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Accidental Discoveries

Fri, Mar 5
$10 per device
Join Dr. Kelly Reidy as she digs into history's most surprising (and oddly productive) mishaps, accidents, and blunders.
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Atlas Obscura Trivia Night

Fri, Mar 5
$7 per person
Gather your team and compete in a weekly contest of wits and educated-guessing.
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Dino 101

Fri, Mar 5
$10 per device
Who says dinosaurs are just for kids?
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Sunday Sabor: Medieval Catalan Cooking

Sun, Mar 7
$25 per device
Join Barcelona local Hannah on a historical journey through the culinary traditions of medieval Catalonia
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Quilting Culture & Practice With Aaron Sanders Head

Starts Sun, Mar 7
$240 per person
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Cartooning Folklore & Family History With Zawadi Noël

Starts Mon, Mar 8
$240 per person
In this six-week workshop, you’ll learn the elements of cartooning while crafting a visual narrative born from family history and lore.
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Adventures In Digital Archives

Mon, Mar 8
$12 per device
Join Atlas Obscura as we take a deep dive into some of the digital world's most incredible, curious, and surprising online collections!
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A Bat's Life w/ Dr. Laura Kloepper: Cave Life

Wed, Mar 10
$15 per device
Join one of the nation's leading bat experts as she sheds some light on the hidden, surprising, often misunderstood world of flying mammals!
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The Secret Arts

Thu, Mar 11
$15 per device
Learn about the world's rarest arts from the most curious craftspeople. Enter the world of the Secret Arts!
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Tales From the Museum w/ Kylie & Zak: The International Museum of Surgical Science

Thu, Mar 11
$15 per device
The museums might be closed, but their wonders are still waiting to be discovered!
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hidden cities

City of Secrets: Underground in Los Angeles

Los Angeles
Apr 30–May 2, 2021
From $830 USD
On this an insider’s journey into the City of Angeles, we'll discover the murals and art of the famous Arts district with a resident artist, clink glasses at an underground speakeasy, and hike through hidden ruins with a suspicious past, all in pursuit of the less angelic side of the City of Angels.
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hidden cities

City of Blooms: Floriculture in Paris

Paris
Jun 18–20, 2021
From $1,230 USD
Join Atlas Obscura and Tastemade for a journey through the botanical side of Paris, from hidden flower farms to one of France's oldest fragrance houses.
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wildlife & nature

Rewilding: Tracking Wolves in the Forests of Sweden

Sweden
Jul 5–11, 2021
From $3,100 USD
Explore Sweden’s boreal forests by day and hear the howling of wild wolves by night.
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wildlife & nature

Swim with the Singing Whales of Tonga

Tonga
Sep 2–9, 2021
From $6,330 USD
Accompanied by conservation experts, you’ll spend five full days swimming alongside humpback whales as their song fills the ocean.
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At This Portuguese Bakery, the Recipes Were Written by Nuns Centuries Ago

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insects

Why an English Manor Is Deploying Parasitic Wasps and Moth Pheromones

Conservators are trying to protect historic treasures—but it's all more subdued than it sounds.
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10 Places to Remember the Impact of the Civil Rights Movement

Despite threats of violence, Black Americans have never detoured from the road to equality.
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food

To Earn His Crown, Germany's Tofu King Had to Overcome Sausage and the Slammer

The country once arrested purveyors of meat alternatives.
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food

Inside the Gently Competitive World of Giant Vegetable Growing

Great Britain's greatest green thumbs break records every year.
Luke Fater February 24, 2021
snakes

Meet the King Cobra Rescue Team That Saves Both People and Snakes

A research station in India is on call 24/7 to aid wayward reptiles in need.
Mahima A. Jain February 24, 2021
paintings

The Artist Who Celebrates Bavaria's Rural Heritage With Elegant Cow-Dung Paintings

Werner Härtl says the unusual medium has "a life of its own."
Jackie Guigui-Stolberg February 24, 2021
deserts

How an Arizonan Company Turns Cacti Into Candy

Prickly pear gummies are a taste of the Sonoran Desert.
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dogs

Can the Mighty Bankhar Dogs of Mongolia Save the Steppe?

These ancient guardians of the traditional nomadic way of life are making a comeback.
Shoshi Parks February 23, 2021
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