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Virtual Reality

Tulsa, Oklahoma

'The Majestic'

This massive Art Deco-inspired mural was the world's largest augmented reality artwork at the time of its completion.

Before its dilapidation, Croatia's Samobor Castle shifted from Roman-Gothic to Renaissance style.

See Europe’s Ruined Medieval Castles Come Back to Life

Seven virtual reconstructions offer a glimpse at the fortified past.

Isaac Schultz March 26, 2020

The Northern Lights over the wreck site off the northwest coast of Iceland.

Virtually Tour a Dutch Smuggler's Shipwreck in Iceland

Without jumping in the frigid North Atlantic.

Isaac Schultz October 17, 2019

The Great Hall and the Lord's Quarters in the virtual reconstruction.

Walk Through the Halls of Scotland's Lords of the Isles (Virtually)

A digital reconstruction revives a medieval seat of power.

Jonathan Carey May 23, 2019

A satellite view of Jarvis Island, where thousands of people have pretended to bicycle.

Jarvis Island, the Cycling Hotspot That Wasn't

Why an abandoned guano atoll was once one of the most popular virtual bicycling routes in the world.

Cara Giaimo January 29, 2018

Permanently Closed

You can't miss it.

Landers, California

The Dream Wanderer

Mediums from a psychic utopian community lead a trippy VR journey on a parked desert bus.

The Atlas Obscura VR App Is Back

First stop, a mystical chamber hidden beneath the Italian countryside.

Dylan Thuras October 21, 2025