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Podcast: Growing the Atlas

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team September 12, 2022
All illustrations: John Mata for Atlas Obscura
puzzles

Puzzle Monday: A Divine Script From the Congo

Alex Bellos September 12, 2022
Mar Lodj, Senegal

Forgotten Cannons of Sine Saloum

This rusting artillery is a relic of Vichy France's influence in West Africa.
The Discovery Landmark, carved with a cross
Porto Seguro, Brazil

Marco do Descobrimento (Discovery Landmark)

This stone monument marks the beginning of Portugal's presence in Brazil.
tktk
science

A Caribbean ‘Cow’ Tooth Could Solve the Mystery of the Chincoteague Ponies

A surprise discovery from Haiti may finally reveal how some famous feral horses got to a distant barrier island.
Gemma Tarlach August 16, 2022
When it opened in 1917, the Hotel Lincoln was a jewel on Casablanca's new Mohammed V Avenue—a French vision of what a modern city should be.
ruins

Should Casablanca's Iconic Buildings Be Saved?

Yes, says a group of Moroccans preserving—and reclaiming—the French-designed cityscape.
Lauren Schenkman August 11, 2022
Bimbia, Cameroon

The Slave Port of Bimbia

Buried deep in the forest near Limbe, this little-known slave port became the point of no return for 10 percent of enslaved Africans.
Calais, Maine

Saint Croix Island National Historic Site

A shoreline exhibit describing the disastrous first attempt by the French to colonize North America.
Goz Abu Goma Bridge
Kosti, Sudan

Goz Abu Goma Bridge

One of the largest early 20th-century bridges in Sudan.
Teatro de los Insurgentes
Mexico City, Mexico

Teatro de los Insurgentes

The outside of this theater is decorated with a Diego Rivera mural that explores the history of Mexico.
Gokteik Viaduct
Nawnghkio, Myanmar

Gokteik Viaduct

The highest bridge in Myanmar was once the tallest railway bridge in the world.
Martinique's vibrant dance tradition includes bèlè, which participants have described as an "otherworldly" experience.
ethnographic

Martinique's Bèlè Dance Is a Celebration of Land, Spirit, and Liberation

For centuries, the Caribbean island's tradition has been a symbol of resistance, healing, and empowerment.
Camee Maddox-Wingfield June 6, 2022
Meenakshi Amma, shown here at age 76, continues to teach students kalaripayattu in her “kalari,” or arena, in Kerala, India, today.
women

Meet the Sword-Wielding Grandmother Bringing Women Back to Indian Martial Arts

Women who practiced kalaripayattu were a thing of the past—until Meenakshi Amma.
Shoma Abhyankar May 13, 2022
One of the senior students at Rongorongo Training College in Beru, pre-1925, photographed by Reverend George Hubert Eastman.
islands

The Mystery of the Puffer Fish Helmets of Kiribati

This ceremonial headwear was a cultural touchstone before it became a colonial curiosity.
Mark Hay April 26, 2022
Puerta San Juan
San Juan, Puerto Rico

La Puerta de San Juan

This colorful gate stands as an entrance to the walled city of Old San Juan.
Pune, India

The Grave of Alice Richman

In the middle of a peaceful campus garden lies a lone grave.
Presidential Palace
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau

Presidential Palace

Built by Portuguese colonizers, the palace is now the seat of power for the independent nation.
Catedral de Santa Isabel
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea

Catedral de Santa Isabel

The largest Christian church in the country is a complicated symbol of Spanish colonialism.