We’ve been told our new book is so good you can’t put it down, even when there are sharks around. @blake_intheblue | Atlas Obscura
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We’ve been told our new book is so good you can’t put it down, even when there are sharks around. @blake_intheblue | Atlas Obscura
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What if the story of a city wasn’t just in its streets or skylines — but in its smells? Artist and cartographer Kate McLean invites us to walk cities nose-first, collecting scents and translating them into visual “smellmaps” that reflect memory, culture, and place. Watch the video to experience urban smellscapes — then read more about her explorations and how smell connects us to the places we live and visit: 👉 https://bit.ly/4jUAXfm | Atlas Obscura
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What if the story of a city wasn’t just in its streets or skylines — but in its smells? Artist and cartographer Kate McLean invites us to walk cities nose-first, collecting scents and translating them into visual “smellmaps” that reflect memory, culture, and place. Watch the video to experience urban smellscapes — then read more about her explorations and how smell connects us to the places we live and visit: 👉 https://bit.ly/4jUAXfm | Atlas Obscura
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The Atlas is full of unique graveyards around the world — leave a comment and let us know your favorite! 🪦 | Atlas Obscura
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The Atlas is full of unique graveyards around the world — leave a comment and let us know your favorite! 🪦 | Atlas Obscura
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Mystery still swirls around the death of Edgar Allan Poe in October 1849... 🐦‍⬛ What do you think happened to the unfortunate author? 🤔💀 | Atlas Obscura
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Mystery still swirls around the death of Edgar Allan Poe in October 1849... 🐦‍⬛ What do you think happened to the unfortunate author? 🤔💀 | Atlas Obscura
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Books, Beans, and Candles isn’t just a store—it’s a portal
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Books, Beans, and Candles isn’t just a store—it’s a portal
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Ruins, riches, and a legacy nearly forgotten. Kilwa Kisiwani was once among Africa’s greatest cities, a powerful hub of trade and culture along the East African coast. Over time, much of that story faded from view. This short video traces the rise of an empire built from coral stone and ocean trade. Watch, then read more about Kilwa Kisiwani’s remarkable history: https://bit.ly/4sSoxZq | Atlas Obscura
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Ruins, riches, and a legacy nearly forgotten. Kilwa Kisiwani was once among Africa’s greatest cities, a powerful hub of trade and culture along the East African coast. Over time, much of that story faded from view. This short video traces the rise of an empire built from coral stone and ocean trade. Watch, then read more about Kilwa Kisiwani’s remarkable history: https://bit.ly/4sSoxZq | Atlas Obscura
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Down a quiet back street in Edinburgh, the secrets to preventing the next economic disaster can be found inside a very special library. 📚 The Library of Mistakes was founded to encourage economic decision-makers to look to financial history in order to learn from past errors: instead of relying on the numbers and models that have caused previous crashes. 📉 Hence the 2,000 books in their collection all relating to economics and finance, including biographies, fiction books, magazines, and all k
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Down a quiet back street in Edinburgh, the secrets to preventing the next economic disaster can be found inside a very special library. 📚 The Library of Mistakes was founded to encourage economic decision-makers to look to financial history in order to learn from past errors: instead of relying on the numbers and models that have caused previous crashes. 📉 Hence the 2,000 books in their collection all relating to economics and finance, including biographies, fiction books, magazines, and all k
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I love using the AO app to keep track of all the cool new places I go, but it's also such a great way to rediscover the magic of places I grew up around. Join me in Atlanta, GA for a look inside the Lake Claire Community Land Trust: a place of music, nature, art, and—once up on a time—an emu named Big Lou. This place means the world to me, so I was extremely excited to see how beloved it is by other AO members, too! Get the app: https://bit.ly/3Nf5mZC | Atlas Obscura
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What makes a laundromat more than a place to wash clothes? In Infrequently Asked Questions, we visited the Sunshine Laundromat to uncover the unexpected stories, everyday magic, and personal histories that live between the washers and dryers. Watch the video to step inside, then read more about the characters and curiosities that make this place worth remembering: 👉 https://bit.ly/3ZoKrpD | Atlas Obscura
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In the 1800s, some of the world's tallest trees were cut down just to prove that they had once stood tall 🌲 The Mark Twain Stump is all that is left of the grand Mark Twain itself, a towering sequoia in Tulare County, California that was cut down in 1891 as a scientific and exhibition specimen. After Philadelphians at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition were unconvinced by a huge segment of sequoia bark, dubbing it the "California Hoax," the government authorized the felling of the huge Mark Twain t
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A quiet detour through Green-Wood Cemetery, in search of a very specific New York story. For #ObscuraDay, senior podcast producer Johanna Mayer went to find the grave of Joseph Manuella—a longtime Robert De Niro impersonator, now part of the city’s vast cast of characters remembered among the hills and headstones. | Atlas Obscura
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Many markers and monuments to geographical points are just a little bit off... 📍 except for one, which gets moved every year to stay as accurate as possible! 👌 The Prime Meridian runs through London, but the introduction of GPS uncovered that the real 0º longitude was a little over 100 meters east of the Observatory's famous metal marker, lying in nearby Greenwich Park. 🌳 The geographic center of the contiguous United States was honored with a monument in Lebanon, Kansas, but the actual point
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Exploring the Phenomenon of Eternal Flame Falls in New York
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Once towering over Northern California at nearly 300 feet tall and 30 feet wide, the Discovery Tree was a natural wonder and a victim of its own fame. Uncover the story of this colossal giant, its tragic fall, and what it reveals about our complicated relationship with nature. 🎧 Listen to the full episode and subscribe to the Atlas Obscura Podcast wherever you get your podcasts | Atlas Obscura
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