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Atlas Obscura Scraper

Extract unusual travel destinations, hidden gems, and curated experiences from Atlas Obscura discovery platform. Powered by spider-browser .

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atlasobscura.com target
99.5% success rate
~4ms latency
Quick Start

Extract data in minutes

atlas-obscura-scraper.ts
import { SpiderBrowser } from "spider-browser";

const spider = new SpiderBrowser({
  apiKey: process.env.SPIDER_API_KEY!,
  stealth: 2,
});

await spider.connect();
const page = spider.page!;
await page.goto("https://www.atlasobscura.com/things-to-do/japan");
await page.content(10000);

const data = await page.evaluate(`(() => {
  const places = [];
  document.querySelectorAll(".index-card").forEach(el => {
    const name = el.querySelector(".index-card-title")?.textContent?.trim();
    const location = el.querySelector(".index-card-location")?.textContent?.trim();
    const description = el.querySelector(".index-card-description")?.textContent?.trim();
    const category = el.querySelector(".index-card-category")?.textContent?.trim();
    if (name) places.push({ name, location, description, category });
  });
  return JSON.stringify({ total: places.length, places: places.slice(0, 10) });
})()`);

console.log(JSON.parse(data));
await spider.close();
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Fetch API

Structured data endpoint

Extract structured JSON from atlasobscura.com with a single POST request. AI-configured selectors, cached for fast repeat calls.

POST /fetch/atlasobscura.com/
Place nameLocationDescriptionCategoryCoordinatesAdded by
curl
curl -X POST https://api.spider.cloud/fetch/atlasobscura.com/ \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"return_format": "json"}'
Python
import requests

resp = requests.post(
    "https://api.spider.cloud/fetch/atlasobscura.com/",
    headers={
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    json={"return_format": "json"},
)
print(resp.json())
Node.js
const resp = await fetch("https://api.spider.cloud/fetch/atlasobscura.com/", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({ return_format: "json" }),
});
const data = await resp.json();
console.log(data);
Extraction

Data you can extract

Place nameLocationDescriptionCategoryCoordinatesAdded byVisit count
Pricing

Dynamic rate capture

Session-aware scraping captures pricing on atlasobscura.com that changes per visitor.

Rendering

Complex SPA handling

Full browser rendering for React/Next.js booking interfaces and search results.

Scale

Destination coverage

Scrape listings across thousands of destinations and date ranges concurrently.

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