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history & culture

Tunisia Through the Sands of Time

Tunisia
From $3,660 USD
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art & performance

Extraordinary Island: Puerto Rico's Hidden Wonders

Puerto Rico
From $1,970 USD
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history & culture

Uganda and the Mysteries of the Nile

Uganda
From $4,435 USD
Journey to the shores of Lake Victoria to see the source of the Nile, and follow the river through the diverse cultural and ecological landscape of modern-day Uganda—from its traditional kingdoms to the rainforests and savannah.
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art & performance

Santa Fe Weekend: New Art, Ancient Traditions

Santa Fe
From $1,280 USD
Spend a weekend immersed in the rich history, deeply rooted tradition, and constantly evolving art-scape of northern New Mexico.
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Walking the Hidden Wonders of Midtown

New York, New York
$35 per person
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Visit NYC's Oldest Magic Shop After Dark

New York, New York
$85 per person
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Atlas Obscura's Wonders of FiDi

New York, NY
$35 per person
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A Hoppin' Good Time at The Bunny Museum

Altadena, California
$35 per person
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Explore the Ruins of Seneca Quarry

Poolesville, Maryland
$30 per person
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Cooking with Critters

Los Angeles, California
$40 per person
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Lasting Impressions in Print

Carson, California
$30 per person
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Scent-Making and Hollywood History

Los Angeles, California
$75 per person
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New York City Clock Walk

New York, New York
$25 per person
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Behind the Scenes at the City Reliquary

Brooklyn, New York
$25 per person
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Inside the Holographer's Laboratory

New York, New York
$35 per person
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Sci Fi Sewage Sanctuary

Los Angeles, California
$30 per person
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disasters

Australia Needs Slow and Steady Rain—Not Golf Ball-Sized Hail

The fire-scorched landscape needs water. But not the kind that recently fell on Canberra.
Jessica Leigh Hester January 24, 2020
engineering

How a Massive Fatberg Went From Sewer to Science Museum

The underground menace is now a reminder that people should be kinder to their pipes.
Jessica Leigh Hester January 24, 2020
food

Eat Like a 1970s Radical With 'The People's Philadelphia Cookbook'

The 1976 book included contributions from the Black Power and Gay Liberation movements.
Reina Gattuso January 24, 2020
fires

Australia’s Platypuses Are Invisible Victims of the Bushfires

After years of drought and habitat loss, “It’s one more nail in their coffin.”
Sabrina Imbler January 24, 2020
fruit

Remembering the 'Kiwi Queen' Who Revolutionized American Produce Aisles

Frieda Caplan defied gender norms to take Americans from peas and potatoes to kumquats and quinces.
Luke Fater January 23, 2020
forests

Why Trees Are the Most Reliable Historians of Early America

Dendrochronology doesn't just work on forests. It works on buildings too.
Isaac Schultz January 23, 2020
roadside attractions

How to Identify Wildflowers Without Bothering to Get Off the Highway

According to a scientist's satirical guide, flowers are even more beautiful when you can only kind of see them.
Sabrina Imbler January 23, 2020
weather

Unseasonably Cold Weather Littered South Florida With Stunned Iguanas

The weather forecast warned it would be raining reptiles.
Lauren Aratani January 23, 2020
List

8 Secrets of the Tower of London

Secluded spots in and around the city's most formidable fortress.
deserts

The Transformation of Namibia's Etosha Pan, From Parched to Soaked

Satellite images track the shift from dry to wet at a vast, prehistoric lake bed in southern Africa.
Jessica Leigh Hester January 22, 2020
soviet history

Why American Kids Have Been Going to Soviet Sleepaway Camp

Camp Artek is known for its sun, fun, and socialism.
Jen Pinkowski January 22, 2020
science

Scientists Are Simulating Mass Animal Die-Offs in an Oklahoma Prairie

Understanding the ecological impact of hundreds of dead feral hogs.
Sabrina Imbler January 22, 2020
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