Hackernews posts about Atlas Obscura

  1. Black Hole of Los Alamos: Seller of surplus nuclear research materials (2011) (www.atlasobscura.com)
    79 points by Bluestein 18 days ago | 16 comments
  2. Berkeley Mystery Walls (www.atlasobscura.com)
    3 points by Jimmc414 30 days ago | discuss
  3. Cryptid Tourism: The Best Museums, Destinations and Festivals Across America (www.atlasobscura.com)
    1 points by rdmuser 6 days ago | discuss
  4. Atlas Obscura founders removed from board (www.semafor.com)
    27 points by colinprince 10 months ago | 4 comments
  5. Atlas Obscura Turns First Annual Profit in 16-Year History (www.adweek.com)
    8 points by giuliomagnifico 8 months ago | discuss
  6. Hacker News brought down Atlas Obscura site (www.atlasobscura.com)
    1 points by octopusRex over 1 year ago | 3 comments
  7. Show HN: Travel Hacking Toolkit – Points search and trip planning with AI (github.com)
    95 points by borski 6 months ago | 41 comments
  8. Teach yourself to echolocate (2018) (www.atlasobscura.com)
    247 points by Anon84 almost 2 years ago | 75 comments
  9. For centuries massive meals amazed visitors to Korea (2019) (www.atlasobscura.com)
    143 points by carabiner 11 months ago | 112 comments
  10. Medieval Africans had a unique process for purifying gold with glass (2019) (www.atlasobscura.com)
    141 points by mooreds over 1 year ago | 92 comments
  11. The wire that transforms much of Manhattan into one big, symbolic home (2017) (www.atlasobscura.com)
    116 points by rmason over 1 year ago | 266 comments
  12. Mimes directing traffic in Bogotá had surprisingly loud impacts (2025) (www.atlasobscura.com)
    114 points by IgorPartola 8 months ago | 29 comments
  13. The fight to save Chile's white strawberry (www.atlasobscura.com)
    109 points by ofou almost 2 years ago | 52 comments
  14. Octobass (www.atlasobscura.com)
    107 points by keepamovin over 1 year ago | 25 comments
  15. 1,700 year old egg never broke (www.atlasobscura.com)
    100 points by demadog over 1 year ago | 35 comments
  16. One Last Ride for Antarctica's 'Ivan the Terra Bus' (www.atlasobscura.com)
    94 points by Thevet over 1 year ago | 27 comments
  17. A renovation project in Turkey led to the discovery of a lost city (2023) (www.atlasobscura.com)
    90 points by areoform about 1 year ago | 28 comments
  18. A man rebuilding the last Inca rope bridge (www.atlasobscura.com)
    87 points by kaonwarb over 1 year ago | 31 comments
  19. The Rebirth of Pennsylvania's Infamous Burning Town (www.atlasobscura.com)
    85 points by pbshgthm 8 months ago | 42 comments
  20. When Crocodiles Attack: The Ramree Island Massacre (2013) (www.atlasobscura.com)
    77 points by lifeisstillgood over 1 year ago | 81 comments
  21. The Curious Gems of the River Thames (www.atlasobscura.com)
    74 points by alt227 over 1 year ago | 24 comments
  22. 19th Century Map Shows a Fictional Country Created by a Con Man (www.atlasobscura.com)
    71 points by drdee almost 2 years ago | 18 comments
  23. In Kannauj, perfumers have been making monsoon-infused mitti attar for centuries (www.atlasobscura.com)
    70 points by bcaulfield 5 months ago | 13 comments
  24. Why Do We Sleep Under Blankets, Even on the Hottest Nights? (2017) (www.atlasobscura.com)
    67 points by downbad_ 4 months ago | 74 comments
  25. Martha's Vineyard Sign Language (www.atlasobscura.com)
    53 points by tbodt almost 2 years ago | 9 comments
  26. Foraging for America's Forgotten Fruit (www.atlasobscura.com)
    52 points by samclemens almost 2 years ago | 22 comments
  27. How Louis Armstrong shaped the sound of Ghana (www.atlasobscura.com)
    48 points by prmph over 1 year ago | 8 comments
  28. Christmas Punch Requires a Formerly Forbidden Fruit (www.atlasobscura.com)
    47 points by juanplusjuan over 1 year ago | 19 comments
  29. Threads of God (www.atlasobscura.com)
    44 points by thunderbong over 1 year ago | 45 comments
  30. Lichens in cemetaries and a scientist who studies them (www.atlasobscura.com)
    40 points by diodorus almost 2 years ago | 13 comments
  31. Malm Whale (www.atlasobscura.com)
    32 points by thunderbong 7 months ago | 20 comments
  32. The Last Cowboy Boot Masters of El Paso (www.atlasobscura.com)
    28 points by Brajeshwar over 1 year ago | 4 comments
  33. Volkswagen Sausage and the Enduring Appeal of Culinary Car-Industry Crossovers (www.atlasobscura.com)
    21 points by CaptainZapp over 1 year ago | 20 comments