub is fueled by the impossibility of a definitive ruling.

epidemics

How the Black Death Gave Rise to British Pub Culture

For centuries-old bars, a pandemic is nothing new.

Richard Collett
Atlas Obscura
May 22, 2020
The Francisco Morazan is an off-shore wreck visible from South Manitou Island.

citizen science

Michigan Archaeologists Want Your Help Scouting for Shipwrecks

Look, document, but please don't touch.

Jessica Leigh Hester
Atlas Obscura
May 21, 2020
The dawa is Kenya's answer to the caipirinha.

cocktails

11 Cocktails From Around the World That You Can Make at Home

You can't travel, but you could probably use a drink.

Luke Fater
Atlas Obscura
May 21, 2020
One in a series of maps created by Linda-Marlena Ross that illustrate rising sea levels and the ships in the polar seas.

imaginary world

Art Challenge: Readers Show Us How They Map Their Worlds

Travel down the Road to Productivity, go on a bear hunt, and hope you get to see Super Island.

Michelle Cassidy
Atlas Obscura
May 21, 2020
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