Category: Travel

During the silver boom of the late 1800s and early 1900s, the town of Silver Islet sprung up on the…

Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura…

Located just outside the medieval coastal city of Piran, Slovenia, along the country’s Adriatic coastline, is the Sečovlje Saltpans Natural…

Outside the ancient Thracian city of Nessebar, Bulgaria, is a picturesque pink lake: Lake Atanasovsko. Just a stone’s throw from…

It isn’t uncommon to stumble upon a subterranean shrine in Laos’s “Cave Alley.” Since the 16th century, these natural pits…

Perk up your ears and listen closely, for the soundtrack of Halloween is creeping up on us: the rustling of…

Although many of the 30 million travelers who visit Thailand each year head to its southern beaches and islands, relatively…

Drive through the Chicago suburb of Willow Springs late at night and local lore says you might see a forlorn…

On his walk home on the Scottish island of Tiree, a man came across a huge dog, its paw as…

Last week, Hurricane Helene carved a devastating path through 500 miles of the southeastern United States. Unlike the average hurricane…

The InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco has perched at the top of Nob Hill for nearly a century. When it…

It’s considered a miracle, an engineering marvel, and even a scientific anomaly, depending who you ask. In Santa Fe, New…