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Costa Rican designs for oxcarts are iconic and can be spotted throughout the country. The intricate patterns represent birds and foliage found in the dense forests, as well as spear tips from Indigenous and Aztec designs, and colors represent different regions.
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A Look Inside the Last Colorful Oxcart Factory in Costa Rica

Uriel Alfaro Castro shows his handmade Aztec wheels, which outperformed European designs.
Sarah Yeoman September 5, 2023
Ambalangoda, Sri Lanka

Ariyapala Mask Factory and Museum

Beautiful and terrifying masks displayed in the island’s only mask library.
Children play in the monsoon rains that pour down on the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh every year from late July till September.
perfume

How Indian Perfumers Capture the Smell of Rain

In Kannauj, perfumers have been making monsoon-infused mitti attar for centuries.
Zinara Rathnayake August 2, 2023
A school crossing sign in Fukuoka offers a variation on Tobita-kun.
paintings

The 'Darting Children' That Helped Japan Win Its War on Traffic Accidents

How hand-painted signs known as Tobita-kun became beloved local mascots.
Allan Richarz July 25, 2023
roadside attractions

Podcast: World Famous Crochet Museum

Step inside the cutest, most cuddly museum in the desert.
The Podcast Team June 15, 2023
Bienno, Italy

Fucina Museo

A place to appreciate the sweat and ingenuity it used to take to make a pot.
The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.
libraries

8 Surprising Stories to Celebrate World Book Day

The pleasures of reading about reading.
April White April 19, 2023
Píllaro, Ecuador

Casa El Pacto

The devil masks on display at this small museum are part of an annual festival that has been taking place for centuries.
Dimitrios Katsikis bangs away with a hammer, which he crafted himself from scrap metal, to shape a bronze greave, or shin guard. One of the very few modern technologies he allows himself is ear protection.
art

Meet the Blacksmith Resurrecting Greek History

Dimitrios Katsikis geeks out on making ancient armor with traditional methods.
Demetrios Ioannou December 16, 2022
Unique gifts for everyone on your list.
art

Atlas Obscura's Weird and Wonderful 2022 Wishlist

A series of gift guides for the curiosity-seekers in your life.
Atlas Obscura December 5, 2022
Let the crafty on your list create their own gifts this year.
insects

Quirky Gifts for the Crafty DIYer

A gift guide from the Atlas Obscura team.
Atlas Obscura December 1, 2022
Jacobsen Museum
Washington, Wisconsin

Jacobsen Museum

Pieces of an island in Lake Michigan's history are preserved in this small cabin museum.
shops

Podcast: Growing the Atlas

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team September 12, 2022
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Atlanta, Georgia

Elliott Street Deli & Pub

For more than 15 years, this downtown dive bar has hosted fiery outdoor “iron pours.”
It's not just a print. It's a story.
deserts

How a Bedouin Tracker Sees the Desert

On a seemingly blank, sandy canvas, signs and symbols abound.
Gitit Ginat September 1, 2022
Fuente de los Tres Sombreros
Bécal, Mexico

Fuente de los Tres Sombreros

This hat-shaped fountain pays tribute to a centuries-old textile tradition in the Yucatán Peninsula.
Valle de Bravo, Mexico

Museo de Arte Popular (Popular Art Museum)

This museum is dedicated to showcasing the collection of the Mama Viña y Oscar Foundation.
Paolo Olbi in his workshop in the 17th- and 18th-century Palazzo Ca’ Zenobio in Venice.
islands

Keeping the Centuries-Old Tradition of Venetian Bookbinding Alive

Inspired by a 15th-century editor, Paolo Olbi pushes to keep this from being the last chapter.
Vittoria Traverso July 29, 2022