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Covering the world's most wondrous food and drink.
Drinks

Ranovola

When life gives you burnt rice, make tea.
Prepared Foods

Kapsalon

This melting-pot munchie combines fries, shawarma, melted cheese, garlic sauce, and spicy sambal.
Ingredients & Condiments

Iceberg Ice

In Newfoundland, the icebergs that float along the coast may end up in your cocktail.
Sweets

Capezzoli di Venere

A decadent dessert whose Italian name translates to “nipples of Venus.”
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Brooklyn, New York

See/Saw

An Immersion into a Magician's Mind.
Along The Astonishing Architecture Boat Tour.
Aug 21
Chicago, Illinois

The Astonishing Architecture Boat Tour

Atlas Obscura presents a very special twist on Chicago's beloved architecture boat tours, revealing the unknown tales hidden inside the city's most famous landmarks and locations.
Shane Confectionery interior.
Aug 22
Philadelphia

A Sweet Peek Inside Shane Confectionery

A tour and dig through the archives of the oldest continuously run confectionery in the United States.
A meal aboard the International Space Station.
Aug 22
Washington, D.C., United States

(G)astro on Tap

Join Astronomy on Tap for food talks that are out of this world.
Sunset at Kingsland Wildflowers.
Aug 23
Brooklyn, New York

Kingsland Wildflowers Sunset Ecology Tour

Toast to the sunset as you tour the thriving meadows spanning a rooftop in one of Brooklyn's most heavily industrialized neighborhoods and learn its ecology from resident experts.
Aug 23
Chicago, Illinois

Edible Insect Movie Night!

What’s crunchy, high in protein, and tastes great fried, or covered in chocolate? Bugs!
Is this signature a real or a fake?
Aug 25
Mount Vernon, Virginia

The Fakes, Forgeries, and Frauds of George Washington

Join us at George Washington's Mount Vernon as we enter the world of deception where fraudulent artifacts and signatures can elude even the experts' eyes.
Lemon Hill inset.
Aug 25
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

East Park Hill Walk

Explore the landscape, genesis and distinctive, hidden features of East Fairmount Park, including the unknown topography of Lemon and Brewery Hills.
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For Centuries, People Thought Lambs Grew on Trees
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For Centuries, People Thought Lambs Grew on Trees

The Vegetable Lamb of Tartary puzzled scientists and philosophers.
August 15, 2018
The Ups and Downs of Being a Canal Lockmaster
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The Ups and Downs of Being a Canal Lockmaster

Keeping a 170-year-old tradition alive on the mighty Muskingum.
August 15, 2018
In the 1960s, the U.S. Government Set Off a Pair of Nukes Under Mississippi
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In the 1960s, the U.S. Government Set Off a Pair of Nukes Under Mississippi

It’s a nearly forgotten chapter of Cold War history that seems hard to fathom today—even for those who were there.
August 15, 2018
Science Can Now Break a Strand of Spaghetti Into Just Two Pieces
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Science Can Now Break a Strand of Spaghetti Into Just Two Pieces

Also, you're not supposed to break spaghetti.
August 14, 2018
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