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art & performance

Cambodia: Contemporary Art, Spiritual Traditions, and Hidden Wonders

Cambodia
From $3,215 USD
Explore the vibrant art, religion, and food culture of the Kingdom of Cambodia, and spend time with the country's leading artists and performers. 
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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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science & nature

Texas Hill Country: Bat Caves & Beyond

Texas
From $1,195 USD
Explore aquifers, caverns, and karsts while tracking millions of Mexican free-tailed bats, and learn how they maintain balance in the Hill Country ecosystem.
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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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Inside the Holographer's Laboratory

New York, New York
$35 per person
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Tour Chicago's Largest Prop House

Chicago, Illinois
$30 per person
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White House Tales of Scandal & Intrigue

Washington, D.C.
$25 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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Lasting Impressions in Print

Carson, California
$30 per person
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Cooking with Critters

Los Angeles, California
$40 per person
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Scent-Making and Hollywood History

Los Angeles, California
$75 per person
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Behind the Scenes at the City Reliquary

Brooklyn, New York
$25 per person
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crime

In 1930s New York, the Mayor Took on the Mafia by Banning Artichokes

Gangs and mafiosos have a long history with food crime.
Mark Hay January 17, 2020
List

30 of the World's Most Spectacular Spirals

Swirls and curls and whorls—with an enchanting twist.
fires

Air-Dropped Carrots Might Be a Temporary Answer to a Threatened Wallaby's Prayers

After devastating Australian bushfires, root vegetables could help the brush-tailed rock-wallaby hang on.
Jessica Leigh Hester January 16, 2020
meteorites

Some Space Rocks Are Notorious for Being Stinky

What they actually smell like seems to be in the nose of the beholder.
Jessica Leigh Hester January 16, 2020
caves

Some Neanderthals Wintered in Italy, Diving for Clams

In the absence of stone tools, bivalves would have to do.
Isaac Schultz January 16, 2020
cheese

For Sale: 500 Pounds of 20-Year-Old Cheddar

Even at $209 a pound, it’s expected to sell out shortly.
Luke Fater January 16, 2020
volcanoes

Ash From the Taal Eruption Will Stick Around ‘Pretty Much Forever’

Some ash particles will blow or wash away, but others will get sealed into the sedimentary record.
Jessica Leigh Hester January 15, 2020
food

Meet the Rocket Scientist Who's Also a Whole Hog Pitmaster

Dr. Howard Conyers is preserving a community tradition.
Debra Freeman January 15, 2020
vikings

How Vikings Hunted Themselves Off of Greenland

Even marauding Norsemen can be guilty of entrepreneurial overreach.
Isaac Schultz January 15, 2020
insects

Can a War of the Wasps Save Hawai‘i’s Wiliwili Trees?

It's a classic good wasp/bad wasp situation.
Sabrina Imbler January 15, 2020
fire fighters

How Aboriginal Hunting and 'Cool Burns' Prevent Australian Wildfires

The current crisis has pushed the country to consider cultural burning.
Reina Gattuso January 14, 2020
ghosts

What the Color 'Haint Blue' Means to the Descendants of Enslaved Africans

In the Lowcountry, the unique shade is both protective talisman and source of unspeakable suffering.
Shoshi Parks January 14, 2020
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