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Lebanon, Indiana's eclipse time capsule features the town's 2024 solar eclipse slogan, "Get Mooned In Boone."
festivals

The Solar Eclipse Time Capsules of Small Town America

Mementos of the sky, sealed in the ground.
Jennifer Byrne April 10, 2024
Wonder is coming (return engagement) on April 8, 2024.
science

Embrace the Looming Shadow of Atlas Obscura's Ecliptic Festival

Learning more about the upcoming April astronomical extravaganza with organizer Megan Roberts.
Atlas Obscura January 16, 2024
4 Days of Music, Science, Art, and Wonder
astronomy

Initial Lineup Announced for Atlas Obscura's Ecliptic Festival!

Join us for 4 days of music, science, art, and wonder in celebration of the 2024 eclipse at Valley of the Vapors!
Atlas Obscura December 13, 2023
Highland Dancers get some air at the Scottish Highland Games in Salado, Texas.
games

A Bonnie Scottish Gathering in the Middle of Texas

Salado’s annual Scottish Gathering and Highland Games are a celebration of plaid, whiskey, and the fine art of tossing extremely heavy objects.
The Portland Mercado, Portland’s first public Latino market
Portland, Oregon

Portland Mercado

This indoor-outdoor Portland market is an ode to the lesser-known corners of Latin America’s varied foodscape.
vikings

Meet the Woman on a Quest to Attend Every Wondrous British Festival

The historian behind an online database of eccentric traditions has already visited more than 550 events.
Bonnie Nicol December 9, 2021
This year, the cherry blossoms bloomed without many crowds around to delight in them. But you can check out the beauty from home.
flowers

Silent Films, Flower Festivals, and Cooking Classes to Enjoy at Home

Feast your eyes or sharpen your brain, from a distance.
Jessica Leigh Hester March 27, 2020
Graf-Ulrich-Bau Cellar Slide
Grafenau, Germany

Graf-Ulrich-Bau Slide

Inside this unique festival hall, a slide leads guests down to a subterranean watering hole.
Yano's piranha-men will be sold September 20-23 in Tokyo's Asakusa neighborhood.
food

The World's First Piranha Ramen Is No Joke

It did start as one, though.
Luke Fater August 29, 2019
Landmark on the Sound
Des Moines, Washington

Landmark on the Sound

A historic Masonic building overlooking the Puget Sound.
The "circles" part of the fairground.
Albacete, Spain

Albacete Fairgrounds

This uniquely shaped 17th-century structure comes alive in early September.
View of Silo City and Elevator Alley from the Ohio Street Lift Bridge.
Buffalo, New York

Silo City

Buffalo's abandoned concrete grain elevators are getting a second life.
film

An Auditorium Transforms Into a Movie Palace for a Salute to Philadelphia Film

Atlas Obscura and Chase Sapphire® teamed up to create an event that made the case for Philly as the ultimate artistic muse.
Chasing a Double Glucester cheese
Gloucestershire, England

Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling

Every year locals tumble 650 feet down to the bottom of the hill chasing a Double Gloucester cheese.
A shrimpy shrimp cocktail.
Gastro Obscura

Small Foods Party

The competition that shrinks shrimp cocktail to the size of your pinky and fits bento into a matchbox.
Racers create human-powered vehicles to compete in the annual race.
Port Townsend, Washington

Port Townsend Bay Kinetic Sculpture Race

Quirky movable sculptures have been racing through the town since 1983.
Into the Veil 2017.
31 days of halloween

Revisit the Enchantment of 'Into the Veil'

A short film for those who missed this year's big event in New York—or want to relive it.
Natasha Frost October 30, 2017
events

On Seeing the Eclipse With a Crowd

What I learned while camping out with hundreds of people in the middle of the Oregon desert.
Sarah Laskow August 21, 2017