Atlas Obscura Lists

From roads that lead nowhere to incomplete castles, these places are all the more alluring in their imperfection.

Including Post Mortem Chapel, The Road to Nowhere, Incompiuta di Venosa, and Igloo City

Close encounters with wolves, rare carnivorous pitcher plants, diving in a subterranean river, and swimming with manatees.

Including Clam Pass Beach, Monkey Island of Homosassa, White Pelican Island, and Seacrest Wolf Preserve

From toes to testicles, these well-loved monuments may bring fortune or grant wishes.

Including Gregory of Nin’s Big Toe, David Hume's Statue, Lincoln Tomb, and Hagia Sophia Wishing Column

From the historic birthplace of banoffi to a vending machine that spits out pecan pies.

Including Steve's Authentic Key Lime Pies, Pecan Pie Vending Machine, Ariston, and Our Lady of Lourdes French Meat Pie

From the art of spiders and glow of blue fireflies to bugs you can ride and insects you can eat.

Including Glowworm Tunnel, Insectropolis, Glowing Millipedes of Sequoia National Park , and The Harrell House Bug Museum

A tour of all things tennis, from famous rackets to hidden courts to wax figures.

Including Vanderbilt Tennis Club, Arthur Ashe's Tennis Racket, Federal Reserve Tennis Court, and Naulakha

Handy Guides to the World’s Most Curious Places