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Winter

"Ice volcanoes" often have a big slit on one side.

Lake Michigan's 'Ice Volcanoes' Are Extremely Cool, Definitely Not Volcanoes

“It sounds like if you got a big Slurpee, and then dumped it on the ground.”

Jessica Leigh Hester February 25, 2020

Rogue Routes: The Road to the Ice Castles

Explore the winter wonders that New England has to offer.

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A cosy sight: the entrance to the geodesic dome where the Club 90 South bar was originally located.

The Perils and Pleasures of Bartending in Antarctica

At the South Pole, the freezer is just a hole in the wall to the ice outside.

Zoe Baillargeon August 22, 2019

Akureyri, Iceland

Akureyri Heart-Shaped Traffic Lights

Instead of solid circles, the stoplights in this northern Icelandic town have glowing red hearts.

The new neighbors have moved in.

Giant, Sprawling Yellow Jacket Nests Are Surging in Alabama

Warming winters may be responsible.

Sabrina Imbler July 1, 2019

Quilt Walk Memorial.

Panguitch, Utah

Quilt Walk Memorial Park

If it wasn’t for an innovative use of quilts during a crisis, the city of Panguitch might not exist today.

What a cool jacket.

Emperor Penguins Always Wear Warm Coats

They need 'em in order to weather the coldest desert on Earth.

Jessica Leigh Hester April 24, 2019

Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico

Ski-Slope Tree Martinis

For 60 years, skiers have calmed their nerves with cocktails hidden along these slopes.

Lycksele, Sweden

Lycksele Ice Pillar

This small town's local tradition is to create the world's tallest ice pillar.

Møsbrømlefse

This sweet, cheese-filled Norwegian flatbread keeps Nordlanders nourished during the long winter.

There's a lot going on down there.

Look at Everything Beneath Europe’s Clouds

When the infamously cloudy continent got a February reprieve, satellites got a clear view.

Jessica Leigh Hester March 4, 2019

The frozen mountain made its way inland.

What Is an 'Ice Shove'?

“This is an impressive display of the power of wind and water!”

Jessica Leigh Hester February 26, 2019

The New England Ski Museum in Franconia.

Franconia, New Hampshire

New England Ski Museum

Packed with gear and memorabilia, this museum chronicles the history of skiing and how its rise shaped New England.

Once grapes freeze on the vine, there's only a narrow window of time to press them.

Ice Wine

Pressed from frozen grapes, this prized wine was a sweet accident.

The Salmon River in North Fork, Idaho.

13 of the World's Most Magical Winter Wonderlands

Atlas Obscura readers weigh in on which places look best covered in snow.

Eric Grundhauser January 29, 2019

A boat crosses the icy Detroit River in the early 1900s, when the Midwest saw some of its coldest temperatures on record.

When Snakes and Scientists Battled to Predict the Coldest Chicago Winter on Record

In the early 20th century, meteorologists squared off with "weather sharps."

Jessica Leigh Hester January 28, 2019

The ice bridge was formed from shards dozens of feet thick.

A Century Ago, 3 People Met Their Deaths Gawking at the Frozen Niagara Falls

Stay off the ice bridge.

Jessica Leigh Hester January 22, 2019

The huge ice disk dwarfs a nearby parking garage.

A Giant Ice Disk Has Formed on a River in Maine

Our heads are spinning.

Evan Nicole Brown January 15, 2019