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The Secret Arts: Wax Carving

Wed, Aug 12
$10 per device
Learn about the world's rarest arts from the most curious craftspeople.
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A Find Dining Experience: Foraging Your Own Meal

Thu, Aug 13
$25 per device
A four part series exploring seasonal food from the land.
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Backstage with a Magician

Fri, Aug 14
$25 per device
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Accidental Discoveries: Archaeology

Fri, Aug 14
$7 per device
Dive into a rabbit hole of missed targets.
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Atlas Obscura Trivia Night

Fri, Aug 14
$7 per device
Gather your team and compete in a weekly contest of wits and educated-guessing.
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Dino 101

Fri, Aug 14
$7 per device
Who says dinosaurs are just for kids?
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Step-by-Step: Writing A Personal History

Sat, Aug 15
$75 per device
A 3-part workshop by historical journalist and author Hadley Meares.
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The Secret of Seattle's Disappearing Hill

Tue, Aug 18
$7 per device
A virtual walk through a Seattle land alteration project.
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Members Only: Tales From the Museum

Tue, Aug 18
Free
Museums might be closed, but their wonders are waiting to be discovered!
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Weird Homes Tour: The Gregangelo Museum

Tue, Aug 18
$10 per device
Step inside a one-of-a-kind artistic spectacle: The Gregangelo Museum.
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Our newest and most incredible trips.
wildlife & nature

Science After Dark: Spotting Squid in the Tides of Oahu

Hawaii
Jan 18–Jan 23, 2021
From $3,535 USD
Just beneath the waves off the Hawaiian coast, there are schools of tropical fish, flotillas of sea turtles, and squads of squid. We’re diving in to explore some of their secrets. 
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wildlife & nature

Wings & Wonders: Birds of New Zealand

New Zealand
Jan 31–Feb 10, 2021
From $5,360 USD
Explore the spectacular birdlife, biodiversity, and natural wonder of Aotearoa alongside seasoned conservationists.
history

Searching for Russia’s Northern Lights

Russia
Feb 21–Feb 28, 2021
From $3,830 USD
Bear witness to the ethereal glow of the Northern Lights, explore Arctic Russia, and see life in the Polar Circle up close.
art & culture

Shifting Tides: Art in New Orleans

New Orleans
Feb 24–Feb 28, 2021
From $2,440 USD
Get to know the art, history, and dynamic culture of New Orleans—and the people who bring it to life.
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food

A Rare Recipe From a Talented Chef Enslaved by a Founding Father

Despite James Hemings’s leading role in Jefferson’s kitchen, he’s credited with only a handful of recipes.
Natasha Frost August 6, 2020
fossils

Sold: A Famous Fossil-Hunter’s Letter That’s Totally Full of Crap

Mary Anning's correspondence helped kick off the study of coprolites.
Jessica Leigh Hester August 6, 2020
dinosaurs

For Sale: Dozens and Dozens of Enormous Animatronic Dinosaurs

Nothing adds prehistoric flair to a decorating scheme quite like a moving T. rex.
Jessica Leigh Hester August 5, 2020
gardens

When World War II Started, the U.S. Government Fought Against Victory Gardens

Home gardeners planted despite an initial federal policy of leaving farming to the professionals.
April White August 5, 2020
shipwrecks

For Sale: Shipwrecked Whisky That Spent Decades Underwater

Winning bidder take note: It is not safe to drink.
Matthew Taub August 5, 2020
photography

The Challenges and Delights of Photographing the Night Sky

It can take years to get the perfect shot.
Luna Shyr August 4, 2020
cold war

For Sale: A Cold War Bunker and Missile Silo in North Dakota

“It’s the ultimate in social distancing.”
Isaac Schultz August 4, 2020
film locations

These Strange Rock Formations Have Been a Filmmaking Hotspot for Over a Century

California's Alabama Hills have stood in for multiple states and countries, not to mention distant planets, alternate dimensions, and fantasy realms.
Tyler Malone August 3, 2020
museums

Plumbing the Secrets of the Archives of the Museum of Modern Art

From an Avenue of Fascism, to turtle soup, to a phantom photo of three important women having tea.
Andrew Russeth August 3, 2020
food

The Battle to Invent the Automatic Rice Cooker

The biggest names in Japanese technology vied to bring them to market.
Anne Ewbank July 31, 2020
geology

We Now Know Where Almost All of Stonehenge's Stones Came From

The main source for its largest megaliths is just a stone’s throw from the iconic site.
Isaac Schultz July 31, 2020
science

The Cambrian Creatures That Grew Up Over the Course of 28 Bodies

Trilobites slipped out of one exoskeleton and built another, over and over and over again.
Jessica Leigh Hester July 30, 2020
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