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Glenrothes, Scotland

Concrete Hippos of Glenrothes

This town hosts 170 pieces of public art, including giant irises, flying saucers, and, famously, hippos.
Taichung City, Taiwan

Wufeng Mushroom Museum

An unassuming museum offers a deep dive into everything about mushrooms, from cultivation innovations to fungi that "talk."
Incredible, colorful murals have transformed this once-dark alleyway in Uptown Charlotte.
architecture

9 Ways to Experience Charlotte’s Vibrant Art Scene

The Queen City is packed with whimsical, one-of-a-kind works
Tarun Nayar started experimenting with connecting a synthesizer to plants and fungi during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
flora

Meet the Man Who Finds Melodies Inside Mushrooms

With his plant-based compositions, biologist-turned-musician Tarun Nayar wants to change how we engage with nature.
Radhika Iyengar March 14, 2025
Beeler in her studio.
art

The 'Mushroom Color Atlas' Captures the Palette and Potential of Fungi

Julie Beeler's work presents a sustainable alternative to synthetic fabric dyes.
Lily Stewart November 20, 2024
Foxfire is the bioluminescence created by some species of fungi that grow on decaying wood, like this <em>Omphalotus nidiformis</em>, or ghost fungus.
bioluminescence

Foxfire Brings Magical Light to the Dark Forest

These mushrooms are aglow with a beautiful bioluminescence.
Leigh Ann Henion September 25, 2024
Video

Why Your Michelin Star Meal Is Dog 💩

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A parasitic fungus emerges from the body of a fly in Peru.
subterranean

5 Creepy Tales of Real-World Zombies

And 10 places to wait out a (fictional) undead apocalypse.
April White October 20, 2023
festivals

Podcast: Kennett Square

Check out the mycelium madness of a Pennsylvania town’s annual mushroom fest.
Worthington, Pennsylvania

Yellow Dog Village

Hidden in the hills of Western Pennsylvania lies one of the best-kept ghost towns in America that you can legally visit.
Part of the mushroom crop.
Kennett Square, Pennsylvania

​The Woodlands at Phillips Mushroom Farms

Visit a fourth-generation farm and museum dedicated to everyone's favorite fungi.
Charlotte, North Carolina

Fairy Ring Light

A permanent outdoor art installation made up of more than 100 mushroom-shaped lights.
Cordyceps add a pop of color and umami to ramen.
food

How to Cook a Delicious Meal With Zombie Fungus

Conquer your "Last of Us" fears by consuming Cordyceps.
Natalie Zarrelli March 10, 2023
Edison, New Jersey

Hoopar Brothers Gravestone

In a New Jersey cemetery, the final resting place of two brothers who fell victim to a deadly mushroom.
Harvested fire morels against charred bits of wood.
food

The Mysterious Mushroom That Only Grows in Burn Scars

To find fire morels, forage after wildfires.
Elaina Zachos July 12, 2022
Close-up of one of the cases.
Zagreb, Croatia

Museum of Mushrooms

This only museum in the world dedicated solely to mushrooms.
Gastro Obscura

Termitomyces Titanicus

The biggest edible mushroom in the world is also delicious.
The mushrooms typically appear on their own or in a very small cluster.
forests

Get to Know New Zealand's Hugely Popular, Thrillingly Blue Mushroom

It is a key part of local culture, and looks like it was colored with a crayon.
Jessica Leigh Hester November 2, 2021