Dogs - Atlas Obscura
Places near me Random place

243 Items Tagged

Dogs

Share
Boston, Massachusetts

Catie Copley Memorial Plaque

This plaque is dedicated to a historic hotel’s Canine Ambassador and the subject of two children’s books.
White Sands National Monument
nature

Sam Sanders: How to Become a Nature Girly

Journalist and podcast host Sam Sanders talks national parks, themed dog meetups, and how place shapes a life.
The Podcast Team October 14, 2025
Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany

Waldmops of Brandenburg

Pugs with antlers are found all over the city as a homage to one of its most famous cartoonists.
Andenne, Belgium

‘Dogs Out of God’s House’ Inscription

Old signage above the doors of a church with an amusing backstory.
Paco the dog on the streets of Madrid.
animals

Was Paco the First Celebrity Dog?

Roaming Madrid in the 1880s, Paco the dog was a friend to artists and writers who chronicled his adventures in the newspapers.
The Podcast Team August 8, 2025
Graceland Cemetery.
cemeteries

Prowling for Coyotes in Chicago’s Graceland Cemetery

After losing her childhood dog to a pack of coyotes, Radiolab’s Lulu Miller sets out to learn more about their true nature.
The Podcast Team June 17, 2025
Nordkapp, Norway

Honningsvåg Bamse Statue

This beloved wartime mascot has been honored with not just one, but two statues.
Greenland dogs—crucial to the sledge patrol’s transport and defense—pull a patrolman’s sled.
dogs

How Greenland’s Dog-Sled Patrol Became Unsung Heroes of World War II

Patrolmen and pups scoured the icy landscape for secret German weather stations.
Jordan Friedman May 28, 2025
Odate, Japan

Akita Dog Visitor Center

An Akita-themed facility modeled after the old Shibuya Station, erected in honor of Hachiko, a famously loyal dog.
New York, New York

Balto Statue

This monument is dedicated to Balto, the heroic Alaskan sled dog.
From skis and boats to wind-driven sleds and teams of dogs, there's a lot of ways to travel the Antarctic.
exploration

Antarctic Explorations: Our Favorite Reads

From “windsleds” to sled dogs.
Roxanne Hoorn January 10, 2025
Alresford, England

Grave of Hambone Jr.

This grave remembers the beloved canine companion of soldiers far from home.
A bronze statue of a golden retriever holding two flags in its mouth.
Ashland, Massachusetts

Spencer the Marathon Dog Statue

This sculpture is dedicated to a local therapy dog who later became the official mascot of the 126th Boston Marathon.
Shrine to Hachikō.
List

11 Graves of Famous Animals

From spacefaring monkeys to celebrity dogs to Antarctic-exploring cats.
Roxanne Hoorn November 8, 2024
Odate, Japan

‘Homesick Hachiko’

Another statue of Japan's most famous dog stands in his hometown.
witchcraft

Were the Salem Witch Trials Ruff on Dogs?

The 17th-century event claimed at least 25 human lives. Whether any dogs were killed is unclear—but accusations against them had a familiar theme.
Bridget Marshall October 21, 2024
The Cù Sith, an otherworldly hound of Scottish folklore, and its Irish counterpart the Cù Sidhe are sometimes described as green, the color associated with magic—and misfortune.
animals

Death as a Dog: The Cù Sith of Scotland

The spectral, terrifying dog of Scottish folklore has inspired many a nightmare for centuries—and likely for millennia.
Emma Cieslik October 9, 2024
De Lutte, Netherlands

Kardoes the Hellhound

A bronze statue commemorating the legend of a hellhound haunting the village of De Lutte.