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A solar eclipse underway in Iceland's Thingvellir National Park. The island nation will be in the path of totality again in 2026.

Next Time, Travel to Another Beautiful Country to See the Future Eclipse

Watch the moon’s shadow from an Icelandic cliff or the Great Wall of China.

Danielle Hallock April 9, 2024

Meadow Gold Sign

11 Signs That Capture Pure Americana

From a giant lollipop-wielding clown to the original Taco Bell sign.

Jonathan Carey April 3, 2024

Surrounded by the natural wonders of the Ouachita National Forest, the Talimena National Scenic Byway in western Arkansas is packed with quick stop-offs and daylong adventures.

Talimena Scenic Byway: 6 Essential Stops for Your Arkansas Road Trip

Epic views, fried catfish, and historic sites

Sponsored by Arkansas Tourism

Taken in 1929, French race car driver Hellé Nice posed for this photo along the Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry, a racing track about 19 miles south of Paris.

automotive history

How Women Used Cars To Fuel Female Empowerment

From a 1915 suffragist road trip to the “First Lady of Drag Racing.”

Nancy Nichols March 20, 2024

The Explorer's Guide to Highway 36: The Way of American Genius

Soak in the brilliance on a road trip along this brainy Missouri route.

Sponsored by Visit Missouri

Each of these routes takes you on a fascinating journey that ends at our festival site in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

Get Thee to Totality With an Epic Eclipse Road Trip

Five routes, from five U.S. cities, all ending at Atlas Obscura's Ecliptic Festival in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

Atlas Obscura February 12, 2024

A Japanese nonna makes gyoza at Enoteca Maria.

Get Thee To Totality: New York

See the site of a doomsday cult, an homage to Dolly Parton, and a retro ice cream dream along the way to Atlas Obscura's Ecliptic Festival in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

Atlas Obscura February 9, 2024

This relic supposedly holds John the Baptist's finger.

Get Thee to Totality: Kansas City

Mid-century architecture and a museum full of cookie cutters await on the route to Atlas Obscura's Ecliptic Festival in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

Atlas Obscura February 8, 2024

Get Thee to Totality: Chicago

See a spacefaring Muffler Man and an ancient solar calendar en route to Atlas Obscura's Ecliptic Festival in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

Atlas Obscura February 7, 2024

Get Thee to Totality: Nashville

Feast on barbecue, see a murderous witch's cave, and more along the way to Atlas Obscura's Ecliptic Festival in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

Atlas Obscura February 6, 2024

Turkey thigh roulade with bayou belle sweet potatoes and fried wheatberries.

Get Thee to Totality: St. Louis

See an underground lake and a lonely grave en route to Atlas Obscura's Ecliptic Festival in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

Atlas Obscura February 6, 2024

La Cara del Indio in Isabela, Puerto Rico

roadside attractions

10 Roadside Attractions Worth a Road Trip

These places offer way more than a pit stop.

Atlas Obscura January 18, 2024

Buck Atom is a modern muffler man located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, created by Mark Cline.

roadside attractions

A Retro Scavenger Hunt Is Rekindling Road Trips Across America

Can you find the Muffler Man in your state?

Kathy Adams August 23, 2023

Summer is the time to get your car, RV, or bike out on the road and gather great stories to share.

6 Bonkers Travel Stories From Our Readers

From encountering a manhunt for escaped criminals to visiting a ‘time machine’ in Southern California.

Sarah Durn August 18, 2023

Did landscape architect Jens Jensen design this winding road in Wisconsin's Door County?

Wisconsin's Long and Winding Road Has a Secret Past

For decades, locals believed landscape architect Jens Jensen designed this twisty stretch of Highway 42—the real history is even more serpentine.

Tea Krulos August 15, 2023

The unsanctioned Cannonball Run—an approximately 2,700-mile race from New York to California—involves driving extremely, illegally fast on public roads.

roadside attractions

6 Winding Tales of Epic Road Trips

Including the United States' first coast-to-coast car adventure, its fastest, and one of its absolute worst.

April White August 11, 2023

Nevada State Route 375 was officially designated as the Extraterrestial Highway in a nod to rumors of otherworldly activity, but the desert road offers plenty of more grounded attractions.

Nevada's Extraterrestrial Highway Is Full of Earthly Wonders, Too

Explore a catastrophic space rock strike, unique flora and fauna, and millennia-old rock art on this famous stretch of desert road.

Matthew Malinowski August 8, 2023

A vintage nougat-selling truck from Chabert & Guillot.

roadside attractions

How Summer Road-Trippers Put a Southern French Sweet on the Map

Montélimar nougat rose to fame thanks to vacationers' traffic jams.

Emily Monaco August 3, 2023