Ground News

See the Full Picture.

Atlas Obscura image

News from Atlas Obscura

Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from Atlas Obscura. Compare headlines and media bias behind news outlets on stories breaking today.

Ground News has come across 221 headlines reported on by Atlas Obscura during the past 3 months.

We’ve assigned a media bias rating of Center to Atlas Obscura. You can read more about our methodology here.

We’ve assigned a rating of Very High factuality to Atlas Obscura. You can read more about how we’ve determined Atlas Obscura’s credibility and reliability as a news source here: https://ground.news/rating-system.

Information about Atlas Obscura

Where is Atlas Obscura located?Atlas Obscura's Website Atlas Obscura's Twitter

Media Bias Ratings

Average Bias Rating:

Center

Center

byAd Fontes Media

Center

byMedia Bias/Fact Check

Do you diasgree?

Edit bias

Learn more about Media Bias Ratings.

Factuality

Learn more about Factuality Ratings

Reveal Factuality Ratings by upgrading to a Premium account.

Tap Upgrade to explore subscription options to meet all your reading needs.

Ownership

Learn more about Ownership categories

Reveal Ownership Data by upgrading to a Vantage account.

Tap Upgrade to explore subscription options to meet all your reading needs.

Top Atlas Obscura News

Three Mile Island Historical Marker

Cannon Falls · Cannon Falls

Three Mile Island Historical Marker

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Early on the morning of March 28, 1979, a series of failures at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant led to a partial meltdown that released radioactive gases and radioactive iodine into the atmosphere. The accident began with failures in the non-nuclear secondary system, followed by a pilot-operated relief valve that was stuck in the open position, which resulted in large amounts of water escaping from the pressurized isolated coolant loop…See the Story

East Van Vodville Cinema

Vancouver, British Columbia · Vancouver

East Van Vodville Cinema

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

The East Van Vodville might be easy to miss if you’re not looking for it: a small, unassuming window is embedded into the boarded-up facade of an otherwise plain building. Visitors can peer through the little windows, as though they have snuck into the theater, where they will be greeted by a methodically crafted 1:55 scale model of Vancouver's now-demolished First Pantages Theatre. The little theater comes to life when visitors press the start …Read Article

The Oswego Furnace and Salamanders

Oregon, United States · Oregon

The Oswego Furnace and Salamanders

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

At the site of the first iron furnace on the west coast, the Oswego Furnace, lie some relics known as “salamanders.” These plugs of pig iron once threatened to clog up the works of the iron foundry and had to be removed with great effort. Named after a mythical amphibian that rose from fire, the salamanders now squat amongst the manicured grasses in a quaint historical park along the Willamette River. The park is also home to the preserved origi…Read Article

Kiel’s Old Waste Incineration Plant

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

In a suburban area on the edge of Kiel, northern Germany, lies a hidden, disused waste incinerator that was abandoned in the late 1980s. This site quietly draws the curious and creative—urban explorers and graffiti artists frequent the location where factory ruins and encroaching vegetation intertwine. When the incinerator was still operational decades ago, neighbors reported strange odors. Public outrage erupted after toxic chemicals were found…Kiel, Germany · Kiel Read Article

National Military Museum of Egypt

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

The hordes of visitors thronging the Citadel of Salah al-Din come for the medieval fortifications, historic mosques, and panoramic views over Cairo. Few tourists visitors think to enter the National Military Museum tucked away in a rose-pink building at the edge of the site. But those who do are rewarded by a head-spinning mélange of baroque architecture, military oddities, and totalitarian paintings. The former royal palace that houses the Nati…Cairo, Egypt · Cairo Read Article

Which Places With Bad Raps Are Actually Worth Visiting?

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. Dylan Thuras: Hi, Lulu. Hello! Lulu Miller: Hey, Dylan! How’s it going? Dylan: It’s good. I am very excited to have you joining the show for this week. Lulu: I’m so very excited to be here. Dylan: Yeah, I’m a fan. Lulu does amazing work. For people who don’t know who you are or what you do, maybe you can just introduce yourself. Lulu: Sure. I am one of the co-hosts of R…Spotify · Sacramento Read Article

Saving the Sea Cows of Vanuatu

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Encountering a dugong in the ocean is something you won’t soon forget. These large aquatic cousins of the manatee have fluked tails, thought to be the origin of mermaid lore, and downturned mouths that give the illusion of a perpetual sly smile. Dugongs are herbivore mammals with a taste for seagrass, their main food source. They are most often observed munching in underwater seagrass meadows, devouring not just the leaves but the entire root. I…Vanuatu · Vanuatu Read Article

Sip whiskey in this former hydroelectric plant

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Constructed in the early 20th century near the southwest end of the Tennessee River Gorge, the Hales Bar Dam was the first main-river, multipurpose dam built on the Tennessee River, and one of the earliest major dams to be constructed across a navigable channel in the United States. Today its historic powerhouse is one of the few vestiges of this mishap-plagued engineering feat. In 1904, Chattanooga engineer Josephus “Jo” Conn Guild, Sr., made …Chattanooga · Chattanooga Read Article

Naval Air Station Richmond

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Hidden just inside the railroad boxcar in the gift shop for the Gold Coast Railroad Museum is an exhibit on the history of the Naval Air Station Richmond and the three enormous airship hangars that operated from 1942 through 1945. A huge World War II base spanning more than 2,000 acres, the Naval Air Station Richmond was built to defend the southern coastline of the United States. Unfortunately, a 1945 hurricane and fire destroyed the hangars. T…Richmond, United States · Richmond Read Article

This New Plant Genus Was Discovered on a Hike Through Big Bend

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. Dylan Thuras: Hey, everybody. It is the first week of June. It means Memorial Day is behind us. I think that means it is truly, for real, it is summer. Summer is here. For many of us in the U.S., myself included, summer is the season of the national park. National parks in America are in some ways a relatively new idea. The oldest national park, Yellowstone, was protect…Spotify · Texas Read Article

The London Museum of Water & Steam

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Nestled in Brentford, just down the road from Kew Bridge, the London Museum of Water & Steam shares the history of the development of water and sewage works in London. The museum itself occupies the Old Kew Bridge Waterworks, built in 1838 to supply piped water to a number of West London neighborhoods. As visitors wind through the exhibits, they view a variety of water and sewer artifacts dating back to the Roman era. One part of the museum take…London, England · London Read Article

Breaking News Topics Related to Atlas Obscura