April White

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2017

Writer and historian. Author of THE DIVORCE COLONY, the astonishing true story of the 19th-century socialites who revolutionized marriage and found freedom on the American frontier. Former Atlas Obscura senior editor, frequent AO contributor

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Articles by April White

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To ride these contraptions, riders need bravery, tights, and a vest.

victorian

5 Cycling Races Even More Intense Than the Tour de France

Get your penny farthing to the starting line.

Nepal’s flag is the only national flag in the world that is not a rectangle.

design

5 Weird Tales from the World of Vexillology

That is to say, flags.

The tentacles of a colossal squid sit on the surface of the water as it is defrosted at Te Papa labs in Wellington on September 16, 2014. The squid was caught by a fishing boat longline in the Antarctic over the summer and kept on ice until scientists worked to thaw it out to begin examining the specimen.

pet cemeteries

Wonder Is Everywhere: The ‘Real’ Kraken, an Ancient Pet Cemetery, and More From Around the Web

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.

Troy Hartman surfs the skies as his cameraman flies by his side.

lakes

5 Wild Tales of Riding the Waves

Surf’s up from Hawaii to the Great Lakes to the troposphere.

The three main pyramids at Giza, Egypt, together with subsidiary pyramids and the remains of other structures at the Giza pyramid complex.

mummies

Wonder Is Everywhere: New Finds, Viking Whale Hunters, and More From Around the Web

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.

The diminutive coquí guajón, or Puerto Rican rock frog, lives in the southeastern part of the island.

dolphins

7 Stories of the World’s Rarest Animals

And the people trying to save these endangered species.

Auckland, New Zealand, is attempting to map the extensive cave network hidden beneath the city.

caves

Wonder Is Everywhere: 'Titanic' News, Lava Caves, and More From Around the Web

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.

Beginning in the 20th century, the hunt for the deadly wampus cat was on.

cryptozoology

The Child-Eating Wampus Cat Prowling the American South

Hide your dog; hide your children.

Verónica Oviedo (center) began the all-female mariachi band Mujer Latina in 2004.

aliens

7 Stories to Toast To Cinco de Mayo

Replace that margarita with vino de cocos.

The capelobo is said to stalk Brazil's dense rainforests—always looking for its next victim.

cryptozoology

The Blood-Sucking Capelobo Haunts Brazil’s Dense Forests

The humanoid anteater slurps its victim’s gray matter as if devouring termites in a mound.

Standing no taller than a 10-year-old, the Yara ma tha who watches from the forest canopy—always ready to pounce on its next victim.

cryptozoology

The Child-Eating Bloodsucker of Aboriginal Australian Nightmares

The Yara ma tha who is more terrifying than any vampire.

The horse-headed visage of La Siguanaba may just be your last sight.

cryptozoology

Beware La Siguanaba, Latin America's Murderous, Horse-Headed Beauty

Do not follow the woman in white.

A dingonek has seemingly impenetrable, armadillo-like scales, a powerful tail, and very sharp teeth.

cryptozoology

The Man-Eating Dingonek Lurks Beneath East Africa’s Rivers

The 18-foot-long, dog-headed beast-fish didn't seem so unbelievable to Africa's early white colonizers.

Wisdom, a Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) in her 70s, was spotted courting potential mates at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.

meteorites

Wonder Is Everywhere: the World’s Longest Snake, Disappearing Meteorites, and More From Around the Web

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.

Over the years, dendroglyphs—motifs and images carved into tree bark—have been documented on 22 boab trees in the Tanami Desert of western Australia.

science

7 Unbelievable Environmental Stories From Every Continent

An around-the-world tour for Earth Day.

Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, September 2014

islands

Wonder Is Everywhere: A Giant Burger, a Missing Warhol, and More From Around the Web

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.

An adaptation of Banksy’s “Flower Bomber,” this image shows a librarian throwing Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid's Tale.

libraries

6 Badass Librarians Who Changed History

They will not be shushed.

Okavango Delta, Botswana - August 2, 2022. Western Tourists travelling in a mokoro, along the delta. This type of travel is traditional among the locals of the delta.

museums

Wonder Is Everywhere: Harlem Renaissance, the Return of the Ruby Slippers, and More From Around the Web

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.

The Easter egg tree custom, pictured here in Saalfeld, Germany, has gained some ground in the United States.

graveyards

7 Unexpected Easter Traditions

Why hide eggs when you can hang them on a tree?

This New York City Map Is Full of Dutch Secrets

objects of intrigue

This New York City Map Is Full of Dutch Secrets

When Broadway was a broad way and Wall Street was a wall.

The Crooked House pub in Staffordshire, photographed in April 2023. A brick-built public house. The building was severely affected by subsidence.

science

Wonder Is Everywhere: Return of the Crooked House, World's Oldest Bread, and More From Around the Web

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.

Math and dessert are a match made in heaven.

mathematics

Celebrate Pi Day With These Mathematical Tales

Plus pie recipes, of course.

Norval Morrisseau's Migration (1973), at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Canada.

libraries

Wonder Is Everywhere: Ancient Lipstick, Darwin’s Library, and More From Around the Web

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.

A Victorian-era sitter is clamped into position using a metal frame before having his portrait taken.

vampires

7 Crazy True Stories About the Victorian Era

Plus three that are, sadly, just myths.