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Limassol, Cyprus

‘Deep Silent Gaze’

A children's mosaic in Limassol using deep-sea creature patterns to honor young lives lost across several genocides, including Cyprus’s own 1974 wounds.

The Opies, dedicated folklorists, transformed the field with their expansive surveys of children around the world.

What '67' Reveals About Childhood Creativity

The work of Iona and Peter Opie, two pioneering researchers in postwar Britain, can help us understand the epitome of 2025 memes.

Allegra Rosenberg November 21, 2025

Wellington, New Zealand

Secret Slide

Wellington’s longest, fastest, and steepest slide offers incredible views of New Zealand's capital.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Fredosaurus Rex Friday XIII

A T. Rex statue dressed as Mister Rogers honors the children’s-television pioneer.

Santa Maria Maggiore, Italy

Chimney Sweep Museum

The only museum in Italy dedicated to this ancient profession.

San Diego Museum of Man

9 Spots for Unexpected Family Fun Across San Diego

Kids, teens, and parents alike will love these wondrous places.

Sponsored By San Diego Tourism

The black-eyed children, first described in Texas in the mid-90s, have since been seen around the world.

Death as a Child: The Modern Legend of the Black-Eyed Children

First described in Texas in the mid-90s, what are these disturbing figures—and what do they want?

Emma Cieslik October 16, 2024

Boys practicing various handicrafts at Virginia's Camp Bear Hollow in 1958, a time when summer camps were becoming more focused on leisure than preparing for war.

The Anxious History of the American Summer Camp

The annual rite of passage has always been more about the ambivalence of adults than the amusement of children.

Ashley Stimpson June 20, 2024

Podcast: Traveling With Kids, Please Send Help

Pick up a tip whether you’re about to make your first or 10th trip with littles this summer.

The Podcast Team June 4, 2024

Children's swallow-songs are one of the oldest continuous musical traditions in Greece.

Swallow-Songs for Spring Are the Greek ‘Trick or Treat’

It’s a tradition that goes back centuries.

Andrew Coletti April 30, 2024

'The Little Match Girl'

With a bundle of matches in one hand and a mobile phone in the other, this sculpture is a modern take on Hans Christian Andersen's poignant fairy tale.

A charming selection of gifts to inspire wonder and curiosity for any age.

Atlas Obscura’s Beautifully Bizarre 2023 Wishlist

A series of gift guides for the inquisitive individuals in your life.

Atlas Obscura December 14, 2023

From an interactive journal about protecting the Earth to an at-home Egyptian pyramid dig, these aren’t your typical kids gifts.

Kids Gifts For the Young and Young at Heart

A giving guide from the Atlas Obscura team.

Sarah Durn November 28, 2023

This 1962 cover of <em>Official Detective</em> features a Halloween candy poisoner at work.

Why Halloween’s ‘Poison Candy’ Myth Endures

Even though we know better.

Jennifer Byrne October 19, 2023

Podcast: Enchanted Woods

A Wilmington garden invites kids to drop screens and rules and just play.

The Podcast Team October 3, 2023

Tags of Ernesto “Che” Guevara can be found all over the Smara refugee camp.

Welcome to the Little Cuba of the Sahara Desert

The surprising story of how Spanish, baseball, and arroz cubano came to permeate some desert camps in Africa.

Andrea Prada Bianchi and Pesha Magid September 19, 2023

The Moon is a great first target for young skywatchers—but there's plenty more to spot in the night sky.

Stargazing With Kids Is Fun, Free, and Full of Possibility

Stay up way past bedtime with us to explore new worlds of wonder with a child's-eye view.

Rebecca Boyle July 26, 2023

A school crossing sign in Fukuoka offers a variation on Tobita-kun.

The 'Darting Children' That Helped Japan Win Its War on Traffic Accidents

How hand-painted signs known as Tobita-kun became beloved local mascots.

Allan Richarz July 25, 2023