Umit & Son is a man's lifelong passion project based on his love of cinema, especially movies shot and projected on 16mm film. Practically speaking, you can come here to purchase VHS tapes, vinyl records, film cameras, and get various film-related digitization services. There is also a small  15-seat screening room in the back of the store which...

It was a sunny autumn day in Danvers, Massachusetts on Oct. 10, 2011—perfect for some fall fun. Taking advantage of the good weather, a family of four ventured into a headless horseman-themed corn maze at Connors Farm. Things quickly unraveled. As the sun set and the maze closed for the evening, members of the family, which included a five-year-old...

Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we head to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, the Mini Golf Capital of the World. We explore the vibrant and eccentric world of mini-golf, showcasing its extravagant courses that feature everything from pirate ships...

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building in Shinjuku is the canvas for a spectacular projection mapping display known as "Tokyo Night & Light." At 13,904 square meters, Tokyo Night & Light projections cover the 48-story building from its fourth to its 32nd floor. The nightly light show received the Guinness World Record as the largest permanent...

Enter Pa Mai, a rustic eatery in landlocked Phuket Town, and before anything else, you’ll be presented with a stainless steel plate of thin, round, gleaming white rice noodles known as khanom jiin. Cheap, infinitely customizable and, perhaps most importantly for southern Thais, spicy, it’s one of the most beloved dishes in the south. More a style...

This article is adapted from the October 5, 2024, edition of Gastro Obscura’s Favorite Things newsletter. You can sign up here. Where I live in California, it’s been an unseasonably warm fall. While cafés and grocery stores are going full-speed ahead with all things autumn, no one I know is running to get a pumpkin spice latte yet, considering...