Unique Gifts Over $100

If, like me, you daydream about beautifully crafted objects that evoke another era, then let me introduce you to the Best Made Field Desk, “a ready surface that commands pen to paper” and “an implement worthy of great adventure writing.”

Tyler Cole COO

The gravity-defying Story Clock must be seen to be believed. This successful 2017 Kickstarter project features a levitating chrome sphere that orbits a wooden base at the time interval—minutes, hours, or years—of your choice.

These are the only binoculars I take into the field. The optics are sharp and bright, they're lightweight enough to carry all day, and the angle of view allows you to track quick moving birds with ease. A must-have for any explorer.

Blake Olmstead Head of Design

The perfect beginner’s telescope, allowing even novices to enjoy bright, high-quality images of the night sky.

Sommer Mathis Editor-in-Chief

Want to try making your own essential oil? Give it a go with this copper still set. Even if your concoction doesn't quite work, it's a wonderful piece of decoration.

Tao Tao Holmes Director of Trip Design and Operations

Make beautiful sci-fi music and lots of other weird noises with your very own instrument from the adorable retro-future, a mini theremin.

Eric Grundhauser Programming Lead, Atlas Obscura Experiences

A picture frame that uses an optical illusion to make objects—in this case, two feathers—appear to move in graceful slow motion.

Little space gems, flecks of Viking axes, and bits of a space station can all be yours with this tiny museum for your mantle.

Eric Grundhauser Programming Lead, Atlas Obscura Experiences

Whether you're fascinated by the science of cold cathode display, nostalgic for obsolete technology, or just want a cool conversation piece in your living room, the vacuum tube Nixie Clock has you covered.

Tyler Cole COO

Everything you need—except the wood sticks—to build your own igloo, fruit cage, or other domed structure of up to five meters in diameter.

The Rolls-Royce of corkscrews, this handsome tool for the professional sommelier—or well-heeled wine hobbyist—is still handmade in France after 160 years.

Tyler Cole COO

Take your love of a place to the next level with these custom-made and beautifully delicate minimalist maps. You can gift a grad a ring of their hometown, a newlywed a necklace featuring a sentimental location, or gift yourself a brooch featuring your favorite travel spot.

Larissa Hayden Deputy Director of Experiences

Travel to Uruguay and you'll soon notice a unique habit: many Uruguayans sip mate, a caffeinated drink with a flavor comparable to green tea, as they drive, walk, shop, and otherwise go about their daily lives. The supplies for this frequent sipping—a thermos, cup, and metal straw—are carried in a satchel...

Are sloths cute or disgusting? At least in the case of this clever ring, the answer is definitely cute.