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Back to SearchThomas Merton's Hermitage
This little house in New Haven, Kentucky is where Thomas Merton aka profit-poet aka the rebel monk tried to get away from the world.
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Jadeite Cabbage
This tiny stone cabbage has a big backstory stretching from the rich, treasure-laden halls of Beijing’s Forbidden City...through a harrowing wartime …
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Newtown Creek Nature Walk
One man in Brooklyn, New York - armed with a homemade boat and an artistic vision - helped transform one of the most polluted industrial waterways in…
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The Gankutsu Hotel
Chiseled out of a stone cliff, one farmer's unfinished art project in Yoshimi, Japan lies in ruins. And an architect and a photographer are working t…
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Classic: Floating Freedom School
As part of Black History Month Atlas Obscura will be sharing some episodes from the archive including the history of this paddleboat that gave some B…
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Cactoblastis Memorial Cairn
This site in Boonarga, Australia honors the cactoblastis - a humble moth that traveled across the globe, and became the hero of a continent.
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Pushkin’s Duel
The story of how famous Russian author Alexander Pushkin once faced a duel by The Black River on the outskirts of St. Petersburg features high drama,…
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Valentine's Day Classic: Chopin’s Heart
For Valentine's Day, the Atlas team would like to bring you this tale of the heart….literally. The Church of the Holy Cross in Warsaw, Poland is the …
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The Henry Miller Memorial Library
This site is “not a Library where you can borrow books” nor “a memorial with dusty relics” but still aims to honor the spirit of American author Henr…
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Black History Month Classic: Louis Armstrong Museum
As part of Black History Month Atlas Obscura will be sharing some episodes from the archive including this journey to famed Jazz musician Louis Armst…
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