Atlas Obscura - Curious and Wondrous Travel Destinations
✨ Online experience gift cards are here! Buy Now »
What's near me?

The definitive guide to the world’s hidden wonders.

Want to see fewer ads? Become a Member.
Happening This Week
Join these experiences from your computer or phone.
Online
Experience

Backstage with a Magician

Wed, Nov 25
$25 per device
+ 19 more dates
Online
Experience

Monster of the Month with Colin Dickey: Mothman

Wed, Nov 25
$12 per device
Explore the world's greatest monsters, myths, and legends with paranormal author and cultural historian, Colin Dickey!
Online
Experience

Nina Nightingale's Charm School: Rituals of Gratitude

Wed, Nov 25
$10 per device
Join curiosity artist Nina Nightingale for an evening of crafting, history, and impolite discourse.
Online
Experience

Dino 101

Fri, Nov 27
$10 per device
Who says dinosaurs are just for kids?
+ 3 more dates
Online
Online Course

Critters in the Cold: Spying on Winter Wildlife With Kristi Collom

Starts Mon, Nov 30
$110 per device
Online
Online Course

The Secret Lives of Bears With Wes Larson

Starts Tue, Dec 1
$80 per device
In this three-part lecture series, learn about bear biology, ecology, and conservation, along with how to be more bear-aware.
Online
Online Course

The Science of Remembering: Building Memory Palaces With Joshua Foer

Starts Wed, Dec 2
$95 per device
See All Experiences
Featured Trips
Our newest and most incredible trips.
hidden cities

City of Secrets: Underground in Los Angeles

Los Angeles
Apr 30–May 2, 2021
From $830 USD
On this an insider’s journey into the City of Angeles, we'll discover the murals and art of the famous Arts district with a resident artist, clink glasses at an underground speakeasy, and hike through hidden ruins with a suspicious past, all in pursuit of the less angelic side of the City of Angels.
hidden cities

City of Blooms: Floriculture in Paris

Paris
Jun 18–20, 2021
From $1,230 USD
Join Atlas Obscura and Tastemade for a journey through the botanical side of Paris, from hidden flower farms to one of France's oldest fragrance houses.
+ 1 more date
wildlife & nature

Rewilding: Tracking Wolves in the Forests of Sweden

Sweden
Jul 5–11, 2021
From $3,100 USD
Explore Sweden’s boreal forests by day and hear the howling of wild wolves by night.
+ 1 more date
wildlife & nature

Swim with the Singing Whales of Tonga

Tonga
Sep 2–9, 2021
From $6,330 USD
Accompanied by conservation experts, you’ll spend five full days swimming alongside humpback whales as their song fills the ocean.
See All Trips
Want to see fewer ads? Become a Member.
More Stories
restaurants

In Sydney, a Cafe Serving Aboriginal Food Brings Comfort and Challenges

Nyoka Hrabinsky, an Aboriginal ethnobotanist, is turning “bush tucker” into brunch.
Reina Gattuso November 19, 2020
museums

Georgia's Love-Hate Relationship With Joseph Stalin

The Soviet leader's home country is a battleground for dueling interpretations of history.
Mac McCall November 19, 2020
music

For Sale: A Hidden Trove of Correspondence With Bob Dylan

The papers of Tony Glover, "musician's musician" and journalist, include many other luminaries as well.
Matthew Taub November 18, 2020
food

Bake This Luxurious 19th-Century Thanksgiving Pie

Marlborough pie is “a glorification of everyday apple.”
Rohini Chaki November 18, 2020
plants

The Quest for Appalachia's Wild Ginseng

The plant is imperiled by overharvesting, and locals are racing to preserve it—and its economic potential.
Emily Cataneo November 18, 2020
food

How to Recreate Your Lost Family Recipes, According to Historians and Chefs

It may not be just like grandma’s, but with observation and a little research, it’ll be pretty darn close.
Reina Gattuso November 17, 2020
ships

When Ships Are Abandoned, Stuck Sailors Struggle to Get By—and Get Paid

“We are satisfied with little, but even that little is impossible today.”
Federico Formica November 17, 2020
graveyards

Leather Balls and 3,000-Year-Old Pants Hint at an Ancient Asian Sport

They were found in the Yanghai Tombs in modern-day Northern China.
Isaac Schultz November 17, 2020
beer

The Radical Act of Opening a Brewery as a Native American

Many associate beer and spirits with disease and colonialism.
Eric J. Wallace November 16, 2020
antarctic

The Power of a South Pole Sunrise After Six Months of Darkness

Astrophysicist Robert Schwarz has spent more winters at the southern tip of the world than any human in history.
Marissa Grunes November 16, 2020
travel

Thanks for Joining Our Tour of All 50 States of Wonder!

It's not too late to explore the weird and wonderful all over America.
Jessica Leigh Hester November 16, 2020
dinosaurs

The Fossils That Get Away (From Scientists)

A high-profile T. rex sale is a reminder that paleontologists get stressed when fossils vanish into private hands.
Jessica Leigh Hester November 13, 2020
Read All Stories