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Sarcophagal Amitabha-Buddha in Tokyo, Japan

Japan once had a historical period known as the Kofun period, circa 300–538 AD,...

Bellevue Theater in Manila, Philippines

Bellevue Theater was built in 1933 in the burgeoning district of Paco, Manila. ...

The Clayton House Museum in Fort Smith, Arkansas

Located in the Belle Grove Historic District, this beautifully restored, Italia...

That Pathum in Luang Prabang, Laos

That Pathum, “Stupa of the Great Lotus," is a large, Singhalese-style stupa com...

Barkers Creek Swinging Bridge in Whittier, North Carolina

This bridge—known both as Barkers Creek Swinging Bridge and Tuckasegee Swinging...

La Frijolería in Oaxaca, Mexico

Beans are the unsung heroes of Oaxacan cuisine, grown together with different s...

Blanco Family Museum in Angono, Philippines

In 1978, Jose ‘Pitok’ Blanco, a renowned Angono born muralist, and his six chil...

Flora Fountain in Mumbai, India

During British colonialism, Mumbai (then Bombay) was a walled, fortified city w...

Demand for Tiny Plants Is Driving a Poaching Crisis in ...

This story was originally published in Yale Environment 360 and appears here a...

Ikebukuro Shimento Pagoda in Tokyo, Japan

Ikebukuro is a bustling neighborhood in northern Tokyo, known as a major shoppi...

Heritage Farm Museum & Village in Huntington, West Virg...

Nestled in the rolling hills of Huntington, West Virginia, lies the Heritage Fa...

The House of Stone Creations in Kefalas, Greece

Just outside the tiny village of Kefalas on the island of Crete is the House of...

Galteshwar Mahadev Temple in Sarnal, India

The Galteshwar Mahadev Temple is a revered 12th-century Shiva temple located ...

Dear Atlas: How Do I Safely Explore Abandoned Places?

Dear Atlas is Atlas Obscura’s travel advice column, answering the questions yo...

Slade Camp in Oxford, England

Just east of Oxford, England, next to the busy Ring Road is a wooded area popul...

Bodaega in Oaxaca, Mexico

Behind the classically Oaxacan electric-blue façade of Bodaega lies a little No...

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