Although the round was announced this week, SEC filings indicate that the majority of the capital was closed back in June. The home rental and accommodations booking giant-which also features a curated collection of experiences and recently launched a print and digital magazine of its own-led Atlas Obscura’s $20 million Series B round. Given the latter-mentioned aspects of Atlas Obscura business, it might not be a surprise that a travel company like Airbnb is interested in a partnership. Now led by former Slate journalist and editor David Plotz, the company’s offerings include its main travel and experience blog, a food-focused publication called Gastro Obscura, a series of “local experiences,” and guided group trips around the world. Founded in 2009, what started as a project by writer Josh Foer and documentarian Dylan Thuras to document, catalog, and map the lesser-traveled and obscure parts of the world has evolved into a full-fledged media and events company. There are lots of options off the beaten path, and at least one company has quite literally made a name for itself by mapping the more obscure places to visit in places around the world.Ītlas Obscura is not your parent’s travel guide. Where are you going to go after you’ve taken your selfie at Cloud Gate (aka “the bean”), ridden on the Ferris Wheel at Navy Pier, and eaten a Chicago-style hot dog replete with nuclear-green pickle relish and sport peppers? You could check out the International Museum of Surgical Science or the Busy Beaver Button Company, or take a spin down the 606 trail, or see the trading room of the old Chicago Stock Exchange, or take yourself and your smoked fish aficionado friends down to Calumet Fisheries. Though hardly a “fantastical” destination, Chicago is a lovely city that’s best experienced any time that isn’t the dead of winter, unless you’re into pain. It’s also how a lot of folks (your correspondent included) discover the experiences to fill the fantastical trips on an ever-growing bucket list. Reading travel sites is not just about a little escapist, vicarious living. For the rest of us, exploring the world from a big comfortable couch (or stolen moments at one’s desk at work) suffices.
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For those with the cash and professional flexibility to travel frequently and experience all that’s on offer, congratulations.
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Travel On The Obscure Sideĭespite itself, the world is a weird and wonderful place, full of nooks, crannies, hideaways, and local secrets just waiting to be explored.
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Freelance Writers: How To Pitch Crunchbase NewsĪirbnb led Atlas Obscura’s recently-announced Series B round, which netted the media and events company $20 million in fresh financing, and a new distribution partner for its curated experiences and guided group trips.
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