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A bartender lights up a Shattered Skull cocktail at the Sunken Harbor Club.

cooking with fire

Our Favorite Flaming Cocktail Recipes

Warm up this January with Blue Blazers and Hot Ale Flips.

Sam O'Brien
Atlas Obscura
January 20, 2025
A place setting at Blue Hill at Stone Barns includes Moore's bone china water cup and plate as well as a charger made from soil.

sustainable

The Artist Turning Bones Into Beautiful Dishware

Gregg Moore uses 18th-century techniques to transform a restaurant's leftovers into bone china.

Rebecca L. Rhoades
Atlas Obscura
January 17, 2025
“The poster craze in candidateville,” an 1896 political cartoon by C.J. Taylor.

our favorite reads

Presidential Pageantry: Our Favorite Reads

American presidents spare no expense when it comes to making an impression.

Roxanne Hoorn
Atlas Obscura
January 17, 2025
The dungeon of Czechia's Castle Loket is set up as a torture museum, complete with life-sized mannequins.

torture museums

The Twisted History Behind Medieval Torture Museums

Iron-spiked instruments and gruesome dioramas promise a glimpse into a violent past. How much of it is real?

Matt Broomfield
Atlas Obscura
January 16, 2025
Jose Contreras is one of only a handful of artisans who still make cowboy boots the old-fashioned way.

cowboys

The Last Cowboy Boot Masters of El Paso

In West Texas, artisans known as "Golden Needles" preserve the craft of making boots by hand.

Ashley Stimpson
Atlas Obscura
January 15, 2025
Rebecca Bradley (left) was labeled a flapper bandit by the media, and a woman who had lots her mind by her attorney (right).

1920s

Meet the Texas Flapper Bandit

A bank robber or a lightning rod for America's growing fear of independent women—who was Rebecca Bradley?

Laura Niebauer
Atlas Obscura
January 14, 2025
Pride, joy, and celebration

embassy

8 Unique Festivals and Quirky Events in Washington, DC

A city known for its history and monuments is lit up by celebrations year-round

Sponsored By washington.org
Firefighters and natural resource specialists wrap the base of General Sherman, the largest tree in the world by volume, with fire-resistant material.

natural disaster

In the National Parks, Fire Crews Do More Than Fight Fires

Protecting sensitive habitats and cultural resources from the smoke and flames is part of the job too.

Partner Story
Atlas Obscura
January 13, 2025
The Fiat cremino has been around for more than a century.

cars

Volkswagen Sausage and the Enduring Appeal of Culinary Car-Industry Crossovers

Fiat chocolate? Or how about an iconic pepper grinder?

Anne Ewbank
Atlas Obscura
January 13, 2025
From skis and boats to wind-driven sleds and teams of dogs, there's a lot of ways to travel the Antarctic.

our favorite reads

Antarctic Explorations: Our Favorite Reads

From “windsleds” to sled dogs.

Roxanne Hoorn
Atlas Obscura
January 10, 2025
A satellite image shows smoke from the Palisades Fire spreading across Los Angeles and out into the Pacific Ocean on January 7, 2025.

natural disaster

The Unusually Strong Force Driving Apocalyptic Los Angeles Wildfires

Powerful seasonal winds combined with drought-starved vegetation have made the Palisades Fire one of the worst in California history.

Umair Irfan
Atlas Obscura
January 9, 2025
Guagrilla at the still.

distillery

The Women Harvesters Fueling the Rise of an Ecuadorian Spirit

Every bottle of miske starts with their ancestral tradition of collecting agave in the highlands.

Mark Johanson
Atlas Obscura
January 9, 2025
Rice is central to Sado Island's economy and culture.

rice

How a Near-Extinct Bird Returned to the Rice Fields of Sado Island

The beautiful toki have become the pride of the island.

Elena Valeriote
Atlas Obscura
January 8, 2025
A single garnet gleams on the muddy foreshore of the River Thames.

gems and jewels

The Curious Gems of the River Thames

London's riverbanks are filled with treasures, including scores of deep red garnets with mysterious origins.

Ellery Weil
Atlas Obscura
January 7, 2025
A mother manatee and her baby swim through the water in Crystal River, Florida, where manatees can be found year-round.

migrations

Florida’s Manatees Are Relative Newcomers, According to Historical Research

These beloved sea cows were barely recorded in the area before the seas warmed in the late 1700s. Now their habitats are at risk.

Partner Story
Atlas Obscura
January 6, 2025
Bethlehem loves its Peeps.

new year nibbles

Why Pennsylvania Rings in the New Year With Bologna and Peeps

Instead of a ball drop, why not count down to midnight by lowering your favorite food?

Sam O'Brien
Atlas Obscura
January 6, 2025
The author's mother found the letters of a missing man.

scandal

Letters Hidden in My Family’s Attic Reveal a 1910s Bank Con in Key West

The con artist was either a very unlucky man or a trickster who got away with it all.

Asia London Palomba
Atlas Obscura
January 3, 2025
From Māori ancestors to Antarctic researchers, we explore stories of coming home.

our favorite reads

Coming Home: Our Favorite Reads

Return trips, long treks, and smells that remind us of our roots.

Roxanne Hoorn
Atlas Obscura
January 3, 2025
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