Travel Writing

Scout out rare Catalan “sea and mountain” specialties, superlative hot chocolate, and boozy “fork breakfasts.”

From incendiary fish curries to rare desserts to sublime fried chicken, here are some of the best places to dine across the region.

Transcendently flaky pastéis de nata, superb tinned fish, and fragrant fortified wines await.

We ask the legendary travel writer and presenter about the three places that have changed his life.

Author and part-time Istanbul resident Anya von Bremzen shares where to find goat's milk ice cream, slow-roasted lamb, and more.

The daughter, sister, and aunt of emperors, Gulbadan Begum wrote of a Mughal Empire few witnessed.

From dodging bullets in the Black Sea to hiding from police in Tibet, Aina Cederblom lived life on her terms.

Tell us an amazing place to travel next year, and you could win a remarkable Atlas Obscura experience.

Feast on broken rice, late-night noodles, and whipped egg coffee.

And the modern pilots retracing their pioneering airmail flights.

William Dampier's food-writing firsts included the use of the words "barbecue" and "chopsticks."

A hatching system devised 2,000 years ago is still in use in rural Egypt.

Two researchers discovered a story written by the author when he was just 10 years old.

'Our Man in Havana' was published at the end of 1958, and much of the city it describes remains intact.

Is it possible to use Bram Stoker's 1897 novel to explore Romania?

You can thank second-century geographer and writer Pausanias for travel literature.

Giovanni Careri traveled far and wide, or so he said.