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Accidental Discoveries

Fri, May 7
$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, May 7
$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 7
$10 per device
Who says dinosaurs are just for kids?
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Dismantling Coloniality in Travel Writing With Bani Amor

Starts Sun, May 9
$215 per person
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Making History Soar: Secrets of Historic Aircraft Restoration LIVE!

Tue, May 11
$20 per device
Join the Intrepid Museum's Aircraft Restoration Team for a special behind-the-scenes tour through the art of aircraft repair.
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How to Make a Museum: Creating Exhibitions With Alexis Hyde

Starts Tue, May 11
$205 per person
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How to Make a Murder: Writing Your Own Murder Mystery Party With Abi Inman

Starts Wed, May 12
$90 per device
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A Bat's Life w/ Dr. Laura Kloepper: Life On The Edge

Wed, May 12
$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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A Lockpicking Practicum With Schuyler Towne

Starts Thu, May 13
$265 per person
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The Art of Ikebana With Asae Takahashi of HANADOJO

Starts Thu, May 13
$230 per person
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Art & Evolution: Drawing Animals w/ Megan McGrath

Thu, May 13
$15 per device
Learn to draw the natural world from the inside out, along with animal scientist and artist, Megan McGrath!
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Museum Insiders w/ Kylie & Zak: National Museum of Women in the Arts

Thu, May 13
$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 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

Walking & Wine in Tasmania’s Freycinet National Park

Australia
Sep 28–30, 2021
From $1,730 USD
Wind your way through Freycinet National Park and Maria Island, experiencing the wildlife, locally sourced foods, and the breathtaking beauty of Wineglass Bay.
seaside

Greenland and Wild Labrador: Expedition Cruise

Greenland
Sep 24–Oct 9, 2022
From $9,395 USD
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science

Argentine Beaches Are Sometimes Speckled With Giant, Pearly Orbs

And that's bad news for the snails that produced them.
Jessica Leigh Hester May 3, 2021
food

Cook Your Way Through Regional Indian Recipes With This Online Archive

A student project is digitizing the subcontinent's community cookbooks.
Sharanya Deepak May 3, 2021
outsider art

Podcast: The Institute of Illegal Images

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team May 3, 2021
mines

In the Andes, Bright Colors Tell the Dark Story of a Dying Lake

Bolivia's Lake Uru Uru faces an uncertain future: a growing city, toxic runoff, and drought worsened by climate change.
Gemma Tarlach May 3, 2021
festivals

Why 18th-Century Scots Performed Mock Human Sacrifices Over Oatcakes

This May Day, make Beltane bannock, a simple snack with a long history of superstition and divination.
Sam O'Brien April 30, 2021
List

14 Places to Explore Viking Lore

The imprint of their brief ascendancy is still visible all over Europe.
Jonathan Carey April 30, 2021
geology

Using Video Game Tech to Teach Field-Starved Geology Students

A couple of enterprising professors started with Italy and Scotland, and then took to the stars.
Robin George Andrews April 30, 2021
law

The Fight to Secure Rights for Rainforests

The Sarayaku people of Ecuador are seeking legal protection for Amazonian plants and animals.
Emily Laber-Warren April 30, 2021
film locations

The L.A. Alley That's a Subtle Silent-Film Landmark

With a proposal to rename the space Chaplin-Keaton-Lloyd Alley, one of silent Hollywood's hardest-working locations could finally get its due.
Tyler Malone April 29, 2021
trees

The Farmer Trying to Save Italy's Ancient Olive Trees

A fast-spreading bacteria could cause an olive-oil apocalypse.
Agostino Petroni April 29, 2021
history

How Personal Ads Helped Conquer the American West

That tradition of finding partners in the face of social isolation persists today.
Linda Rodriguez McRobbie April 29, 2021
world's largest

Podcast: The Belt and the Berm, Part 2

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team April 29, 2021
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