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Remembering the Heyday of Japan’s Silent FIlm Narrators

Osaka’s bustling Dotonbori district casts a powerful spell over visitors to th...

Ayo Rock Formations in Santa Cruz, Aruba

As a large outcropping of diorite hidden in the middle of the island, the Ayo R...

All Hail the Slop Bowl, Lunch of Our Ancestors

We live in the era of the slop bowl. This fast-casual meal, described by the New...

The Grateful Dead’s Wall of Sound Changed Live Music Fo...

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AO Mailbag: Is It Normal to Share a Checked Bag With Yo...

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Parking Lot Shoeprints in Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas, the City of Lights, is renowned for its glittering casinos and capti...

Dewey Square Pylon & Bent 38 in Boston, Massachusetts

At the intersection of Purchase Street and Congress Street in downtown Boston i...

Black Rocks of Pungo Andongo in Pungo Andongo, Angola

In the flat savannah of inland Angola, one is bound to notice the giant black m...

Abandoned Observatory of the Pioneer Palace in Chisinau...

Before falling into disrepair, this observatory was part of Chișinău’s Pioneer ...

Desert Training Center in Chiriaco Summit, California

In 1942 the Second World War was in full swing, the United States having joined...

What I Found Driving Through Appalachia

This essay is part of The Great Escape, Atlas Obscura’s soon-to-launch guide to ...

What I Found Driving Across Northern Michigan

This essay is part of The Great Escape, Atlas Obscura’s soon-to-launch guide to ...

What I Found Driving Down Highway 61

This essay is part of The Great Escape, Atlas Obscura’s soon-to-launch guide to ...

Porta Coeli Cathedral in Mexico City, Mexico

When referring to the Mexico City Cathedral, it will almost always be in relati...

How Texas Became an Unlikely Epicenter for Czech Pastries

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Westergasfabriek in Amsterdam, Netherlands

In the 1880s, Amsterdam decided to set up a utility to produce coal gas that co...

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