Atlas ObscuraNov 13, 2024
In North America's largest medieval-style town, it’s not just architecture that needs some 21st-century renovation.#architecture #preservation #sexism #racism #plague #fantasy #fantasylocations #medieval #section-Articles
Racism and Sexism Claims Shake a Modern Fantasy Village
Racism and Sexism Claims Shake a Modern Fantasy Village

In North America's largest medieval-style town, it’s not just architecture that needs some 21st-century renovation.

Atlas Obscura
Atlas ObscuraAug 13, 2024

What's on the Menu in Your Fantasy World?

Meet three worldbuilders who bring their magical settings to life through food.#writing #artists #imaginaryworld #food #fantasylocations #fantasy #section-Articles
What's on the Menu in Your Fantasy World?

What's on the Menu in Your Fantasy World?

Meet three worldbuilders who bring their magical settings to life through food.

Atlas Obscura
Atlas ObscuraFeb 16, 2024
For Hundreds of Years, People Thought California Was an Island#colonialism #exploration #cartography #islands #fantasylocations #strangemaps #section-Articles
For Hundreds of Years, People Thought California Was an Island
For Hundreds of Years, People Thought California Was an Island

Dozens of maps show cartography's most persistent mistake.

Atlas Obscura
Atlas ObscuraOct 9, 2023
Unearthing the real-life places and events that inspired fantasy writer J.R.R. Tolkien.#fantasylocations #fantasy #literature #tolkien #podcast #section-Articles
Podcast: Tolkien Takes Us Places
Podcast: Tolkien Takes Us Places

Unearthing the real-life places and events that inspired fantasy writer J.R.R. Tolkien.

Atlas Obscura
Atlas ObscuraSep 15, 2023
Much of Asia seems to be riddled onto the Lord of the Rings map of Middle Earth.#fantasylocations #tolkien #maps #strangemaps #section-Articles
Is Mordor Based on the Himalayas?
Is Mordor Based on the Himalayas?

Much of Asia seems to be riddled onto the Lord of the Rings map of Middle Earth.

Atlas Obscura
Atlas ObscuraAug 16, 2023

Tiské Stěny in Tisá, Czechia

Towering sandstone rock formations where 'The Chronicles of Narnia' was filmed.#children #childrensliterature #rocks #rockformations #hiking #trails #parks #naturalwonders #nature #books #fantasylocations #fantasy #filmlocations #section-Atlas
Tiské Stěny

Tiské Stěny

Towering sandstone rock formations where 'The Chronicles of Narnia' was filmed.

Atlas Obscura
Atlas ObscuraJun 19, 2023

On Wyoming's Casper Mountain, the Crimson Dawn Witches Appear Every Midsummer's Eve

Nearly a century ago, writer and artist Neal Forsling's magical tales began a local legacy that celebrates family, nature, and imagination.
On Wyoming's Casper Mountain, the Crimson Dawn Witches Appear Every Midsummer's Eve

On Wyoming's Casper Mountain, the Crimson Dawn Witches Appear Every Midsummer's Eve

Nearly a century ago, writer and artist Neal Forsling's magical tales began a local legacy that celebrates family, nature, and imagination.

Atlas Obscura