A nice, leisurely walk in nature, surrounded by the beautiful scenery of animals, flowers, trees, mountains, streams, and more; is there any simple pleasure in life more remarkable than a hike? How ...

Blurry eyed and still half asleep, I heat up some water and stand impatiently waiting for it to come to a boil. I’m up early, much earlier than usual and honestly…I didn’t even knew the sun came up at ...

The Chess Pavilion, one of the many structures on the way up Mount Hua. Photo: Alessandro Vernet Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world's hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook, Tumblr, or ...