Thanks to the cyberspace , the world can sometimes seem awfully small . Google just about anything you require to know and instantaneously , you could have more information than you ever needed on any subject you desire . It ’s well-fixed to forget that there are still risky venture to be had , stories to be recount and undiscovered areas to discover . That ’s whereAtlas Obscuracomes in .
Joshua Foer and Dylan Thuras create what they call " the definitive guide and friendly spell - usher to the humankind ’s most wondrous places . " In short : they pass on out to the public — that means you guys , too!—to check about billet for inclusion body , places that " appeal to our horse sense of wonder and rarity . " They ’ve got tips for places all over the earth — includingBouvet Island in Antarctica , the so - called " lonesome place on earth , " andGraceland Too , the " nursing home of the Earth ’s fullest - time Elvis fanatical . "
Next Saturday ( April 28 ) , Atlas Obscura is hosting their annualinternational jubilation of strange shoes .
The first Obscura Day take place in 2010 , where masses from Australia , Belgium , France , London , Brooklyn and many other places explored their metropolis . ( Brooklynites explore the city ’s first subway tunnel ! ) Check out founder Dylan Thuras ' review . ( Spoiler : The domain ’s great treehouse is sport . )
In 2011 , friend of Obscura checked out Philadelphia ’s medical curiosity museum , underground spaces in Alcatraz and other seldom seen hot spots all over the domain .
And here ’s what you could look forth to this year . dawn here to see if there ’s something croak on near you . So get out there and do some exploring , _ flossers . And be sure to come back and tell us all about what you unwrap . ( peculiarly if you ’re in Kensington , Australia , andyou participate in the hands - on embalming academic term using a bull heart ! )
