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Atlas ObscuraA week of stories about the flora, fauna, and folks that bring the national parks to life.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Articles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#section-Articles</a> <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-atlas-obscura-audio-guide-to-the-national-parks" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Atlas Obscura (Audio) Guide to the National Parks</a>

Atlas ObscuraFrom alleyways to abandoned industrial spaces to floating buildings, explore these unexpected testaments to Toronto’s creative nature.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Articles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#section-Articles</a> <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/unexpected-places-where-creativity-shines-in-toronto" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">10 Unexpected Places Where Creativity Shines in Toronto</a>

Atlas ObscuraHow do you plan a trip with friends who have more (or less) money to spend? The AO Podcast crew has some thoughts.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=time" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#time</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=midwest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#midwest</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#travel</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#money</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=podcastinternal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#podcastinternal</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Articles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#section-Articles</a> <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ao-podcast-mailbag-lines-budgets-layovers" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Atlas Obscura Podcast Mailbag: Long Lines, Budgeting With Friends, and Accidental Adventures</a>

Atlas ObscuraAn exploration of the ways our tongues—and our pride—twist around foreign words, and what that says about how we want to be seen.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#food</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#linguistics</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#language</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=taco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#taco</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Articles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#section-Articles</a> <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/pronounciation-taco-linguistics-english-spanish" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">There’s No Right Way to Say ‘Taco’</a>

Atlas ObscuraOriginally smuggled into the American colonies, the Leicester Longwool sheep went extinct here during the rise of Merino wool. Then Colonial Williamsburg brought it baaa-ck.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=19thcentury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#19thcentury</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=sheep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sheep</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=podcastinternal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#podcastinternal</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Articles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#section-Articles</a> <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/colonial-williamsburg-leicester-longwool" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Little Lambs, Big Back Story</a>

Atlas ObscuraThe pastor was presumed drowned in 1926 after a swim on Venice Beach. Then reports of sightings started trickling in.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=mystery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mystery</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=churches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#churches</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=christianity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#christianity</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#religion</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=beaches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#beaches</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=podcastinternal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#podcastinternal</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Articles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#section-Articles</a> <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/aimee-semple-mcpherson-ocean-view-hotel" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why Did Celebrity Preacher Aimee Semple McPherson Mysteriously Disappear?</a>

Atlas ObscuraThe Los Angeles office building draws heavily on the futuristic architecture described in Edward Bellamy’s ‘Looking Backward.’<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=socialmovements" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#socialmovements</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#architecture</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=authors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#authors</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=utopias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#utopias</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fiction</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=podcastinternal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#podcastinternal</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Articles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#section-Articles</a> <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/bradbudy-building-inspired-by-utopian-fiction" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Bradbury Building Featured in ‘Blade Runner’ Was Inspired by a 19th-Century Utopian Novel</a>

Atlas ObscuraThe food of Spain&<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=39" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#39</a>;s Romani people is richly flavored by history and music.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=cooking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cooking</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=cultures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cultures</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#culture</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#food</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=foodhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#foodhistory</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Articles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#section-Articles</a> <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/spanish-gitano-cuisine" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How Gitano Cuisine Found a Home in Andalusia</a>

Atlas ObscuraHow Greenland's Dog-Sled Patrol Became Unsung Heroes of World War IIPatrolmen and pups scoured the icy landscape for secret German weather stations.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=arctic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#arctic</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#weather</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=dogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dogs</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=worldwarii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#worldwarii</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Articles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#section-Articles</a> <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/greenland-dog-sled-sledge-patrol-wwii" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How Greenland's Dog-Sled Patrol Became Unsung Heroes of World War II</a>

Atlas ObscuraThe enslaved population of this former Dutch colony had control of the island for the better part of a year. Their decision to offer peaceful surrender to colonists backfired spectacularly.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=colonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#colonialism</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=revolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#revolution</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=slavery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#slavery</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=letters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#letters</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=podcastinternal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#podcastinternal</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Articles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#section-Articles</a> <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/guyanan-rebellion-ended-by-letter" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Berbice Rebellion of 1763 Ended With a Letter</a>

