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Reuniting a Pilot and a Lost Drone Is Some Spy-Level Stuff

It started with some serious sleuthing skills and ended with a new friendship.

Alie Ward June 30, 2022

The 19th-Century Secret Society Preserving the History of the West

The irreverent, all-male E Clampus Vitus commemorates overlooked people and events.

Shoshi Parks June 29, 2022

Podcast: The Hodges Meteorite

Learn about a space rock: one of the very few on record to have hit a human being.

The Podcast Team June 29, 2022

Could This Be The End of a Historic New Hampshire Rockhound Paradise?

How Baghdad’s Backyards Are Bringing Back Iraqi Dates

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Peru: Machu Picchu and the Last Incan Bridges

Apr 25–May 4, 2023

From $5,740 USD

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Coastal Wonders of Nova Scotia

Jul 1–8, 2023

From $5,370 USD

+ 2 other dates

Silk Road Cities of Central Asia

Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan

Aug 28–Sep 12, 2022

From $4,945 USD

+ 1 other date

Tunisia Through the Sands of Time

Sep 18–29, 2022

From $3,660 USD

Discover unique landscapes, wander through winding medinas, relax by ancient oases, and journey to the Sahara and back.

+ 2 other dates

Chiseled in Stone: Armenia’s Ancient Roots and Soviet-era Relics

From $2,725 USD

An overland journey to uncover the ancient, complex, and tragic history of one of the earliest Christian civilizations

Barnacles, Bluffs, and Brine: A Galician Seafood Pilgrimage

Sep 26–Oct 2, 2022

From $3,880 USD

On this week-long seafood pilgrimage, we’ll delve deep into the world of barnacle hunters, oyster fisherman, lobster trap builders, razor clam-diggers, and net menders, along with the local chefs who are harnessing the incredible offerings of their coast, transforming Galician cuisine into something new and exciting.

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Ospreys visit this location in Wales every year to nest.

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Transparent Toilet

These unique toilets feature transparent glass covered in PDLC film.

New York, New York

Bryant Park Escape Hatch

A commemorative plaque hides a door that leads down to the New York Public Library's underground book bunker.

New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans Photo Alliance Gallery

A building that was once a general store, a speakeasy, and a newspaper office now holds a small gallery filled with New Orleans photography.

Grafton, New Hampshire

Ruggles Mine

Generations of rockhounds got their start at this beloved, historic mine.

Silver Peak, Nevada

Silver Peak

The precious-metals strikes dating back to the 1860s are now mostly inactive, but this area has become the United States' only domestic source of lithium.

San Francisco, California

Gregangelo Museum

A 1920s home transformed into an immersive art experience, where every room is a portal to another realm.

Nature Printing With Latifat Apatira

Starts Tue, Jul 5

$140 per person

How We Dream: The Science, History & Future of Dreaming With Sidarta Ribeiro

Starts Wed, Jul 6

Tiny Ecosystems: Making Terrariums With the Terrorium Shop

Starts Wed, Jul 6

$150 per person

How to Read a Landscape: Botany & Ecology With Annie Novak

Starts Mon, Jul 11

Playing Ancient Games: History & Mythology With John Bucher

Starts Mon, Jul 11

$210 per person

The Truth About Sharks With Melissa Cristina Márquez

Starts Mon, Jul 11