Atlas Obscura

The Cyclone in Brooklyn, New York

The Coney Island Cyclone, built in Brooklyn in 1927,  was the brainchild of two...

Catafalque of La Torre de Esteban Hambrán in La Torre d...

A catafalque is a decorated wooden framework that supports the coffin of a dist...

Kowloon Soy Co. Ltd. in Hong Kong

Stroll along Queen’s Road Central, in Hong Kong, a wide avenue of modern skyscr...

Gardena Cinema in Gardena, California

Independently owned single-screen cinemas are a dying breed, increasingly scarc...

Friedrich Fröbel Museum in Bad Blankenburg, Germany

This building in Bad Blankenburg, Germany, held the first kindergarten in the w...

Tai Tung Bakery in Hong Kong

Pop into any local-style bakery or cha chaan teng (a local-style diner) in Hong...

Plain Folk Live Music Cafe in Pleasant Plain, Ohio

About a 30-minute drive north of Cincinnati proper is the rural village of Plea...

Titanic's Legacy: Our Favorite Reads

Just before midnight on April 14, 1912, the RMS Titanic struck an iceberg. What ...

Jesse James Bank Museum in Liberty, Missouri

The infamous James gang stole $60,000 dollars from this bank. Two of the gang e...

Volcán Pabellones in Peru

When it comes to points of nature around the world, sometimes it’s difficult to...

Machu Colca in Urubamba, Peru

There are other “Machus” than Machu Picchu. “Machu” simply means “old” in the P...

Lake San Cristobal in Hinsdale County, Colorado

About 800 years ago, a large section of Mesa Seco on the edge of the Lake City ...

Soundwalk in Denver, Colorado

As you stroll along Curtis Street in Denver, you might notice something unusual...

Boston Restaurant in Hong Kong

It’s Hong Kong, in the early ‘70s, and you want a steak. Where do you go? Most ...

A Surprising New Tail From Jurassic China

One hundred and fifty million years ago, the swamps of Fujian province in southe...

Minatogawa Fissure in Yaese, Japan

In 1967, amateur archaeologist Seiho Oyama was running a gas station in Naha, t...

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