Atlas ObscuraAtlas Obscura Podcast listeners called us to share their stories about the places they explored during the COVID-19 pandemic.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=parks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#parks</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=plants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#plants</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=pandemic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pandemic</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=podcastinternal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#podcastinternal</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Articles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#section-Articles</a> <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/places-listeners-gained-during-the-pandemic" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How the Pandemic Helped Our Listeners Rediscover Their Own Neighborhoods</a>

Atlas ObscuraDear Atlas: Where Can I Take a Trip Through Ancient History?<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=dearatlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dearatlas</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#travel</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=ancientegypt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ancientegypt</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=rivers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rivers</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Articles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#section-Articles</a> <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ancient-history-trip" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dear Atlas: Where Can I Take a Trip Through Ancient History?</a>

Atlas ObscuraHigh above a roaring river, a man perilously hand-weaves the Q’eswachaka suspension bridge as part of a 500-year tradition. What happens when he retires?<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=pasta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pasta</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=tradition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tradition</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=mountains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mountains</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=incas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#incas</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=bridges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bridges</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=podcastinternal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#podcastinternal</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Articles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#section-Articles</a> <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/last-inca-rope-bridge-qeswachaka-tradition" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">This Man Rebuilds the Last Inca Rope Bridge Yearly</a>

Atlas ObscuraFor 300 years, only a handful of women in Sardinia knew how to make this exceptionally intricate pasta—until one of them decided to share the recipe with the outside world.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=noodles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#noodles</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=tradition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tradition</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=pasta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pasta</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=podcastinternal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#podcastinternal</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Articles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#section-Articles</a> <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/su-filindeu-pasta-recipe-almost-lost" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How the ‘Su Filindeu’ (or ‘Threads of God’) Pasta Recipe Was Almost Lost to Time</a>

Atlas ObscuraDear Atlas: How Do I Pack Light for a Long Trip?<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=dearatlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dearatlas</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#travel</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Articles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#section-Articles</a> <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/how-to-pack-for-a-long-trip" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dear Atlas: How Do I Pack Light for a Long Trip?</a>

Atlas ObscuraAfter 60 years of exploring the gulleys and guts of the South Carolina swamp, John Cely drew the landscape he knew by heart.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=swamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#swamp</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=maps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#maps</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=nationalparks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nationalparks</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Articles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#section-Articles</a> <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/congaree-national-parks-map" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How One Biologist Drew a Hyper-Accurate, Ranger-Approved Map of Congaree National Park</a>

Atlas ObscuraWildlife guide Audra Conklin Taylor shows the beauty, value, and character of the park’s packs.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=ecosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ecosystems</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=nationalparks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nationalparks</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=wolves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wolves</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Articles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#section-Articles</a> <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/yellowstone-wolves" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wolves Have a Bad Reputation. One Yellowstone Naturalist Is Trying to Fix It.</a>

Atlas ObscuraUnearth prehistoric wares like Trilo-bites, Snarlboros, and The Maul Street Journal at Rex’s Dino Store.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=puns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#puns</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=newyorkcity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#newyorkcity</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=transportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#transportation</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=dinosaurs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dinosaurs</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=publicart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#publicart</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=subways" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#subways</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Articles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#section-Articles</a> <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/dinosaur-bodega-subway-jurassic-park-slope" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">We Visited the Dino Bodega in (Jurassic) Park Slope</a>

Atlas ObscuraHigh-spirited powwows, wild horses, ancient carvings, and figures that changed the course of history.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=rituals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rituals</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=dancing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dancing</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=nativeamericancuisine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nativeamericancuisine</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=nativeamericans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nativeamericans</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=history&culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history&culture</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=nationalparks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nationalparks</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#culture</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Articles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#section-Articles</a> <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/wyoming-sacred-landscapes-native-american-history" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wyoming’s Sacred Landscapes: A Journey Through Native American History</a>

Atlas ObscuraThese are the block parties and summer shindigs Coloradans spend all year looking forward to.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Articles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#section-Articles</a> <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/colorado-summer-events-2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rodeos, Star Parties, and Festivals: Your Guide to Colorado’s Magical Summer Events</a>

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