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‘The river becomes an otherworldly bayou’: five of the best paddleboard and kayak adventures in the UK | Canoeing and kayaking holidays

Make this the summer you get back out on the water, with fish plopping beneath you, bulrushes shimmying and kingfishers darting by. Even if you don’t have your own...

Obscura Day Summer 2025: Southern Cemetery, Manchester

Obscura Day is an Atlas Obscura tradition where the whole team takes a day off to explore—whether...

‘Sipping a pint while trout splashed in the river on a perfect summer’s day’: readers’ favourite UK waterside pubs | Travel

During last month’s heatwave I was lucky to cool off at an outside table at the Mayfly on the River Test near Stockbridge. Sipping a refreshing pint while leaping...

Obscura Day Summer 2025: Uncle Tim’s Bridge

Obscura Day is an Atlas Obscura tradition where the whole team takes a day off to...

The joy of railways is shared by millions | Heritage

Although a not a full-on Thomas the Tank Engine fan, I have for 65 years been an out-there and unashamed enthusiast for anything running on rails (‘Thomas the Tank Engine...

The Rothko Chapel and Grmeč Monument to the Revolution Illustrate the Power of Brutalism

Diana Hubbell: Whether or not you saw the movie The Brutalist, you’ve probably heard a lot about...

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Pony Express Monument – Atlas Obscura

One hundred-and-fifty-plus years ago, Pony Express riders galloped across eight...