All Stories

edgar allan poe

The Parlor Poet vs. The Raven in a Battle of Literary Statues

natural history museums

From a Jar of Moles to Robot Convicts, A Visit to Five Offbeat Taxidermy Destinations

heroes of taxidermy

Heroes in Taxidermy: The Collectable Postcard Edition

bottle houses

Six DIY Glass Houses Built from Bottles

art

Office by Day, Gallery by Night: An Experiment in Dual Identities in Istanbul

notes from the field

The Cemetery Owned by No One: Philadelphia's Abandoned Mount Moriah

subways

Incredible Photographs of the Monumental Power Station That Electrified the Manhattan Rails

suicide

Haunted Houses: Tokyo's Real Estate Listings with Problems

spiders

Objects of Intrigue: The Spiders Who Spun in Space

kcymaerxthaere

Join Kcymaerxthaere and Atlas Obscura on the Road to a Parallel Universe in the Midwest

botanical tunnels

Holloways: Roads Tunneled Into the Earth by Time

disaster areas

Doomed Belgian Village Strives for Salvation by Inviting Street Artists into the Ghost Town

museums and collections

Turning Museums Inside-Out with Beautiful Visible Storage

ghost towns

How I Spent My Summer Vacation: Living Alone at the End of a Fjord in a Faroe Islands Ghost Town

edgar allan poe

Leave No Black Plume as a Token: Tracking Poe’s Raven

heroes of taxidermy

An Emblem of Extinction, Lonesome George Goes on Posthumous Display in NYC

sewers

The 19th-Century Iron Balls Still Cleaning the Paris Sewers

submarines

The Remains of the U-Boats' Watery Reign

Where to see the final four "iron coffins."