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Biosphere 2: How Volunteers Survived for 2 Years in an Airtight Habitat
What could possibly go wrong?
Strange places, unforgettable stories, and road-trip ideas from licensed Atlas Obscura picks, all gathered into one bilingual guide.

What could possibly go wrong?

As Lake Powell's water levels continue to drop, a stunning landscape resurfaces—along with questions about the future of the Colorado River and those who depend on it.

Brantley Baird’s Rock Art Ranch offers tours of canyon-wall petroglyphs and a stunning collection of ancient pottery.

In Arizona, the country’s most diverse desert teems with kaleidoscopic spring flowers, charming desert tortoises, and the famous saguaro cactus.

Orange, yellow, and purple petals blanket the southwestern United States.

Kristina Wong uses comedy to address inequality in the food system.