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Gastro Obscura
Covering the world's most wondrous food and drink.
A Whirla-Whip creation, flavored with with Nutella.
Sweets

Whirla-Whip Ice Cream at Dakota Drug Co.

One of the last operational versions of this retro ice-cream mixer still makes flavors in Stanley, North Dakota.
A mild moose milk cheese similar to Camembert.
Meats & Animal Products

Moose Cheese at the Elk House

A Swedish farm is the world's only producer of this rare, creamy delicacy.
Sweets

Trappist Mango Treats

At Our Lady of the Philippines Trappist Abbey, monks turn local fruit into sinfully delicious goodies.
A bottle of Washington's whiskey.
Drinks

George Washington’s Whiskey

Taste the white whiskey that the United States' first president once distilled and enjoyed at Mount Vernon.
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Upcoming Experiences
Experience

On the Trail of DC's First Brewmaster

Alexandria, Virginia
$28 per person
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Experience

Riverside, What the Burbs Could've Been

Riverside, Illinois
$35 per person
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Experience

Bug-Eating Adventures with The Bug Chef

Shoreline, Washington
$45 per person
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Experience

A Walking Tour of Hollywood Jazz History

Los Angeles, California
$35 per person
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Experience

Cooking with Critters

Los Angeles, California
$40 per person
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Experience

Guided Bug & Wine Pairing

Los Angeles, California
$50 per person
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Experience

Exploring a Secret Fort

Washington, D.C.
$25 per person
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Experience

Atlas Obscura - Goats in the Hood

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
$12 per person
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Experience

Bunk Up On the Battleship Iowa

Los Angeles, California
$175 per person
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More Stories
art

Are These Markings in South Africa the World's Earliest Sand Sculptures?

It depends on whether a natural process could explain them.
Sabrina Imbler October 11, 2019
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food

The Japanese Bakeries Still Selling Fortune Cookies

Although widely considered Chinese American, the well-known treat was invented in Japan.
Selena Hoy October 11, 2019
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dinosaurs

How Scientists Are Recreating Dinosaur Breath

At the Field Museum, visitors can now get a whiff of the Cretaceous.
Jessica Leigh Hester October 10, 2019
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museums

America's 'Diner Man' Is Donating His Life’s Work to the Henry Ford Museum

Half a century of menus, matchboxes, and postcards finds a home.
Luke Fater October 10, 2019
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paintings

Why Renaissance Paintings Aren't as Green as They Used to Be

Once a brilliant hue, the pigment verdigris is now mostly brown.
Sabrina Imbler October 10, 2019
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architecture

For Sale: A Pink Temple to Temperance With a Dubious History of Debauchery

The rosy-hued house in Louisville, Kentucky, could be yours.
Jessica Leigh Hester October 9, 2019
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computers

Biologists in Panama Eavesdrop on Manatees for Their Own Good

In the murky waters of Bocas del Toro, you can't see the manatees, but you can hear them.
Sabrina Imbler October 9, 2019
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food

The Gobi Desert Is a Red Sea of Chili Peppers

They dry in the sun every autumn in China's Uyghur Autonomous Region.
Reina Gattuso October 9, 2019
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islands

The Many Pleasures of Sardinian Throat Singing

A fiercely unusual musical style from a fiercely independent island.
Dan Nosowitz October 8, 2019
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