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Murder Hole Beach.
Dooey, Ireland

Boyeeghter Bay

A spectacular hidden beach in Ireland has the dark, disturbing nickname of "Murder Hole Beach."
Gastro Obscura

Flora-Bama Mullet Toss

Every April, contestants fling a dead fish over the Florida-Alabama state line for charity.
View from the top of the cliff.
Colares, Portugal

Praia da Ursa

In Portugal, a secluded stretch of untouched natural beauty hides at the bottom of a steep hill.
The pickles in the jar represent the headlines we passed on, but still want to preserve.
islands

Headlines You Didn't See on Atlas Obscura in 2018

Spicier alternative titles for some of our stories.
Ella Morton December 28, 2018
The Mosque of the Divinity in Dakar.
Dakar, Senegal

Mosque of the Divinity

This unique religious structure is an architectural gem with arresting ocean views.
A hatchling on Shell Beach.
Guyana

Shell Beach

A nesting ground for four of the world’s seven marine turtle species, most of which are endangered.
The largest projectiles weigh more than 20 pounds each.
military history

Found: Weapons From World War II, Uncovered by a Hurricane

A North Carolina beach had secrets from the 1940s buried deep in the sand.
Sarah Laskow November 19, 2018
Cox's Bazar District, Bangladesh

Cox's Bazar Beach

One of the longest natural sand beaches in the world.
Colorful beach cabins in the dunes at Gouville-sur-Mer.
Gouville-sur-Mer, France

Gouville-sur-Mer Beach Huts

Rows of multicolored bathing huts paint the sand dunes with pops of color.
The beach.
La Palma, Spain

The Black Beaches of La Palma

Volcanic rocks ground down into sand make this Spanish beach as black as night.
Falkland Islands

Bertha's Beach

This remote stretch of sand is a penguin lover's paradise.
"Land" by Antony Gormley.
Saddell, Scotland

'Land'

Originally intended as a temporary installation, this sculpture is now a permanent part of a stunning Scottish beach.
One of the planes in the resort's airplane graveyard.
Entebbe, Uganda

Aero Beach

An aeronautical-themed resort forged around rusty relics from the golden age of air travel.
Gdynia, Poland

Torpedownia

A World War II torpedo launch station abandoned off the Polish coast.
Gastro Obscura

Seaweed Gin

The essence of Canada's eastern coastline, distilled.
Trollskogen
Borgholm, Sweden

Trollskogen (The Troll Forest)

Crooked windswept pines give this old forest an enchanted and magical look.
A Hawaiian monk seal. No touching!
beaches

Don't Touch the Monk Seals

Or any undomesticated animal you meet.
Sarah Laskow August 27, 2018
Not what you'd expect to find on a nude beach, or any beach.
Portland, Oregon

Collins Beach UFO Boat

This abandoned boat sits on a nude beach, is shaped like a UFO, and is covered in graffiti.