Summer

From seeing the northern lights aboard a Navy ship in Norway to braving the cold for a glimpse of a blood moon.

A new challenge from a record-holding maze-maker.

Stanley Aryanto took a once-in-a-lifetime photo of the Milky Way, Comet NEOWISE, and auroras thanks to planning, patience, and luck. Now he's sharing what he knows.

On the Northern Hemisphere's shortest night of the year, spot this trio of bright stars with stories to tell.

Nearly a century ago, writer and artist Neal Forsling's magical tales began a local legacy that celebrates family, nature, and imagination.

Summer is the time to spot a group of "sibling stars" observed for millennia. Use our gear guide to get started.

From a hilarious dive into animal lawbreakers to a harrowing true crime tale in the Shenandoah Valley.

From Sweden's Nobel bombe to Detroit's Boston Cooler.

We want to see your road trip wonders for Atlas Obscura’s first photo contest—Summer Snaps.

Our nearest planetary neighbors can help you map your place in the solar system.

From trying a pawpaw fruit to attending Minnesota’s gopher count.

Here's why you should welcome this most lovely of full moons—and how to experience it.

Whether at the beach or in your backyard, these books will inspire and delight.

When summer visitors arrive, so do the colorful and sometimes perplexing local nicknames.

Our season-long event will celebrate road trips, dark skies, wildlife encounters, and more.

From haunting tales of the Bell Witch to child-eating swamp monsters, the season is full of frights.

A straw effigy of the winter goddess is burned and then submerged in chilly waters.