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This room in a love hotel incorporates an underwater scene. Others have themes including the White House, doctor's offices, and railway cars.
hotels

Japanese 'Love Hotels' Are Kind of Perfect for Pandemics

They're discreet to the point of secrecy—which also makes them socially distant.
Charlotte England November 12, 2020
The volunteers were given suitcases to check in and pick up. The bags didn't always make it to carousel.
infrastructure

What It's Like to Stress-Test Berlin's Brand New, Much Maligned Airport

A little stressful, by design.
Andrew Curry October 30, 2020
Ubiquitous throughout the USSR, Palaces of Culture, such as this one in Pogonnoe, were used to host theater, concerts, and films. The events usually contained explicit Soviet political messages.
disasters

Exploring Chernobyl's Imprint on Neighboring Belarus

The Polesie State Radioecological Reserve is close to Ukraine's Exclusion Zone, but a world away.
Darmon Richter September 22, 2020
Oregon's Cannon Beach is well worth a visit.
travel

Tell Us About the Most Wondrous Things in Your State

As part of our "50 States of Wonder" project, we want to know what is surprising, astonishing, or wonderfully weird about where you live.
Jessica Leigh Hester August 21, 2020
Nochten Boulder Park, on the site of an old open-cast coal mine, is one of the newly created landscapes in the Lausitzer Seenland.
lakes

From Mining Hellscape to Holiday Paradise

How Germany's Lusatian Lakes District is remaking an entire region through broad-scale landscape re-engineering.
Megan Gannon July 23, 2020
It's a fine time to daydream about the open road, even if you're sticking close to home.
travel

Welcome to Atlas Obscura's 50 States of Wonder

Curiosity from coast to coast.
Jessica Leigh Hester July 2, 2020
Kenny stumbled upon dreamy, desolate scenes, like this playground in Peru.
art

How an Agoraphobic Traveler Wanders the Earth

When anxiety set boundaries on her life, this adventurer found solace and excitement in Google Street View.
Jessica Leigh Hester June 19, 2020
The Alaska box often includes indigenous food, ingredients, and art.
food

These 7 Local Food Boxes Offer a Taste of Travel

Get New Orleans pralines, Jersey Shore sea salt, and other iconic treats delivered to your door.
Laura Kiniry June 11, 2020
There are few more ominous places to start your Zoom call.
nature

Share the World’s Wonders With Atlas Obscura Zoom Backgrounds

Calling into work from the Gates of Hell has never been easier.
Isaac Schultz May 26, 2020
Denmark is unusual in that it has protections against desecrating any flag—except its own.
crime

Around the World in Things You Can't Do to Flags

You might be able to tell where you are by what happens if you set one ablaze.
Dan Nosowitz May 25, 2020
The backdrop of <em>Babylon Berlin</em> is the German capital at the end of the Roaring Twenties.
television

Travel the World With 11 of Our Favorite Far-Flung TV Shows

Atlas Obscura staff recommend immersive and inspiring international series that you can stream now.
Atlas Obscura May 8, 2020
A double-decker root bridge in Meghalaya.
exploration

What Atlas Obscura Membership Means

We wouldn’t exist without curious explorers like you.
Dylan Thuras and Josh Foer May 7, 2020
Scientists and soldiers were evacuated from two Antarctic research bases to a Spanish Navy vessel.
science

The Great Antarctic Escape

How Spanish scientists and soldiers made an epic journey home as the world locked down around them.
Robin George Andrews April 29, 2020
Video • Wonder From Home

See the World Through Its Windows

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The Giza pyramid complex, Egypt, March 25, 2020.
public works

The Surreal Sight of Disinfecting Historic Sites

Unsung workers around the world on the front lines of the pandemic fight.
Winnie Lee April 9, 2020
Hakone Sekisho
Hakone, Japan

Hakone Checkpoint

Once the main gateway to Tokyo, sneaking through this checkpoint was a capital offense in feudal times.
A detail of the dreamy map of Rye Beach, New York.
libraries

Let Your Mind Wander With These Gloriously Detailed Maps

Satisfy your urge to roam and while away some time with these picks from cartographic collectors, curators, and scholars.
Jessica Leigh Hester March 31, 2020
The first in a new series of guidebooks is available for pre-order.
books

The Republic of Venice Died in 1797. Now You Can Visit It.

Meet Giovanni Vale, your travel guide to countries that no longer exist.
Isaac Schultz March 10, 2020