Outside
The 2026 Outside Days Delivered More than a Few Emotional Moments
Our features editor rocked out, laughed, and yeah, cried a bit during the four-day Outside Days and Outside Summit, held in Denver, Colorado
Outside
A Broken Ski Forced Simon Kearns to Pivot. He Still Smashed the Mount Rainier Speed Record.
Mountaineer Simon Kearns set a staggering new on-foot FKT on Mount Rainier, completing the 14.5-mile Paradise route in 3:43:52.
Outside
What to Do in and Around Denver While You’re Here for Outside Days
Explore the Mile High City before or after the festival for all kinds of outdoor adventure
Outside
Brothers of Brass Is One of the Most Influential Street Bands in Colorado
Playing a brass instrument in thin air requires serious lung capacity. Musician Armando Lopez from Brothers of Brass explains how the band tours around Denver and Colorado's ski resorts—oxygen cans included.
Atlas Obscura
In the Middle of Somewhere
Where are you? Two friends texted, separately, within an hour of each other. Western Nebraska, I said. So you're in the middle of nowhere, both of them wrote back. I really paused. I had flown into Denver and taken a nine-seater plane to Alliance: a tiny plane, a tiny airport, a tiny place. And just before the texts came in, I had been looking at the Atlas Obscura map and counted eight other pl…
Outside
9 of the Best Sustainable Hotels and Lodges in the World
From a new DarkSky Approved glamping retreat in Yosemite to a former seaweed camp-turned-nature lodge in Patagonia, here are hotels, lodges, and retreats where you can feel like your stay is doing good.
Condé Nast Traveler
In Denver, New Restaurants Honor a Long-Erased Chinatown
In downtown Denver, a hub for the Chinese American community dating back to the 1880s, the next generation of chefs are embracing their heritage.
Atlas Obscura
Obscura Day 2025: A Few Denver Gems
Obscura Day is an Atlas Obscura tradition where the whole team takes a day off to explore—whether it’s a nearby hidden gem or a distant, wondrous site. Check out the places our team visited. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sara Ewell (@saraewell) Sara Ewell, Chief Revenue Officer Each quarter, our company celebrates Obscura Day. It’s a day that we step away from our computers and e…