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Weird Homes Tour: Dark Oddities & Curiosities

Thu, Apr 22
$12 per device
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The Secret Arts

Thu, Apr 22
$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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From Garden to Glass: The Art of Making Slow Drinks at Home With Mixellany

Starts Fri, Apr 23
$215 per person
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Accidental Discoveries

Fri, Apr 23
$10 per device
Join Dr. Kelly Reidy as she digs into history's most surprising (and oddly productive) mishaps, accidents, and blunders.
+ 3 more dates
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Atlas Obscura Trivia Night

Fri, Apr 23
$7 per person
Gather your team and compete in a weekly contest of wits and educated-guessing.
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Dino 101

Fri, Apr 23
$10 per device
Who says dinosaurs are just for kids?
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Beer and Luxury Fruit: A Japanese Beverage Pairing

Sat, Apr 24
$20 per device
Join one of Japan's only beer sommeliers as he explores the surprising culinary combinations of unique Japanese fruits and beers.
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Mysteries of the Common Houseplant

Mon, Apr 26
$15 per device
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Backyard Entomology: Meet Your Local Bugs With Isa Betancourt

Starts Mon, Apr 26
$85 per device
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Deepening Connections With the Living Earth With Vanessa Chakour

Starts Tue, Apr 27
$220 per person
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Nina Nightingale's Charm School: DIY Printmaking with Recyclables

Tue, Apr 27
$15 per device
Join curiosity artist Nina Nightingale for an evening of crafting, history, and impolite discourse.
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Tales From the Museum w/ Kylie & Zak: The Exploratorium

Thu, Apr 29
$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.
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.
+ 1 more date
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.
+ 2 more dates
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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.
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animals

The Tales Layered Inside Narwhal Tusks

An analysis of the 10-foot-long appendages shows that as the Arctic warms, narwhal diets are changing, and their bodies are accumulating more mercury.
Matt Simon April 19, 2021
cemeteries

Why a Vancouver Cemetery Is Planting Squash, Kale, and Corn

The leafy greens are very much alive.
Laura Kiniry April 19, 2021
mummies

Podcast: Communist Mummies

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team April 19, 2021
mummies

The Mystery of the Mummified Bishop and the Fetus in His Coffin

Remains hidden with this Swedish “founding father” likely belonged to his grandson, but questions linger.
Gemma Tarlach April 16, 2021
List

11 Unforgettable Historic Train Journeys

Nostalgia awaits. All aboard!
Jonathan Carey April 16, 2021
disasters

Trying to Understand a Volcano's Jekyll-and-Hyde Eruptions

Volcanologists are doing detective work to understand what makes St. Vincent's La Soufrière go off.
Robin George Andrews April 16, 2021
food

How to Recreate 1,300-Year-Old Cookies

Found in an empty tomb, these sweets have staying power.
Anne Ewbank April 15, 2021
sailors

This Connecticut Inn Has Hosted Sea Chantey Singalongs for Half a Century

Landlubbers are very welcome.
Allison Hadley April 15, 2021
islands

What Is Killing Albatross Chicks in the Falkland Islands?

The population is healthy overall, but a mysterious contagion has researchers looking for answers.
Erica Tennenhouse April 15, 2021
abandoned

Podcast: President Heads

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team April 15, 2021
soviet history

How Soviet Children's Books Became Collectors' Items in India

Thanks to nostalgia, the literary legacy of the USSR has a long afterlife.
Divya Sreedharan April 14, 2021
science

Why Two Rivers Meet But Don't Mix in the Canadian Arctic

The Back River remains visually distinct from its tributary, the Hayes River, for several miles after their confluence.
Charlene Pinckney Goldberg April 14, 2021
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