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Holy Land 2016
List

16 Unexpected American Theme Parks

Blueberries, heavy machinery, and other obscure obsessions turned into parks.
Roxanne Hoorn June 17, 2025
astronomy

How to Take the Ultimate American Stargazing Road Trip

Head out West for dark skies for a Milky Way so bright it casts a shadow.
Rebecca Boyle June 17, 2025
geology

How to Read a Roadcut and Decode the Earth’s History

Spot geological history lurking in plain sight.
Yinan Wang June 17, 2025
Old Tonopah Cemetery
List

12 Haunted Spots Along Roadways

Spooky hotels, cemeteries, and roadside attractions for your next road trip.
Roxanne Hoorn June 17, 2025
The Big Well
subterranean

This Kansas Town Advertised the World’s Largest Well. It Wasn’t.

From its hand-dug well to its fully sustainable power grid, Greensburg’s defining characteristic has been its own constant reinvention.
The Podcast Team June 12, 2025
Michigan is home to 129 lighthouses, more than any other state in the nation.
Itinerary

The Explorer’s Guide to Road Tripping Around the Great Lakes

Journey along the coastline of Lake Michigan in search of historic lighthouses, family run fisheries, and much more.
Stacey Brugeman
Although much of Appalachia’s old-growth forests have been destroyed, those that survive are glorious.
Itinerary

The Explorer’s Guide to Road Tripping Around Appalachia

Seek out old-growth forests, live bluegrass, and an old-school fish fry.
Mason Adams
Edna Nicole & Delta Ave command the room at Red’s in Clarksdale, Mississippi.
Itinerary

The Explorer’s Guide to Road Tripping Down Highway 61

Drive south in search of juke joints, Delta tamales, and where legend claims a blues giant sold his soul to the devil.
Aaron Joel Santos
List

Our Favorite Roadside Attraction in Every State

These offbeat landmarks have been stopping travelers in their tracks for generations.
Hal Koss March 21, 2025
Looking for the best part of Route 66? We’ve got you covered.
route 66

Dear Atlas: What Parts of Route 66 Are Worth the Drive?

A curated guide to the stretches and stops that truly deserve your time.
Danielle Hallock March 18, 2025
Only when we venture far from the city lights do stars show themselves.
travel

10 Travel Resolutions From Atlas Obscura for 2025

This year, we're planning adventures across the world and in our own neighborhoods.
Anne Ewbank January 1, 2025
travel

Podcast: Traveling With Kids, Please Send Help

Pick up a tip whether you’re about to make your first or 10th trip with littles this summer.
The Podcast Team June 4, 2024
A solar eclipse underway in Iceland's Thingvellir National Park. The island nation will be in the path of totality again in 2026.
astronomy

Next Time, Travel to Another Beautiful Country to See the Future Eclipse

Watch the moon’s shadow from an Icelandic cliff or the Great Wall of China.
Danielle Hallock April 9, 2024
Surrounded by the natural wonders of the Ouachita National Forest, the Talimena National Scenic Byway in western Arkansas is packed with quick stop-offs and daylong adventures.
Itinerary

Talimena Scenic Byway: 6 Essential Stops for Your Arkansas Road Trip

Epic views, fried catfish, and historic sites
Meadow Gold Sign
List

11 Signs That Capture Pure Americana

From a giant lollipop-wielding clown to the original Taco Bell sign.
Jonathan Carey March 29, 2024
Taken in 1929, French race car driver Hellé Nice posed for this photo along the Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry, a racing track about 19 miles south of Paris.
automotive history

How Women Used Cars To Fuel Female Empowerment

From a 1915 suffragist road trip to the “First Lady of Drag Racing.”
Nancy Nichols March 20, 2024
Itinerary

The Explorer's Guide to Highway 36: The Way of American Genius

Soak in the brilliance on a road trip along this brainy Missouri route.
Each of these routes takes you on a fascinating journey that ends at our festival site in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
eclipse

Get Thee to Totality With an Epic Eclipse Road Trip

Five routes, from five U.S. cities, all ending at Atlas Obscura's Ecliptic Festival in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Atlas Obscura February 12, 2024