Atlas Obscura

Sister Library of Alexandria in Alexandria, Egypt

The Great Library of Alexandria was famously lost in a fire caused by Julius Ca...

Garden Museum in London, England

A unique institution is located within a 13th-century church on the banks of th...

Communal Grave of Kochibara and Akahigibara Clans in It...

Okinawa, the southernmost archipelagic prefecture of Japan, is home to many uni...

Museum of the Palestinian People in Washington, D.C.

Located in a classic red-brick row house in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of W...

Meet the Man Who Finds Melodies Inside Mushrooms

On a pleasant December morning, Tarun Nayar was at a mangrove reserve in Mumbai,...

St. Peter at Chelmsford Cathedral in Essex, England

Sat upon the exterior of Chelmsford Cathedral is a sculpture of St. Peter. Loca...

One Man’s Lifelong Quest to Create a Lettuce Cigarette

In 1997—at the height of a wave of exposés, lawsuits, and public outrage against...

For Sale: A 19th-Century Portrait Painted on a Spiderweb

At first glance, the painting appears almost ordinary. A male subject, his ident...

Xiaonanmen Fuzhou Fool’s Noodles in Taipei, Taiwan

A bowl of fool’s noodles might look unassuming, but its simplicity holds decade...

Sheffield Megatron in Sheffield, England

Constructed throughout the 1860s, the Megatron is a culvert upon which Sheffiel...

Rauchfangkehrermuseum (Wieden District Museum) in Vienn...

In Vienna, Italy, a clean chimney is considered essential for ringing in the Ne...

Shoden Island in Tokyo, Japan

Home to several national museums and a major zoo, as well as numerous temples a...

Pianodrome in Edinburgh, Scotland

This eclectic entertainment complex was started by two like-minded artistic typ...

Puʻuloa Petroglyphs in Kalapana, Hawaii

Most people visit Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi to see s...

National Taiwan Museum Bronze Oxen in Taiwan

For most visitors passing by the National Taiwan Museum, the two bronze oxen at...

Møllehøj (Mill Hill) in Skanderborg, Denmark

Denmark is a notoriously flat country, with an average elevation of just 101 fe...

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