A travel guide maps the weird and wondrous

Off-the-beaten-track – and just plain offbeat, period – destinations are the theme of Atlas Obscura’s latest bucket list of curiosities. Highlighting spots like Antarctica’s Southern Pole of Inaccessibility (where few endure the -60°C temperatures) and the Waitomo Glowworm Caves of New Zealand (where thousands of bioluminescent larvae create strangely beautiful, starry strings of light), it serves up inspiration for intrepid and armchair explorers alike. ATLAS OBSCURA, THE SECOND EDITION: AN EXPLORER’S GUIDE TO THE WORLD’S HIDDEN WONDERS, $55 / 55 $, THOMASALLEN.CA