Atlas Obscura Lists

A spot if tea to tide you over. 2 hour dirt road to see the racetrack.

17 Wonders of America's National Parks

From Arctic sand dunes and precariously balanced rocks to homes carved into trees and cliffs.

Including Great Kobuk Sand Dunes, Teakettle Junction, New River Gorge Bridge, and Horsetail Fall's Firefall

Canopy walkway at Lekki Conservation Center.

Looking up the pass. The trestle seems a lot narrower than it is.

The Inca Bridge, a backdoor to Machu Picchu.

13 Spectacular Bridges That May Make You Lose Your Lunch

Beautiful treks, not for the faint of heart.

Including Lekki Conservation Center, Devil's Slide Trestles, Punakha Suspension Bridge, and Sidi M'Cid Bridge

Chandelier Hall in the Cologne sewage system.

A view of the Cloaca Maxima in 1814, as rendered by artist Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg

Find the lamp on a quiet side street just off the Strand.

The exhibit is both informative and disgusting.

13 Places to Wade Into the Wondrous History of Sewers

From guided tours of the world below to a chunk of a fatberg.

Including Chandelier Hall, Sewers of Barcelona, Cloaca Maxima , and Carting Lane Sewer Lamp

Two giant cones of pommes frites greet visitors.

The inner-workings of an espresso machine on display at MUMAC.

Captain Beany in the Baked Bean Museum of Excellence.

The Ultimate Guide to the World's Food Museums

From pizza to potatoes, these 81 museums pay homage to food history.

Including Niigata Rice Cracker Museum & Bakauke Inari, First Peanut Museum in the U.S., Frietmuseum, and MUMAC Coffee Machine Museum

8 Remote Medieval Hermitages in Central Italy

Built into cliffs and carved from rock formations, these sanctuaries are the ultimate escape for one of our top contributors.

Including Eremo di Saint Venantius (Hermitage of Saint Venantius), Eremo di San Bartolomeo in Legio (Hermitage of Saint Bartholomew in Legio), Eremo di San Giovanni all'Orfento (Hermitage of Saint John all'Orfento), and Eremo di San Cataldo (Hermitage of Saint Cataldus)