Travel with Rick Steves · Saturday, August 15, 2026
Dylan Thuras and Ella Morton of Atlas Obscura aim to inspire more than just wanderlust; they want to spark "wonderlust" by highlighting hidden wonders and encouraging people to find the extraordinary in the ordinary. They emphasize that these remarkable places are often found close to home.
“You wrote, it's to inspire wonderlust as much as wanderlust. What do you mean by this?”
“I think what we're trying to do here is not just create sort of like a bucket list.”
“And as you look through this and get a sense of how common, it's kind of incredible hidden stories are.”
“The hope is you start to kind of explore the world in that way.”