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Get Thee to Totality: St. Louis

See an underground lake and a lonely grave en route to Atlas Obscura's Ecliptic Festival in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Atlas Obscura February 6, 2024
Peulla, Chile

Peulla

This secluded village in the Andean wilderness can't be accessed by road.
Apishapa Arch
Aguilar, Colorado

Apishapa Arch

A short tunnel built straight through a magmatic dike.
La Cara del Indio in Isabela, Puerto Rico
roadside attractions

10 Roadside Attractions Worth a Road Trip

These places offer way more than a pit stop.
Atlas Obscura January 18, 2024
Dawson Creek, British Columbia

Alaska-Canada Highway Mile 0

The arch marks the beginning of the road for northbound travelers.
A white stone with "3M" carved into it along a bike path
Brooklyn, New York

'3M' Mile Marker on Ocean Parkway

The last remaining 19th-century mile marker along the historic Ocean Parkway.
You might be on your own for a while on these roads less traveled, as seen on the Dalton Highway.
roads

The Loneliest Road in Every State in America

Find your state’s quietest route.
Frank Jacobs June 18, 2025
McLouth, Kansas

Rock in Road

A rock that was too big to move, so the town just paved around it.
Chicago, Illinois

Beginning (and End) of Historic Route 66

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.
Tonopah, Nevada

U.S. 6 in Nevada

A stretch of highway even lonelier than the so-called "Loneliest Road in America."
Did landscape architect Jens Jensen design this winding road in Wisconsin's Door County?
architecture

Wisconsin's Long and Winding Road Has a Secret Past

For decades, locals believed landscape architect Jens Jensen designed this twisty stretch of Highway 42—the real history is even more serpentine.
Tea Krulos August 15, 2023
The unsanctioned Cannonball Run—an approximately 2,700-mile race from New York to California—involves driving extremely, illegally fast on public roads.
roadside attractions

6 Winding Tales of Epic Road Trips

Including the United States' first coast-to-coast car adventure, its fastest, and one of its absolute worst.
April White August 11, 2023
Miyakojima, Japan

Mamoru-kun Patrolman

Made to improve road safety, these policemen-like figurines in Miyakojima island have earned an enthusiastic fanbase.
A school crossing sign in Fukuoka offers a variation on Tobita-kun.
paintings

The 'Darting Children' That Helped Japan Win Its War on Traffic Accidents

How hand-painted signs known as Tobita-kun became beloved local mascots.
Allan Richarz July 25, 2023
Bessans, France

Mont Cenis

From Carthage's Hannibal to riders of the Tour de France, many have crossed this scenic route through the Alps.
The rugged and infamous terrain of the Darién Gap as seen from the Pacific, off the coast of Panama.
roads

Podcast: Darién Gap

An infamous break in the Pan-American Highway has been in and out the news for more than 100 years.
The Podcast Team July 19, 2023
All illustrations: John Mata for Atlas Obscura
roads

Puzzle Monday: Putting the 'Road' in Road Trips Crossword

AO Puzzles June 19, 2023
Mapping Diversity shows the birthplaces of the women who live on as street names in major European cities. “Male” street names outnumber “female" ones 10 to one.
maps

The Most Popular Person in European Street Names Is a Woman

Can you guess who it is?
Frank Jacobs June 16, 2023