The Best of Atlas Obscura

The correlation between temperature and flavor is obvious across the U.S., Europe, and Asia.

From "unabridged" to "slanguage," Madeline Kripke's library is a logophile's heaven (or hell).

Around the world, recipe gravestones tell stories of love, grief, and remembrance.

From ancient Greece to the Salem Witch Trials.

It's a movement made for the moment.

One player’s pawn is another’s farmer. And at one time, the queen was the virgin, and rather powerless.

A classic ghost story has something to say about America—200 years ago, 100 years ago, and today.

Researchers are rushing to document the Indigenous art before it is lost to time and climate change.

Chinese-Canadian filmmaker Cheuk Kwan tells a story of innovation and survival.

This humble drink isn't so simple.

In the heart of New York City, a centuries-long hunt for Revolutionary War–Era gold.

You can still spot these tiny reminders of the 1906 earthquake in the city today.

Eve Adams was eventually murdered at Auschwitz.

It's mythology all the way down.

While some people in the Western Hemisphere will witness a "ring of fire" during the eclipse, many more will experience the phenomenon of crescent sunlight.

Kiviaq, a mainstay on many "weird foods" lists, is an incredible feat of fermentation and cultural touchstone.

In the oldest zen temple stands a descendant of the very tree that introduced tea to Japanese culture.

Bruno Ferrin made a wonder in the woods by hand and by chance.

A photographer captures perseverance and pride over a decade of the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo.

The main casualty of the catsup war was flavor.

A story of Antarctic adventure seekers, stamp collectors, politics, and penguins.

From its name, to its hazy origins, to its drug interactions, there's a lot going on beneath that thick rind.