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The Oklahoma City Family Playbook

Experience the history, creativity, and outdoor fun that make OKC a standout family destination.
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The Atlas Obscura Guide to the World’s Biggest Sporting Event

Explore the cities where this year’s players will leave it all out on the field, from Vancouver to Miami.
Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis Chess Club

This is the 2nd oldest chess club in the United States, hosting many tournaments and lessons.
Warsaw, Poland

Pinball Station

This interactive museum celebrates the iconic arcade game.
Denver, Colorado

Grave of Helen Peters Nosworthy

Here lies the woman who named the Ouija Board.
Delray Beach, Florida

Silverball Retro Arcade

Decades of pinball and arcade classics line this South Florida outpost of a popular Northeast arcade.
Macomb, Illinois

Birthplace of Monopoly

Over 120 years ago, the original boardgame that inspired Monopoly was invented in this small Illinois town.
At India's oldest and largest chess manufacturing company, master craftsman Surinder Pal holds the exclusive title of knight carver. Known as the most tedious chess piece to work on, they must be done entirely by hand. Today, knight carvers are well respected and increasingly hard to come by.
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Masters of the Knight: The Art of Chess Carving in India

In Amritsar, artisans have hand-carved the most complicated pieces in the game for generations.
Roxanne Hoorn January 23, 2025
Salem, Massachusetts

The Parker Brothers’ Grave

They founded the game company that made Clue, Monopoly, Risk, Trivial Pursuit, and Sorry!
Gifting animals, games, and cakes.
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5 Tales of Bizarre Holiday Gift-Giving

From elephants and hippos to fanfiction and sheep-shearing cake—what are you gifting this year?
Roxanne Hoorn December 5, 2024
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The Video Game 'Black Myth: Wukong' Has Ancient Roots

A trickster monkey hero, a complex pantheon, and more than a millennium of storytelling are behind the hit.
Michael Naparstek October 1, 2024
McLean, Illinois

Arcadia

Just off I-55 in McLean, Illinois, is a place where you can play over 100 arcade and pinball machines for 25-75 cents a pop.
Shandur, Pakistan

Shandur Polo Field

At an altitude of 3,700 meters, this is the highest polo field in the world.
Park Ridge, Illinois

Scrabble Grave

A board game enthusiast's love for the game, memorialized forever.
‘The Travellers’ Tour Through the United States’ is the earliest known board game to depict a map of the U.S.
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America's First Board Game Was an Idealized 'Travellers' Tour' Through a Young Nation

The 1822 board game, the first to feature a map of the United States, was forgotten for nearly a century.
Matthew Wynn Sivils July 29, 2024
The first ever crossword puzzle was published in December 1913 on the 'Fun' page of <em>The New York World</em>. Since then, millions more have been published around the world.
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How Crossword Creators Make our Favorite Word Games

We sat down with crossword editors to talk Viking words, pizza rat, and the joy of wordplay.
Adrienne Raphel May 30, 2024
Discover the mad science of a mad-scientist escape room.
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World-Competitive Escape Rooms Are Darker, Scarier, and More Scientific

Are you an explorer or a killer?
Jennifer Billock April 25, 2024
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Podcast: Two Places And A Lie (Live)

We play two truths and a lie—Atlas Obscura style.
The Podcast Team April 12, 2024