"Places" Blogs & Blog Posts

Modern Fethiye in Muğla, Turkiye is a bit of a commercial tourist hub. The water is serene, the food delicious, the leisure boats line the city's edge. Still, the history is remarkably intact. So much so that present day concrete Feth...

Throughout history, various groups of people and religions have believed different places around the globe to be gateways to the underworld. A fascinating video by Atlas Obscura takes a look at some of these alleged gateways to Hell.  While some of...

In Sumner, Missouri, you can visit Maxie, the World's Largest Goose. Maxie is made of fiberglass, weighs 4,000 pounds, and stands 40 feet tall. She was built in 1976 and placed on the ground with the help of a helicopter. — Read the rest The p...

When Henry Stern worked as the commissioner for the NYC department of Parks and Recreation, he made sure each park was equipped with a compass rose, a flagpole with a naval-style yard, and an animal-themed sculpture.  Today, many of these playground...

The Greenfield Money Tree is not your average ATM. Located in Greenfield, Massachusetts, this unique cash dispenser is embedded into a fiberglass tree, which was created by Becky Caplice in 2008.  The tree featured hidden animal carvings, which look...

The Plotz Plot is the first place in the Atlas Obscura database that was created by Atlas Obscura itself. The Plotz Plot is a place for people who are going through a life transition to leave behind an item that resonates with their past. — Rea...

In this  video by Atlas Obscura, we're taken on a tour of a haunted Dollhouse Museum in Granbury, Texas. The museum has collected over 6,000 dolls since its opening in 2012. You'll find everything from Barbie dolls, to G.I. Joe dolls, miniature...