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science & nature

Science After Dark: Spotting Squid in the Tides of Oahu

Hawaii
From $3,535 USD
Just beneath the waves off the Hawaiian coast, there are schools of tropical fish, flotillas of sea turtles, and squads of squid. We’re diving in to explore some of their secrets. 
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photography

Dark Skies, Desert Beasts: Night Photography in Borrego Springs, California

Borrego Springs
From $1,470 USD
Journey deep into the desert of Southern California to explore and photograph the Dark Sky Sculptural Oasis of Borrego Springs.
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history & culture

Tunisia Through the Sands of Time

Tunisia
From $3,660 USD
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science & nature

Greenland and Wild Labrador: Expedition Cruise

Greenland
From $9,395 USD
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Drinkable Chocolate Discovery

Seattle, Washington
$30 per person
Experience

White House Tales of Scandal & Intrigue

Washington, D.C.
$25 per person
Experience

Explore Historic Murals of West Seattle

Seattle, Washington
$30 per person
Experience

Paul Kaufman Shoe Design Masterclass

Los Angeles, California
$125 per person
Experience

Clifton’s Curiosities and Cocktail Crawl

Los Angeles, California
$50 per person
Experience

The Raptors of the Nation's Capital

Laurel, Maryland
$40 per person
Experience

Hidden Stories at Rosehill Cemetery

Chicago, Illinois
$25 per person
Experience

Street Plants Tour

Los Angeles, California
$30 per person
Experience

It Doesn't Want to Sound Good

Los Angeles, California
$35 per person
Experience

Riverside, What the Burbs Could've Been

Riverside, Illinois
$35 per person
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food

The Cheese Makers Keeping Monterey Jack's Local Legend Alive

Only one farmstead in Monterey County still makes the famed cheese.
Rachel Wharton November 12, 2019
architecture

Picturing Manhattan's Shortest Buildings From the Ground Floor

A photographer set out to document single-story buildings—the anti-skyscrapers.
Jessica Leigh Hester November 11, 2019
shipwrecks

Found: 17th-Century Warships at the Bottom of a Swedish Channel

They could be related to the famous, ill-fated "Vasa."
Isaac Schultz November 11, 2019
television

How a Cooking Show in Canada's Far North Celebrates Inuit Cuisine

Hunting, fishing, and sharing the catch are all part of the program.
Luke Ottenhof November 11, 2019
ships

Some Ships Keep Sailing Even After They're Wrecked

A century-old iron scow is inching closer to the brink of Niagara Falls.
Jessica Leigh Hester November 8, 2019
forests

A Minefield of Purple Urchins Devastated Kelp Forests in California

Warm water and "sea star wasting disease" helped urchins take over the coast, a new study finds.
Sabrina Imbler November 8, 2019
factories

How Elephant Poop Becomes Fancy Paper in Sri Lanka

An elephant can defecate 16 times in one day—and its 200 pounds of dung can double as paper pulp.
Zinara Rathnayake November 8, 2019
food

To Defy the United States, Fidel Castro Built the World's Greatest Ice Cream Parlor

The socialist establishment, which is still slinging scoops, seated 1,000 customers.
Alex Mayyasi November 8, 2019
islands

The Whack-a-Mole Survival of Galapagos Land Iguanas

Moving them from island to island is one way to conserve them.
Isaac Schultz November 7, 2019
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