story
A Journey Through Time on the New York Subway System
Atlas Obscura and Chase Sapphire® took cardmembers on an exclusive trip aboard the MTA's historic trains.
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space
Looking Back on NASA's Vivid 1970s Visions of Space Living
Feast your peepers on these artistic interpretations of a colonized cosmos.
chickens
A Madcap Project Aims to Rejuvenate a Former Mining Town in Belgium
Koen Vanmechelen's Labiomista is part art, part science, and heavy on the chickens.
fires
How Does California’s Wildlife Cope With Massive Wildfires?
Researchers at the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area are trying to better understand animal survival tactics.
funicular
Tell Us About the Greatest Animal You've Met While Traveling
Doggos, cat babies, and all creatures that just have a good spirit are welcome.
cars
Why There's No Place Quite Like the American Garage
The garage is a symbol of suburbia, a site of rebellion, and a very strange room.
eiffel tower
For Sale: 24 Steps From the Eiffel Tower's Spiral Staircases
Panoramic view of Paris not guaranteed.
foraged foods
Reviving the Lost Tradition of Cooking Flowers
It was once common across rural Italy.
noise
You Can Now Eavesdrop on Orcas on Your Computer
Listen to the peaceful, and sometimes not-so-peaceful, sounds of the sea for the sake of science.
railroads
Glimpses of Lost Railway Journeys of the Past
A new book collects 33 routes that went off the rails.
craters
This Century-Old Wartime Crater Is Still Visible From Space
The massive Lochnagar Crater, as seen from a satellite.
glass
In This Mexican Town, One in 5 People Is a Glassmaker
Chignahuapan is famous for its handmade ornaments.
pumpkins
Allow These 32 Slumping Pumpkins to Ease Your November Blues
Gravity and entropy are cruel, but sometimes hilarious, sculptors.
moth
Moth Fur Is the Ultimate Acoustic Armor
It muffles the clicks of ravenous, echolocating bats.
anatomy
A Close-Up Look at the Most Influential Medical Book of the 16th Century
Andreas Vesalius dissected the bodies of executed prisoners to better understand human anatomy.
story
All U.S. National Parks Are Free to Enter on Sunday
Access is in honor of Veterans Day.
extinct animals
What in the World Was a Key-Footed Glyptodon?
It had a shell as big as a car.
hair art
The Strange Allure of Hundreds of Samples of Hair
The naturalist Peter A. Browne's collection of strands, tufts, and swatches—from animals and presidents alike—was almost lost.
