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military history

Puzzle Monday: War Heroes Crossword

AO Puzzles May 1, 2023

10 of Our Absolute Favorite Atlas Obscura Podcast Episodes

Wait'll you hear these wonders of audio storytelling.

April White April 12, 2023

Moffat, Scotland

The Postie Stone

A memorial to two dedicated postal workers who lost their lives delivering mail.

military history

The Little Known History of World War II's All-Black, All-Female Battalion

The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion helped connect soldiers on the front lines with their families back home.

Line Sidonie Talla Mafotsing February 14, 2023

Podcast: The Mail Rail

Beneath the streets of London, a secret subway for snail mail.

The Podcast Team January 11, 2023

Thoughtful, Surprising Last-Minute Gifts

A gift guide from the Atlas Obscura team.

Atlas Obscura December 2, 2022

Podcast: The Loneliest Post Office

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team September 6, 2022

Bratislava, Slovakia

Skater Girls Mailbox

In an area known in Bratislava’s postal history, this sculpture sits equipped with a functional postbox.

Timbuktu Is Just a Postcard Away

Years of political unrest have halted tourism in the Malian city, so local guides are bringing Timbuktu to the world—through the mail.

Annie Risemberg June 1, 2022

Letters from the Loneliest Post Office in the World

A story of Antarctic adventure seekers, stamp collectors, politics, and penguins.

Andrew Avery May 5, 2022

Oxford, England

Sir James Murray's Post Box

A letterbox installed specifically for the first editor of the Oxford English Dictionary.

Missing Post Office

A unique art exhibit home to letters addressed to those unable to receive them.

Three Rivers, California

Kaweah Post Office

This small shack near the entrance to Sequoia National Park has been in almost continuous operation for the last century.

Airmail Arrow

A concrete arrow from a 1920s network of airmail beacons is still preserved at the western edge of suburban Reno.

Evinston, Florida

Wood and Swink General Store and Post Office

This general store is stocked with memorabilia from the 1930s onward—almost none of it for sale.

Podcast: Post Office Bay

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team December 13, 2021

Come Hell or High Water, Mail Arrives Weekly in This Remote Canyon

Jill and Jim Koch have been delivering mail by boat to Hells Canyon for decades, following a century-old route.

Michelle Harris November 24, 2021

The Gravity-Defying Mail Jumpers of Lake Geneva

Yes, sometimes they fall in the drink.

Rebecca Deurlein September 20, 2021