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The night sky at Utah's Arches National Park.
astronomy

As Light Pollution Spreads, U.S. National Parks Become Stargazing Sanctuaries

They're using the growing popularity of astrotourism to protect the night sky.
Kim O'Connell December 31, 2018
Bar Harbor, Maine

Jordan Pond Popovers

These light, hollow rolls have been linked to Acadia National Park since the 1890s.
The Powell Memorial.
Grand Canyon Village, Arizona

Powell Memorial

A monument to the one-armed geologist who led the first documented expeditions through the Grand Canyon.
Baby mountain gorilla in Virunga National Park.
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Virunga National Park

The most biologically diverse protected area in Africa is also the most dangerous.
A majestic Gredos Ibex.
Manzanares el Real, Spain

The Ibex of La Pedriza

This species of wild goat stars in witchy legends and frolics among the park's eerie rock formations.
Sumapaz Páramo.
Cabrera, Colombia

Sumapaz Páramo

The world's largest ecosystem of its kind is home to South America's only native species of bear.
A view of the convent from the courtyard.
Mexico City, Mexico

Desierto de los Leones (Desert of the Lions)

Explore the atmospheric ruins of an abandoned convent in the dense forests of Mexico's first national park.
Silverback gorilla in Kahuzi-Biega National Park.
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Kahuzi-Biéga National Park

One of the last refuges of the endangered eastern lowland gorilla.
Namibia

Bwabwata National Park

Known as "The People's Park," this verdant oasis is home to elephants and villagers alike.
"A roving mole."
national parks

Why Does It Look Like This National Park Building in Alaska Is Sprouting Hair?

The answer might not sit well with arachnophobes.
Anna Kusmer November 1, 2018
Who wouldn't want to keep coming back to a place like this?
islands

The Places You Never Tire of Visiting

Atlas Obscura readers share the destinations they just can't quit.
Eric Grundhauser October 19, 2018
A meadow of wildflowers above Paradise, ca. 2005.
science

In Washington State, Volunteer Scientists Study Flowers to Battle Climate Dread

The data they're collecting is helping researchers evaluate how ecosystems change.
Jane C. Hu October 8, 2018
“Barba de Viejo” (old man's beard) trees cover the quiet El Gallineral Park, jammed between two rivers.
San Gil, Colombia

The 'Wise Old Men' of El Gallineral Park

The centuries-old trees are draped with Spanish moss to make them look like wizened elders.
The caravanserai.
Iran

Deir-e Gachin Caravanserai

One of the largest and oldest caravansaries in Persia.
Ecologist Morton J. Elrod used this boulder to measure the terminus of Grinnell Glacier in 1926. Now, no ice is visible from the rock.
nature

Climate Change Is Coming for America's National Parks

Goodbye, glaciers.
Jessica Leigh Hester September 25, 2018
Goats at Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park.
national parks

Why Helicopters Are Flying Mountain Goats Over Washington State

The salt-loving, tourist-stalking goats of Olympic National Park are moving out.
Cara Giaimo September 19, 2018
Straw-colored fruit bat migration in Kasanka National Park.
Serenje, Zambia

Kasanka Bat Migration

Zambia's smallest national park is home to one of the world's largest annual mammal migrations.
Osborn Range on Ellesmere Island.
Baffin, Unorganized, Nunavut

Ellesmere Island

The third-largest island in Canada is one of the remotest places on Earth.