Atlas Obscura-esque books

1.
The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design
The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design 4.03 avg rating — 7,320 ratings
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Accidentally Wes Anderson
Accidentally Wes Anderson 4.33 avg rating — 2,271 ratings
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Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places
Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places 3.74 avg rating — 9,983 ratings
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The New England Grimpendium
The New England Grimpendium 3.77 avg rating — 191 ratings
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The New York Grimpendium: A Guide to Macabre and Ghastly Sites in New York State
The New York Grimpendium: A Guide to Macabre and Ghastly Sites in New York State 3.94 avg rating — 84 ratings
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The United States of Cryptids: A Tour of American Myths and Monsters
The United States of Cryptids: A Tour of American Myths and Monsters 3.88 avg rating — 2,436 ratings
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A Season with the Witch: The Magic and Mayhem of Halloween in Salem, Massachusetts
A Season with the Witch: The Magic and Mayhem of Halloween in Salem, Massachusetts 3.91 avg rating — 1,062 ratings
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Assassination Vacation
Assassination Vacation 3.93 avg rating — 47,006 ratings
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Lafayette in the Somewhat United States
Lafayette in the Somewhat United States 3.84 avg rating — 16,966 ratings
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Enchanted New York: A Journey along Broadway through Manhattan's Magical Past
Enchanted New York: A Journey along Broadway through Manhattan's Magical Past 3.36 avg rating — 36 ratings
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The Hellebore Guide to Occult Britain
The Hellebore Guide to Occult Britain 4.28 avg rating — 109 ratings
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The Bowery Boys: Adventures in Old New York: An Unconventional Exploration of Manhattan's Historic Neighborhoods, Secret Spots and Colorful Characters
The Bowery Boys: Adventures in Old New York: An Unconventional Exploration of Manhattan's Historic Neighborhoods, Secret Spots and Colorful Characters 4.44 avg rating — 299 ratings
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Networks of New York: An Illustrated Field Guide to Urban Internet Infrastructure
Networks of New York: An Illustrated Field Guide to Urban Internet Infrastructure 3.81 avg rating — 227 ratings
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Tubes: A Journey to the Center of the Internet
Tubes: A Journey to the Center of the Internet 3.51 avg rating — 3,855 ratings
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Stories in Stone New York: A Field Guide to New York City Area Cemeteries & Their Residents
Stories in Stone New York: A Field Guide to New York City Area Cemeteries & Their Residents 4.25 avg rating — 36 ratings
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Stories in Stone Paris
Stories in Stone Paris 4.21 avg rating — 29 ratings
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Stories in Stone: A Field Guide to Cemetery Symbolism and Iconography
Stories in Stone: A Field Guide to Cemetery Symbolism and Iconography 4.14 avg rating — 821 ratings
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Jane Was Here: An Illustrated Guide to Jane Austen's England
Jane Was Here: An Illustrated Guide to Jane Austen's England 4.20 avg rating — 584 ratings
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The New York Times: Footsteps: From Ferrante's Naples to Hammett's San Francisco, Literary Pilgrimages Around the World
The New York Times: Footsteps: From Ferrante's Naples to Hammett's San Francisco, Literary Pilgrimages Around the World 3.70 avg rating — 430 ratings
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Art Hiding in New York: An Illustrated Guide to the City's Secret Masterpieces
Art Hiding in New York: An Illustrated Guide to the City's Secret Masterpieces 4.31 avg rating — 129 ratings
21.
Forgotten New York: Views of a Lost Metropolis
Forgotten New York: Views of a Lost Metropolis 4.16 avg rating — 247 ratings
22.
A Booklover's Guide to New York
A Booklover's Guide to New York 4.27 avg rating — 190 ratings
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Names of New York: Discovering the City's Past, Present, and Future Through Its Place-Names
Names of New York: Discovering the City's Past, Present, and Future Through Its Place-Names 3.62 avg rating — 289 ratings
24.
The New York Nobody Knows: Walking 6,000 Miles in the City
The New York Nobody Knows: Walking 6,000 Miles in the City 3.29 avg rating — 689 ratings
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The Manhattan Nobody Knows An Urban Walking Guide
The Manhattan Nobody Knows An Urban Walking Guide 3.82 avg rating — 50 ratings
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The Brooklyn Nobody Knows: An Urban Walking Guide
The Brooklyn Nobody Knows: An Urban Walking Guide 3.70 avg rating — 77 ratings
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The Queens Nobody Knows: An Urban Walking Guide
The Queens Nobody Knows: An Urban Walking Guide 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings
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25 Toronto Transit Secrets
25 Toronto Transit Secrets 4.29 avg rating — 17 ratings
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50 Toronto Hidden Gems & Curiosities
50 Toronto Hidden Gems & Curiosities really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings
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This is Portland: The City You've Heard You Should Like (Real World Book 64)
This is Portland: The City You've Heard You Should Like (Real World Book 64) 3.95 avg rating — 444 ratings
31.
Zinester's Guide to Portland: A Low/No Budget Guide to Living In and Visiting Portland, OR
Zinester's Guide to Portland: A Low/No Budget Guide to Living In and Visiting Portland, OR 4.03 avg rating — 116 ratings
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Republic of Detours: How the New Deal Paid Broke Writers to Rediscover America
Republic of Detours: How the New Deal Paid Broke Writers to Rediscover America 3.71 avg rating — 184 ratings
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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants 4.52 avg rating — 158,443 ratings
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Summer Kitchens: Recipes and Reminiscences from Every Corner of Ukraine
Summer Kitchens: Recipes and Reminiscences from Every Corner of Ukraine 4.53 avg rating — 278 ratings
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The Boiling River: Adventure and Discovery in the Amazon (TED Books)
The Boiling River: Adventure and Discovery in the Amazon (TED Books) 3.99 avg rating — 640 ratings
36.
How Iceland Changed the World: The Big History of a Small Island
How Iceland Changed the World: The Big History of a Small Island 4.09 avg rating — 4,179 ratings
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The Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal About Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power
The Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal About Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power 4.07 avg rating — 8,673 ratings