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Wood artisan Benedicto Tuki Tepano holding a rongorongo tablet.
islands

The Lost Language of Easter Island

A wooden fish could help linguists learn more about the writing system known as rongorongo.
Shafik Meghji March 24, 2021
Replica of the Res Gestae Divi Augusti
Rome, Italy

'Res Gestae Divi Augusti' ('The Deeds of the Divine Augustus')

A large replica of a monumental Roman inscription is located on the side of this museum.
Permanently Closed
'Gulliver's Travels' (1804)
Dublin, Ireland

Dublin Writers Museum

This museum is dedicated to the most famous Irish writers in history.
Itinerary

12 Places in Massachusetts Where Literature Comes to Life

50 States of Wonder
Jessica Leigh Hester
New York, New York

The 'Goodnight Moon' House (Cobble Court)

Hidden behind a gate in Greenwich Village is a little farmhouse that once served as the writing studio of a bestselling author.
A closer look at the "Helicopter" Hieroglyphs.
Markaz Al Belina, Egypt

'Helicopter' Hieroglyphs

Some believe that this ancient mural depicts technology far ahead of its time, but in reality it's nothing quite out of place.
"It's scary and dark out in the dark forest."
literature

Read 8 Pieces of Creative Writing Inspired by Atlas Obscura Stories

We gave you the opening lines. You gave us inspired storytelling.
Michelle Cassidy June 4, 2020
Every journey begins with a single step.
literature

Writing Challenge: Pen a Story Based on an Intriguing First Line

We'll get you started, the ending is up to you.
Michelle Cassidy May 14, 2020
Durango, Colorado

Strater Hotel

A hotel with a rich Wild West history of miners and bootleggers.
The museum celebrating a double Pulitzer winner.
Key West, Florida

Tennessee Williams Museum

This small Key West museum is packed with dozens of artifacts that illustrate the life of the iconic playwright.
Ozd, Romania

Castle of Magyarózd

Home of the first female Hungarian poet, where her secret writing lay hidden for over a century.
Main hall of the museum.
Jabriya, Kuwait

Tareq Rajab Museum of Islamic Calligraphy

A private collection of over 30,000 ancient and modern items showcasing the beauty of Islamic calligraphy.
The inscription reads, "leaders of the stickball team on the 30th day in their month April 1828." The use of "their" refers to the Euro-American concept of time.
caves

These Cherokee Cave Inscriptions Describe a 19th-Century Stickball Game

The competition took place on April 30, 1828.
Noor Al-Samarrai April 11, 2019
The runestone outside the Vikingaliv.
Stockholm, Sweden

Vikingaliv Runestone

Outside a Viking museum sits a modern-day runestone made by a Swedish runemaster using traditional methods.
The central atrium.
Almuñécar, Spain

Cave of the Seven Palaces

Despite its grandiose name, this enigmatic first-century void under the town is no cave, and it's possibly not a palace either.
The Piraeus Lion.
Venice, Italy

Piraeus Lion

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.
Portrait of Omar ibn Said, also known as Uncle Moreau.
manuscripts

The Extraordinary Autobiography of an Enslaved Muslim Man Is Now Online

The Library of Congress has digitized the works of Omar ibn Said in both Arabic and English.
Jonathan Carey January 25, 2019
The Almoravid koubba.
Marrakesh, Morocco

Almoravid Koubba

The oldest monument in Marrakesh and the city's only surviving example of Almoravid architecture.