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Aomori, Japan

Nebuta Museum Wa Rasse

Celebrating the famous Nebuta festival of Aomori and showcasing its huge papier-mâché floats.
Snowy Christmas market in Erfurt
holiday

Your Guide to Germany’s Coziest Winter Customs

From cookies to crafts, Germany is home to a host of charming seasonal traditions.
Onalaska, Wisconsin

Sunny the Sunfish

This giant fiberglass sunfish welcomes visitors to Onalaska, Wisconsin, the "Sunfish Capital of the World."
Savonlinna, Finland

Olavinlinna

This island castle now hosts a world-famous opera festival.
Creeping in the dark woods is a hideous beast—but don't say that to its face.
floods

Appalachia’s Ugliest Cryptid Drowns In Its Own Tears

A new festival looks to draw out and soothe the squonk in all of us.
Jess Simms October 22, 2024
Victorian dress-up at Dickens on The Strand.
victorian

10 Fascinating Festivals in Galveston, Texas

Good times go far beyond beach season on this unusual island
festivals

Podcast: Small Town, Big Story: The Storytellers of Jonesborough, TN

Every October, amateurs and professionals alike gather in this small town in the Appalachian Mountains to hone their storytelling chops and share them with crowds of thousands.
Nontron, France

Soufflaculs de Nontron

This pair of statues commemorates a once-widespread carnival tradition of blowing on each other’s butts with bellows.
Shandur, Pakistan

Shandur Polo Field

At an altitude of 3,700 meters, this is the highest polo field in the world.
Edinburgh, Scotland

Gulliver's Foot

This giant foot is all that remains of a massive concrete play structure that once stood on the outskirts of Edinburgh.
Murcia, Spain

'La Sardina Encallada' ('The Stranded Sardine')

This enormous sardine in the Segura River pays tribute to an annual post-Lent tradition.
Lleida, Spain

Casa dels Gegants

Discover everything there is to know about Catalan giants and "Big-Heads."
Dance performances are a major part of Yhyakh celebrations.
festivals

In the Siberian Arctic, New Year Comes in June

Yhyakh is the summer holiday we all need.
Andrew Coletti June 17, 2024
museums

Atlas Obscura’s Guide to Nebraska’s Wackiest and Most Wondrous Summer Events

From the “World’s Largest Chicken Dance” to a week-long star party, don’t miss these funky events in the Cornhusker State.
The Zvoncari bell ringers banish winter with noise.
festivals

Croatia Bans Winter By Partying Like ‘Where the Wild Things Are’

Let spring's wild rumpus begin.
Justin McDonnell May 2, 2024
Video

The Small, Mighty Fruit That Dominates Dade City

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End winter with some fiery chaos.
festivals

Spinning Balls of Fire Light Up Spring in This German Town

Plus fireworks, music, and maybe a goddess or two.
Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey April 30, 2024
Lebanon, Indiana's eclipse time capsule features the town's 2024 solar eclipse slogan, "Get Mooned In Boone."
festivals

The Solar Eclipse Time Capsules of Small Town America

Mementos of the sky, sealed in the ground.
Jennifer Byrne April 10, 2024