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Pont
In 1914, absinthe was outlawed in France. In the small mountain town of Pontarlier, the world capital of absinthe, the news devastated the livelihoods of thousands of local workers. Nearly all the...
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Maultaschen
The origins of Germany’s Maultaschen are deliciously devious. Legend has it that, in the late Middle Ages, a lay brother named Jakob invented the stuffed pasta dumplings at the Maulbronn Monastery, a...
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Tiquira
Indigenous Brazilians have fermented alcoholic beverages from the cassava root for thousands of years. These beer-like beverages go by names like cauim, caxiri, and tarubá. Fermentation is an...
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10 Places That Feel Like Journeying Back in Time
Welcome to Where to Wander, our selection of the best under-the-radar destinations in 2025. To see more surprising sites around the world that have fewer tourists and more locals, check out all of...
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10 Extraordinary Sports Around the World
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10 Places That Glow
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10 Places With Kaleidoscope-Colored Nature
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10 Bathrooms to Pee in Before You Die
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10 Optical Illusion Destinations
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10 Places That Smell Like Nowhere Else
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10 Places to Wait Out the End of the World
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10 Places That Will Make You Believe Aliens Are Real
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Find Your Escape With Atlas Obscura’s Best Places to Travel in 2025
If the horizon is on your mind, we at Atlas Obscura believe there's a way to get the most out of your far-away journeys. Travel is not just about escaping or seeing the sights by yourself in a vacuum....
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Bake 'Baby Bread' as a Celebration of Life and Death
In June 2020, when many Americans were coping with the COVID-19 pandemic by stress-baking sourdough, Bryan Ford challenged them to think differently about it. In his book New World Sourdough, the...
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National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion in New Franken, Wisconsin
The depths of rural Wisconsin might seem like an unlikely place for a Catholic holy site, but some claim that this shrine is on par with Lourdes in terms of its legacy of miraculous healing. In 1859,...
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SS President Coolidge in Luganville, Vanuatu
Just 250 meters off the southern coast of Espiritu Santo lies a World War II wreck at a convenient depth for recreational diving. Not only that, the wreck is large, and almost completely intact,...
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'Myth (Sphinx)—Kate Moss' in Oslo, Norway
Oslo is a city teeming with public art, and one of its more unusual pieces can be found tucked away in a downtown passage. Since 2009, Myth (Sphinx)—Kate Moss, a 10-foot (three-meter) bronze sculpture...
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Racism and Sexism Claims Shake a Modern Fantasy Village
About two hours north of Montreal is a surprising village—one that’s quite different from the otherwise sleepy surroundings. Past the occasional Tim Hortons and just outside the town of Trois-Rivières,...
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Sunny the Sunfish in Onalaska, Wisconsin
As a state famous for its lakes, Wisconsin is often considered an angler’s paradise. It’s no surprise, then, that the state is also famous for its oversized fiberglass fish. Giant fish are found...
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Edison Bamboo in Kawasaki, Japan
Thomas Edison is commonly credited as the inventor of the incandescent lightbulb, if somewhat controversially. Historians would agree that several scientists had invented working lightbulbs before...
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Grand Brasserie in New York, New York
It’s close to midnight. You’re stepping out of a Broadway theater and into the neon hellscape of Times Square. You’re hungry, and too dignified (and/or sober) to wait two hours for a slice of Joe’s...
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Dhamnihawa Stupas in Kapilvastu, Nepal
Nestled amongst the brambles in what used to be the suburbs of a once mighty city are two circular piles of brick that have puzzled archeologists since they were first uncovered in the late 1960s. A...
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King Eric's Golden Dove in Darłowo, Poland
King Eric VII was a king-turned-pirate who spent years pillaging the realm that he had once ruled over after being overthrown. Along with many treasures, he brought back a golden dove from the island...
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Espada Aqueduct in San Antonio, Texas
A treasure trove of colonial Spanish architecture lies within the San Antonio Missions Historical National Park. Most tourists come to see the preserved churches and elegant ruins of settlements...
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Wild Bill's Western Town in Smithfield, North Carolina
This little western town is not well known. Shadowhawk is a real-life replica of a western town from old Hollywood films. It was built in 1996 by former actor William Drake in Smithfield, North...
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Willow Globe Theatre in Llanwrthwl, Wales
Head down an unassuming country lane splintering off the A470 road connecting the Welsh towns of Rhayader and Builth Wells, and you’ll spot something unexpected amidst the bucolic scenery: a theater....
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Renslow Trestle in Renslow, Washington
When the Milwaukee Road (more formally known as the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, & Pacific Railroad) abandoned its tracks through Washington state in 1980, the state eventually acquired the...
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