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Some of the Lewis Chessmen.
London, England

The Lewis Chessmen

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.
Video

The Love Story Behind L.A.'s Bunny Museum

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Old and new signatures.
Leiden, Netherlands

Ehrenfest's Signature Wall

For over 100 years the most important physicists in the world have autographed this university wall.
Permanently Closed
Sunvale Village smalls and the entrance sign, 2018.
Twentynine Palms, California

Sunvale Village

In this roadside "community for the small," abandoned toys gain new lives.
Original arrangement of the collection
Mexico City, Mexico

Guillermo Tovar de Teresa House Museum

The now-public home of a renowned art collector is full of unique pieces from viceregal and 19th-century Mexico.
Soa'a and turmeric on a banana leaf at Tisa's Barefoot Bar.
islands

One Man’s Quiet Quest to Collect Every Local Banana

In American Samoa, some delicious varieties are getting harder to find.
Christian Letourneau January 14, 2019
A meteorite is seen amid debris at Rio de Janeiro's treasured National Museum on September 3, 2018, a day after a massive fire ripped through the building.
museums

Step Inside Brazil’s Museu Nacional, Before the Devastating Blaze

A new digital tour helps visitors jump back in time.
Jessica Leigh Hester January 2, 2019
Vicenta Garcia goes crazy.
Mexico City, Mexico

The Ex-Votos of Churubusco

These unusual paintings give thanks to the saints and deities who granted people favors and miracles.
Rice's collection includes accessories, too.
museums

Ringing in the New Year With a Confetti Collector

3, 2, 1, little bits of paper!
Jessica Leigh Hester December 27, 2018
Bright flowers in bloom.
collections

The Art of Protecting Japan's 'Perfect Orchid'

Once a favorite of the ruling class, this flower is now endangered.
Evan Nicole Brown December 11, 2018
What's in your collection?
collections

27 Fascinating Collections From Atlas Obscura Readers Around the World

A lot of this stuff is museum-worthy.
Eric Grundhauser December 7, 2018
Castillo Mundo King.
Sosúa, Dominican Republic

Castillo Mundo King

An eccentric German artist built this weird and wondrous castle packed with shocking sculptures and alien art.
Lauriston Castle, Edinburgh. South façade.
Edinburgh, Scotland

Lauriston Castle

This allegedly haunted 16th-century tower house-turned-museum exhibits thousands of spectacular objects.
The models of three Lego figurines sent with the Juno spacecraft are Galileo Galilei and the Roman gods Juno and Jupiter.
libraries

Is There Anybody Out There… Keeping Track of the Weird Stuff We Send Into Space?

This catalog attempts to figure out what we're telling the rest of the universe about ourselves.
Sarah Laskow November 19, 2018
Antique photographs can make for an unforgettable collection.
collections

Tell Us About Your Unusual Collection!

Show us the surprising items you've been keeping to yourself.
Eric Grundhauser November 15, 2018
Permanently Closed
Emu skeleton.
London, England

Still Life

Hackney's newest private museum and natural curiosity shop.
insects

How a 'Bug Whisperer' Helps Haters Learn to Love Insects

“The fear and hatred of insects is just the fear of the unknown,” says Aaron Rodriques.
Lizzie Philip November 14, 2018
museums

The Strange Allure of Hundreds of Samples of Hair

The naturalist Peter A. Browne's collection of strands, tufts, and swatches—from animals and presidents alike—was almost lost.
Jessica Leigh Hester November 9, 2018