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Before artist Courtney Senior launched International Art and Found Day in 2020, she would regularly leave packages with this message around Toronto.
paintings

Inside the World of 'Art Dropping'

Why you should be on the lookout for free paintings this March 12th.
Hannah Steinkopf-Frank March 9, 2023
transportation

Podcast: Getting Lost

Contributors share the joy that comes from finding yourself somewhere unexpected.
The Podcast Team December 15, 2022
Television and podcast host Alie Ward is a human lost-and-found.
parks

Reuniting a Pilot and a Lost Drone Is Some Spy-Level Stuff

It started with some serious sleuthing skills and ended with a new friendship.
Alie Ward June 30, 2022
Nazi World War II Enigma machines can sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars at auction—even those uncovered from the seafloor.
nazis

6 Unexpected Treasures Found in Curious Places

From a Nazi code machine found at the bottom of a bay to a vintage Babe Ruth card hidden in a piano.
Sarah Durn May 20, 2022
The bell.
Edinburgh, Scotland

Netherbow Bell

The bell that once tolled atop a lost Edinburgh gate now hangs for all to see.
Getting lost doesn't have to be a bad thing.
lost

10 Charming Stories That Reveal the Joys of Getting Lost

Atlas Obscura readers share their most memorable experiences in unfamiliar surroundings.
Eric Grundhauser March 11, 2019
Check your hands.
death

Lost: Rings Holding the Hair of Philosopher Jeremy Bentham

Among the elaborate plans for his death were 26 Victorian mourning rings. What happened to them?
Jessica Leigh Hester September 13, 2018
A selection of qvevri stand at the ready.
food

How Georgia's Winemakers Went Underground to Survive Soviet Occupation

The world's most ancient winemaking culture almost disappeared.
Nickolaus Hines June 14, 2018
Galeotti and his plants.
food

Meet the 'Citrus Archaeologist' Who Rediscovered Dozens of Ancient Plants

Paolo Galeotti unearthed the citruses at Florence's Villa di Castello gardens, which belonged to the Medicis.
Federico Formica May 30, 2018
Two wooden Chugach masks.
archaeology

After 130 Years, the Spoils of a Grave-Plundering Explorer Are Returning to Alaska

Righting at least one wrong from centuries of colonialism.
Megan Gannon May 18, 2018
Massasoit, the leader of the Wampanoag, smokes a pipe with Plymouth Colony governor John Carver.
holidays

The Struggle to Revive the Lost Native Language of Thanksgiving

Sometimes it is not easy to fulfill a prophecy.
Natasha Frost November 22, 2017
Copper wire covered with asphaltum that was part of the first underground electrical system and used to illuminate Edison's home.
objects of intrigue

For Sale: A Wire From Thomas Edison's 1880 City Lighting Demo

The insulated copper wire was used to illuminate the inventor's New Jersey home.
Vittoria Traverso November 21, 2017
The cage on display in 2015.
objects of intrigue

The Hanging Cage That Held an Infamous Québec Murderess

It had been all but forgotten for most of the 20th century.
Eric Grundhauser November 2, 2017
A 1716 portrait of Catherine I by French painter Jean-Marc Nattier.
objects of intrigue

What Happened to the Severed Head of Peter the Great's Wife's Lover

Don't believe the hype.
Natasha Frost October 20, 2017
Corporal Chas Ippel on the right, died on July 26, 1863.
Arlington, Virginia

Headstone-Eating Trees

The rogue roots are gradually consuming some of the historic marble grave markers.
animals

Lost: A Beloved Stuffed Animal Named 'Sleepy Dog'

The dog, which went missing during a family vacation to Toronto, has set off an international manhunt.
Cara Giaimo August 9, 2017
crime and punishment

So Much Depends Upon the Return of a Stolen Wheelbarrow

Ask and ye shall receive.
Erik Shilling August 3, 2017
crime

Found: A Stolen Electric Train Ride for Children

It renewed one man's faith in Facebook.
Erik Shilling August 1, 2017