An interactive map on Atlas Obscura explores alternate capital cities — not of countries, but products, events and states of mind. George Pendle... Of Hyperbole And Geography: A Map Of The World's ...

Every travel guidebook has fun facts. “Atlas Obscura” (Workman Publishing, hardcover, $35), however, is more an encyclopedia of those fun facts (as well as some gruesome, bizarre and baffling facts).

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world’s hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook and Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter. The search for the source of the Nile captivated civilizations for centuries ...

Sometimes the world can feel a bit uniform: the same department stores in every shopping mall, the same fast food chains on every corner. The website Atlas Obscura will make you reconsider that sense ...

Laos, Paraguay, South Korea, Sierra Leon, Kazakhstan… Ohio? The Buckeye State might feel out of place in a list such as that one without context, but it fits right in according to Atlas Obscura, which ...

Greater Cincinnati has plenty of weird places listed on the Atlas Obscura website. The Mushroom House and Capitoline Wolf statue in Cincinnati are just a few strange spots. Northern Kentucky has Clive ...

HOT SPRINGS, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Atlas Obscura, the media and entertainment company dedicated to inspiring wonder and curiosity about the world, today announced Ecliptic, its second festival ...

Ever watched an old movie or listened to recordings of Franklin Roosevelt's fireside chats, and wondered where that accent comes from? Dan Nosowitz decided to look into that and wrote about it for ...