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Sky's The Limit Observatory, 29 Palms, Date TBD
34.0796, -116.0381
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Rogue Itineraries
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Rogue Hideouts
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Rogue Routes
A winter celebration of the rogue spirit.
EXTRAORDINARY & UNUSUAL ROAD TRIPS ACROSS AMERICA
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Rogue Itineraries
Take Your Own Rogue Route
Rogue Routes: The Road to Carhenge
11 Places
Rogue Routes: The Road to Pikes Peak
11 Places
Rogue Routes: The Road to Camp Colton
9 Places
Rogue Routes: The Road to Sky’s the Limit
9 Places
Rogue Routes: The Road to the Ice Castles
9 Places
Rogues Gallery
Unconventional People Who Tread Their Own Path
Mirai Nagasu: The Figure Skater With Triple the Guts
37.3705, 128.39
Jennifer Lee: The DJ Who Rediscovered Music After Brain Surgery
34.0522, 118.2437
Swoon: The Street Artist Whose Grit Graces Gallery Walls
40.6782, 73.9442
Ty Newcomb: The Photographer Turned Influencer
40.2583, 105.605
Jose Sarria: The Activist in Drag who Changed American Politics Forever
37.7838, 122.4145
Bessie Stringfield: The Motorcycle Queen of Miami
25.7617, 80.1918
Hisako Koyama: The Astronomer who Left Her Mark on the Sun
35.7163, 139.7765
Ada Blackjack: Queen of the Arctic Wild
71.2489, 179.9789
The Compton Cowboys: “Streets raised us. Horses saved us.”
33.8817, 118.2281
Event Lineup
Once-in-a-lifetime drive-in and livestream experiences.
Off-Road Mode
34.0796, -116.0381
GZA, Sudan Archives, Scott Bolton, Quintron's Weather Warlock and Nia Imara
Date
TBD
Sport Mode
38.5911, 104.6772
TOKiMONSTA, Miles Daisher, Eric Koston, Selema Masekela, Kate Courtney
Event Ended
Eco Mode
45.1704, 122.4315
Mary Lattimore, Julianna Barwick, Tré Burt
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Rogue Hideouts
Unusual Sites from Atlas Obscura
Carhenge
Alliance, Nebraska
42.1386, -102.8591
Ice Castles
Woodstock, New Hampshire
44.0344, -71.6988
Sun Tunnels
Wendover, Utah
41.3035, -113.8638
Bishop Castle
Rye, Colorado
38.0610, -105.0942
Rattlesnake Saloon
Tuscumbia, Alabama
34.6482, -87.9109
Mueller SunFlowers
Austin, Texas
30.3066, -97.7127
Horsetail Fall's Firefall
Yosemite National Park, California
37.7291, -119.6285
Elijah Bond's Ouija Board Grave
Baltimore, Maryland
39.3104, -76.6067
Fly Geyser
Gerlach, Nevada
40.8594, -119.3319
Sky's The Limit Observatory
Twentynine Palms, California
34.0796, -116.0360
Rogue Stories
More Stories to Inspire from Atlas Obscura
The Weird, Dangerous, Isolated Life of the Saturation Diver
One of the world's most hazardous jobs is known for its intense pressure.
25.3043, 90.0659
The Snorkeling Grannies of New Caledonia
They're senior citizens turned citizen scientists. And their work is changing marine biology, one sea snake at a time.
20.9043, 165.618
Minnesota's 'Root Beer Lady' Lived Alone in a Million-Acre Wilderness
The "loneliest woman in America" brewed root beer for thousands of visitors.
47.8738, -92.3593
These French Falconers Are a Family Act
Their diverse, globetrotting work is equal parts science and spectacle.
42.8708, 2.5554
Can America’s Premier Lightning Lab Revive Its Renegade Spirit?
“We want to continue triggering lightning. We’re in no way done with that.”
33.9753, -107.1819
Mexico's All-Female Mariachi Bands Are Shaking Up Tradition
The genre is moving beyond its machismo-fueled roots.
20.6243, 103.3212
In São Tomé, a Pop Star Helps Keep Sea Turtles Off the Dinner Table
A hit single is benefiting an endangered species.
0.1864, 6.6131
The Cherokee Chefs Bringing Back North America’s Lost Cuisine
Researching traditional foods led them to the revelations of an archaeological dig in Kentucky.
36.1588, -95.9921
Remembering When Women Ruled a Wild West Town
In 1920 the "bad-man rendezvous" of Jackson, Wyoming, elected an all-female government. Will it be another hundred years till that happens again?
43.4799, 110.7624
Meet the United States’s Only Female Lighthouse Keeper
Sally Snowman belongs to a tradition of freedom, loneliness, and pride.
42.3279, 70.8902
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