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If you've ever wondered how to get to the Gates of Hell (or just about anywhere else), Atlas Obscura has you covered.
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Ask Us Your Burning Travel Questions

We want you—yes you!—to send us your queries so our experts can answer them.
Atlas Obscura February 5, 2025
A desk has been sitting at the top of Hancock Hill for the last 40 years, after a group of college students dragged a piece of furniture up to make a secluded study spot.
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Our Favorite New Places of 2024

We added nearly 2,000 places to the Atlas this year—these are 24 of our favorites.
Atlas Obscura December 30, 2024
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Podcast: Two Places And A Lie (Live)

We play two truths and a lie—Atlas Obscura style.
The Podcast Team April 12, 2024
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Podcast: Total Eclipse of Our Hearts

Want to relive the eclipse? Then, listen up.
The Podcast Team April 9, 2024
Dreaming of seeing the northern lights in 2024? Join Atlas Obscura's winter Iceland trip to explore natural wonders and ancient legends.
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Introducing Atlas Obscura Adventures x Intrepid Travel!

From staring into the Gates of Hell in Turkmenistan to delighting your tastebuds in Vietnam, our 2024 journey lineup is full of adventure.
Atlas Obscura September 6, 2023
Ponyhenge, Lincoln, Massachusetts.
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25 Places to Celebrate 25,000 Places

To celebrate our landmark 25,000th place, here are some favorite deep cuts from Atlas Obscura staffers.
Atlas Obscura May 16, 2023
Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park.
nature

Untold Earth: A Video Series From Atlas Obscura and PBS

Join us as we explore our planet’s strangest, most unique natural wonders.
Atlas Obscura January 17, 2025
Twenty Sided Store
Brooklyn, New York

The Grundhauser Hero Lending Library

"Leave a He-Man, Take a Transformer" and share a story about your real-life superhero.
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Podcast: The Plotz Plot

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team November 9, 2021
The current window display as of August 2021
Port Richey, Florida

The Obscuratorium

An author's private collection of quirky travel-trinkets and oddities has become a rotating mini-museum in the window of a local bookstore.
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Podcast: Places With a Purpose

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team August 23, 2021
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Podcast: Oh the Places We Could Go!

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team July 20, 2021
Holbrook, Arizona

The Plotz Plot

For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.
Smith in Alleppey, Kerala, where the backwater meets the sea.
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On the Road in India With Atlas Obscura's First Journey Winner

Jenn Smith shares what it's been like so far to finally visit the country where she was born.
Sommer Mathis October 14, 2019
On the Punakha Suspension Bridge in Bhutan.
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Atlas Obscura's Trips and Local Experiences Are Expanding

We're teaming up with Airbnb to grow globally.
Dylan Thuras and Josh Foer September 12, 2019
Atlas Obscura co-founder Dylan Thuras moved to Budapest for a year in 2007.
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My First Journey: Atlas Obscura Co-Founder Dylan Thuras's Eastern European Adventure

"That context, that deeper understanding, it stays with you."
Sommer Mathis April 3, 2019
Atlas Obscura co-founder Josh Foer spent two months driving across the United States when he was 19 years old.
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My First Journey: Atlas Obscura Co-Founder Josh Foer's Great American Road Trip

"The most important experience of my life in terms of shaping who I am."
Sommer Mathis April 3, 2019
Share your adventures with fellow travelers.
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Introducing the Atlas Obscura Community Forums

A new way to experience Atlas Obscura with fellow explorers like you.
Eric Grundhauser January 23, 2019