Atlas Obscura
Type of site | Travel and Exploration |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Founder(s) | Joshua Foer Dylan Thuras |
| CEO | Warren Webster |
| URL | www |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | 2009 |
| Launched | 2009 |
| OCLC number | 960889351 |
Atlas Obscura is an American-based travel and exploration company. It was founded in 2009 by author Joshua Foer and documentary filmmaker/author Dylan Thuras. It catalogs unusual and obscure travel destinations via professional and user-generated content, operates group trips to destinations around the world, produces a daily podcast, as well as books, TV and film. The brand covers a number of topics including history, science, food, and obscure places.