Explore 143 Borders Collections - Atlas Obscura
Places near me Random place

143 Items Tagged

Borders

Share
Baarle-Hertog, Belgium

The House with Two Numbers

This residence straddles a border between Belgium and the Netherlands.
Baarle-Hertog, Belgium

Zendstation MN7

A reconstructed World War I-era communications array that was once hidden in plain sight.
The Migrating House
Baarle-Hertog, Belgium

The Migrating House

Not many houses move across borders, this one did it twice.
De Pungelaer
Baarle-Hertog, Belgium

'De Pungelaer'

A tribute to smugglers and the Butter Wars.
Aachen, Germany

Kleine Wache

A former customs station on the border of Germany and the Netherlands.
Rock and line from afar
Brooklyn, New York

Brooklyn-Flatbush Border Line

One of the remaining markers of an era when Brooklyn and Flatbush were separate cities.
Verdisian Flag Waving
Kopačevo, Croatia

Verdis

A small self-proclaimed micro-state located on a piece of disputed territory between Croatia and Serbia, near Liberland.
world's largest

Podcast: The Belt and the Berm, Part 2

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team April 29, 2021
world's largest

Podcast: The Belt and the Berm, Part 1

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team April 28, 2021
border crossings

Podcast: The 49th Parallel

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team April 26, 2021
The ancient border between England and Wales was partly natural, thanks to rivers such as the Ceiriog and the Wye, shown here, and partly engineered with a system of earthworks and hillforts known today as Offa's Dyke.
bars

How the Pandemic Resurrected Britain's Ancient Borders

From popping in for a pint to putting on the green, erratic lockdowns have left locals in limbo along the English-Welsh border.
Richard Collett April 2, 2021
Tatra County, Poland

Rysy

The majority of the highest mountain in Poland is actually located in a different country.
Everyone celebrated the completion of the horno with a meal of chicken stew.
art

The Architect Baking Bread Along the Border Wall

Ronald Rael just finished building his first horno with migrants seeking asylum.
Ximena N. Larkin February 11, 2021
A section of the trail on a narrow strip of Belgium.
Belgium

Vennbahn Cycleway

Walk or bike along a narrow strip of Belgium sandwiched by German territory.
From Maple Beach in Point Roberts, Washington, locals have a clear view of Canada to the north.
maps

A Border Town Is Now Isolated From Both the U.S. and Canada

Ever since COVID-19 shut down the border, Point Roberts has been neither here nor there.
Atlas Obscura August 11, 2020
Heart Shaped Rih Dil Lake
Myanmar

Rih Dil

This heart-shaped lake near the border of India and Myanmar is deeply rooted in Mizo folklore.
The 3 points where Colorado, Kansas and Oklahoma come together.
Keyes, Colorado

3 Points Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma

This marker identifies the location where three states converge.
Kevin Dzurny, chief cartographer at Replogle Globes, has to keep things up to date—and keep certain countries happy.
globes

How a Globemaker Navigates a Digital World

“It’s kind of a joke, but in some sense, I almost feel like I could start a war.”
Lauren Vespoli April 6, 2020