Atlas Obscura

David Bowie Mural in Phoenix, Arizona

On a slump block wall along 7th Street, Phoenix artist Maggie Keane has immorta...

Hosoya’s Sandwich in Sendai, Japan

Hosoya’s Sandwich (Hosoya no Sando) was founded in 1950, 21 years prior to the ...

Found in the Seine: DNA from a Nearly Extinct Mussel

This story was originally published in The Guardian and appears here as part o...

Pyramids of Plaine Magnien in Mauritius

In the southeastern corner of Mauritius, a stone’s throw from the country’s pri...

‘K-S 14’ Infantry Bunker in Králíky, Czechia

Hidden away in the Czech border regions, the Králíky fortification complex had ...

Farren’s Bar in County Donegal, Ireland

Located in Malin Head, County Donegal, Farren’s Bar is Ireland’s northernmost p...

Australia’s Dazzling Native Ingredients

This article is adapted from the February 8, 2025, edition of Gastro Obscura’s...

World’s Tallest Uncle Sam Statue in Danbury, Connecticut

In 1965, the construction of this colossal Uncle Sam statue took place, specifi...

Apfelweibla in Bamberg, Germany

Before rising to fame as the author of The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, Germa...

Maultaschen

The origins of Germany’s Maultaschen are deliciously devious. Legend has it tha...

Tiquira

Indigenous Brazilians have fermented alcoholic beverages from the cassava root ...

Nectar Soda

Though Cincinnati is best known for breweries, another effervescent beverage ha...

How Danish Cookies Became Hong Kong’s Favorite Lunar Ne...

This Lunar New Year in Hong Kong the likes of wu ha (taro fritter balls), yau go...

Atlas Obscura’s Juiciest Pope Drama

In the 2024 film Conclave, which received eight Oscar nominations including Best...

The Magic of Moldovan Black Cake

It’s a gloomy Saturday morning in Chișinău, the capital of Moldova, and the stre...

Snake Stories: Our Favorite Reads

On January 29, communities around the world rang in the Lunar New Year. In the C...

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