Atlas Obscura

Shōchiku Ōfuna Studio Site in Kamakura, Japan

Not far from Ofuna Station in Kamakura, a Japanese coastal city just south of T...

What Kinds of Pasta Are There in India?

This article is adapted from the April 5, 2025, edition of Gastro Obscura’s Fa...

Nocheztlicalli - Museo Ecológico de Grana Cochinilla in...

Its scientific name is Dactylopius coccus. In Spanish it’s grana cochinilla, in...

Bayou Sarah Farms in Saint Francisville, Louisiana

“I never stepped foot on the same side of the fence as a water buffalo until I ...

Cho Myeong-ha Incident Monument in Taichung City, Taiwan

In the heart of Taichung, at the intersection of Minquan (People’s Rights) and ...

Mitchell Caverns in San Bernardino County, California

The eastern Mojave Desert contains lots of disrupted pieces of ancestral North ...

Say Hello to Nature’s Fire Brigade

This story was originally published in bioGraphic and appears here as part of ...

Queen Trini Lisa in New Orleans, Louisiana

Sitting snug in a mid-city neighborhood just off Tulane Ave and Carrollton, nea...

Elsie’s Plate & Pie in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

With its location in an unassuming building on a major thoroughfare, Elsie’s lo...

Rock-Splitting Cherry Tree in Morioka, Japan

In the courtyard of Morioka District Court stands a curious cherry blossom tree...

Gloucester Road Underground Station Disused Platform in...

The Gloucester Road Underground Station has six platforms, with four near the s...

‘El Mural de la Conquista’ (‘Mural of the Conquest’) in...

Oaxaca stands out for its diverse gastronomy and culture, with one of the count...

Smoot’s Grocery Blues Lounge in Natchez, Mississippi

Located in the heart of downtown Natchez, with a view to the Mississippi River ...

Abe’s Bar-B-Q in Clarksdale, Mississippi

Legends are curious things. Born from the land and carried through generations,...

What Secrets Are Behind the Magic of Miniatures? AO Wan...

AO Wants to Know is an ongoing interview series where we ask experts in extrao...

Dough Nguyener’s Bakery in Gretna, Louisiana

In Old Gretna on the West Bank, Dough Nguyener’s Bakery takes a modern twist on...

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