Atlas Obscura Lists

These real-life places reveal the landscapes, landmarks, and inspirations behind the filmmaker’s extraordinary career.

Including Liban Quarry, San Francisco Chronicle Building, Bridge of Spies, and Mystic Seaport Museum

These memorials raise more questions than they answer.

Including Sven P. Andersson’s Gravestone, The Witch’s Grave, Frank Moodie's Petrified Grave Marker, and Charlotte Temple’s Grave

An escape into Philly’s hidden past during ESTO.

Including Philadelphia City Hall, Philbert the Pig, Masonic Temple of Philadelphia, and Swann Memorial Fountain

From legendary music venues to hidden museum collections, these places reveal the creative heart of the nation’s capital.

Including Renwick Gallery, 'Ginevra de’ Benci' Portrait, Howard Theatre, and Art Museum of the Americas

These hidden chambers, secret basements, underground laboratories, and dirt-filled rooms prove that strange liminal places are all around us.

Including The New York Earth Room, Memphis Gong Chamber, Hidden Basement in Smit, and Speculum Alchemiae

Here are the places across the U.S.A. that drew the most readers in the last year.

Including Neversink Pit, The Cat Mayor of Talkeetna, The Plotz Plot, and Miss Laura’s Brothel Museum

Handy Guides to the World’s Most Curious Places