South Africa's Mthatha Airport is up for a name change. According to City Press, the airport's Aviation Board is considering renaming it for former president...

This museum on a college campus pays tribute to the Arctic and to two explorer alumni.

A version of this story originally appeared on Muckrock.com.

A million and a half tons of earth were used to create one of the world's largest land sculptures.

The making, restoring, and repairing of clocks is an endangered trade, still held somewhat captive by an old boy’s club. But 31-year-old Lili von Baeyer is...

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

For Utopia Week at Atlas Obscura, we’ve compiled a list of upcoming themed events taking place around the country. From touring a historic fairy tale village...

An oversized, oddly designed pedestrian overpass has drawn comparisons to a commode for pachyderms.