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Weird Homes Tour: Ghosts in the Machines

Tue, May 18
$12 per device
Step inside Brandon Hodge's home and Mysterious Planchette archive.
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Monster of the Month with Colin Dickey: Lake Monsters

Thu, May 20
$12 per device
Explore the world's greatest monsters, myths, and legends with paranormal author and cultural historian, Colin Dickey!
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Depicting Lockpicking in Popular Media With Schuyler Towne

Starts Thu, May 20
$65 per person
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Atlas Obscura Trivia Night

Fri, May 21
$7 per person
Gather your team and compete in a weekly contest of wits and educated-guessing.
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Dino 101

Fri, May 21
$10 per device
Who says dinosaurs are just for kids?
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Sculpting Mammals With Adam Matano

Starts Sun, May 23
$90 per person
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Making Scents: Experimental Perfumery With Saskia Wilson-Brown

Starts Mon, May 24
$205 per person
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Radical Spirits: How the Occult Shaped Progressive Politics

Tue, May 25
$12 per device
Join PEN Award-winning historian and occult scholar Mitch Horowitz as he explores the spiritual roots of radical politics.
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Nina Nightingale's Charm School: Needle Felting

Tue, May 25
$15 per device
Join curiosity artist Nina Nightingale for an evening of crafting, history, and impolite discourse.
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history & culture

Legends and Lore of Dartmoor, England

England
Sep 26–30, 2021
From $2,925 USD
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wildlife & nature

Chiloé & the Fjords of Northern Patagonia

Chile
Dec 4–13, 2021
From $4,230 USD
Encounter an archipelago woven with ancient myths and breathtaking scenery.
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Pyramids and Petroglyphs of Sudan

Sudan
Mar 22–Apr 1, 2022
From $5,680 USD
Journey along the Nile, across the Sudanese desert, and discover the pyramids and archaeological treasures of ancient civilizations.
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culinary adventures

The Culinary Crossroads of Marseille

Marseille
Jun 6–12, 2022
From $5,130 USD
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underwater

Podcast: Basilica Cistern

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team May 13, 2021
farms

These Farmers Want You to Drink Your Hops and Eat Them Too

Trashed in the U.S., hop shoots are treasure in parts of Europe.
Catie Joyce-Bulay May 12, 2021
cemeteries

The Unfortunately Action-Packed Afterlife of a California Grave-Robbery Victim

Nearly 140 years after being snatched, almost dissected, and eventually reburied, Clara Loeper may finally get a headstone.
Erika Mailman May 12, 2021
temples

This Master Builder's Family Has Restored Temples for 38 Generations

The tradition of building and preserving the sacred spaces is both art and science for the <em>sthapati</em> lineage.
Kalpana Sunder May 12, 2021
museums

Podcast: National Museum of Health and Medicine

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team May 12, 2021
caves

The Adventurous Quest to Capture Remote Buddhist Caves in the 1940s

Innovative photographers James and Lucy Lo created a time capsule of a sacred space at a vulnerable time.
Winnie Lee May 11, 2021
architecture

The Khmer Rouge Survivor Who Recruited the World’s Most Famous Architect

The Sleuk Rith Institute, designed by the late Zaha Hadid, will offer a different view of memory and justice.
Amos Zeeberg May 11, 2021
space exploration

Iceland's Famed 'Lunar Landscape' Is Turning Purple

Pretty Alaskan lupine is changing the look of the country, and feelings about it are strong.
Egill Bjarnason May 11, 2021
art

Podcast: Mike the Headless Chicken

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team May 11, 2021
science

For Sale: A $1 Million Bottle of Bordeaux Aged in Space

After 14 months on the ISS, the vintage Petrus could be yours.
Luke Fater May 10, 2021
science

Can Wonky Cell Signals Help Track Wildfire Smoke?

A hazy atmosphere makes data ricochet all over the place. Now scientists think they can use that signal to better predict dangerously smoky air.
Matt Simon May 10, 2021
music

118 Years Later, Japan's Earliest Sound Recordings Still Resonate

Sessions in a Tokyo hotel room with a sound engineering pioneer captured a nation in transition.
Anton Spice May 10, 2021
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