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Seborga, Italy

Principality of Seborga

This small village claims to be independent from Italy because it was left out when the nation was unified.
A potential source of the mysterious Windsor Hum.
sounds

Podcast: Atlas Obscura Presents 'Windsor Hum' From Twenty Thousand Hertz

In 2011, residents on the U.S.-Canadian border started hearing a strange rumbling noise.
The Podcast Team April 29, 2024
The U.S. grabbed a whole lot of soil, but no fish.
oceans

The U.S. Just Expanded the Size of Two Californias

It’s like another Louisiana Purchase.
Frank Jacobs, Big Think March 15, 2024
Markleysburg, Pennsylvania

Old Tri-State Monument

This original Mason-Dixon line cairn placed in the 1760s was put in the wrong location because of the gravitational pull of the Allegheny Mountains.
Lava from Mount Etna could hit 10 different municipalities.
volcanoes

Europe’s Most Active Volcano Is Also the World’s Only Decipoint

The many eruptions isn't the only reason Mount Etna is unique.
Frank Jacobs, Big Think February 2, 2024
Berlin, Germany

Steinstücken Exclave

A helicopter memorial commemorating what was once the only way to access this West Berlin exclave.
Belvedere, Sint Maarten

Concordia Monument

Where Saint-Martin ends and Sint Maarten begins (or vice versa).
Paju, South Korea

Camp Greaves

An arts and culture complex that was once a derelict American military installation in the civilian control zone of the DMZ.
Cameron Corner, Australia

Cameron Corner

The point where New South Wales meets Queensland and South Australia.
Verdi, Nevada

Von Schmidt Monument

An iron monument on the 120th meridian as surveyed, one of only four marking the boundary between Nevada and California north of Lake Tahoe.
An empty gap defines the border between the U.S. and Canada.
nuclear

Four of Our Favorite Classic Podcast Episodes

From a nuclear lake to a Kenyan post office, check out these places where there’s much more than meets the eye.
The Podcast Team September 29, 2023
Cartographer Antonio Zatta included Lake de Fonte on this 1776 map. It never existed.
pirates

7 Maps That Can Change How You See the World 

Plus: Our definitive guide to the world’s extraordinary sights.
April White September 22, 2023
Weil am Rhein, Germany

Giant Chairs of Weil am Rhein

A town that sets itself apart with supersized designer seating.
The rugged and infamous terrain of the Darién Gap as seen from the Pacific, off the coast of Panama.
roads

Podcast: Darién Gap

An infamous break in the Pan-American Highway has been in and out the news for more than 100 years.
The Podcast Team July 19, 2023
Rome, Italy

Palazzo Malta

Inside this building is another country within Rome, a sovereign entity without a physical territory.
Basel, Switzerland

Dreiländereck

A futuristic rocket marks the spot where three borders meet.
Versailles border stone showing the "P" for Poland
Wierzbno, Poland

The Last Versailles Border Stone

The last original stone marking the interwar border between Germany and Poland sits in this unassuming village park.
Nahwa.
Nahwa, United Arab Emirates

Nahwa

A small United Arab Emirates territory within an Omani enclave within the United Arab Emirates.