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Visiting every museum in New York City
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Taking advantage of Florida’s never-ending summer, Sajoma has a spacious outdoor eating area.
Pedro Rodriguez Is on a Quest for Freshness
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Inside Thomas Edison’s Botanical Laboratory

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Twinings tea shop on the Strand.
Sashimi on a stick.
Carousel Bar in 1968.
Lexington Candy Shop

Top 25 Food Places that Fed Your Curiosity in 2025

Discover the food destinations Atlas Obscura readers loved most this year—and get inspired for where to go (and eat) next.

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Including Café in the Crypt, Twinings Tea Shop, Omoide Yokocho, and Nishiki Market

Takasugi-an
There’s seating outside for diners.
Tanuki figurines.
Tadami Line Bridge in summer
This is a rare example of authentic late medieval architecture in Tokyo.

Japan Is Atlas Obscura’s Community Country of 2025

From hidden shrines to eccentric festivals, a country our community can’t stop dreaming about

20

Including Fujimori Tea Houses, Kankōji Temple, Matsuka Seimen Noodle Factory, and Morin-ji Temple

Giant Wool Wagon
Photo taken in October 2021
Worlds Largest Spool of Thread, November 2021
Monument to Enemas.

30 Monuments to Ordinary Things

Some things are unforgettable. Other things inspire monuments like this.

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Including Giant Wool Wagon, World’s Largest Watermelon Sculpture, World’s Largest Paper Cup, and World's Largest Spool of Thread

Electric City Trolley Museum
Panorama from the overlook.
Note the steamboat in the center.
Monongahela Incline
It’s around 50 degrees Fahrenheit inside the No. 9 Coal Mine shafts year-round.

Pennsylvania On Rails: 24 Must-See Trains, Funiculars, and Trolleys

Choo-se your own adventure.

Sponsored By Visit Pennsylvania
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Including Electric City Trolley Museum, Kinzua Bridge, Steamtown National Historic Site, and Choo Choo Barn

The thick ice takes on a blue color.
The Tunnel
Narusawa Ice Cave

15 Marvelous Ice Installations

These extraordinary formations may not last forever.

15

Including Ice Castles, Diamond Beach, Permafrost Tunnel, and Narusawa Hyoketsu (Ice Cave)

Pine Creek Gorge
The exterior of the Martin Guitar Factory in Nazareth, Pennsylvania.
Amelia S. Givin Free Library  Front
Thomas Pursell’s Escape Burial Hatch.
Electric City Trolley Museum
La Hütte Royal is one of four whole-house art installations in Pittsburgh’s Troy Hill neighborhood.

18 Surprising Under-the-Radar Places in Pennsylvania to Explore

Add these spots to your travel to-do list.

Sponsored By Visit Pennsylvania
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Including Pine Creek Gorge, Martin Guitar Factory, Amelia S. Givin Public Library, and Thomas Pursell’s Escape Burial Hatch

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