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Backstage with a Magician

Fri, Nov 27
$25 per device
+ 17 more dates
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Dino 101

Fri, Nov 27
$10 per device
Who says dinosaurs are just for kids?
+ 3 more dates
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Critters in the Cold: Spying on Winter Wildlife With Kristi Collom

Starts Mon, Nov 30
$110 per device
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The Secret Lives of Bears With Wes Larson

Starts Tue, Dec 1
$80 per device
In this three-part lecture series, learn about bear biology, ecology, and conservation, along with how to be more bear-aware.
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The Science of Remembering: Building Memory Palaces With Joshua Foer

Starts Wed, Dec 2
$95 per device
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Underwater Happy Hour w/ The New York Aquarium

Thu, Dec 3
$10 per device
Join Atlas Obscura and the New York Aquarium as we dive into some of the underwater world's most fascinating creatures, live!
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The Secret of Seattle's Disappearing Hill

Thu, Dec 3
$8 per device
A virtual walk through a Seattle land alteration project.
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Oregon Trail LIVE!

Thu, Dec 3
$10 per device
Unearth forgotten stories, meet unexpected characters, and discover lost secrets along the Oregon Trail.
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Sealed Doors & Crypto Wars: Security and Society With Schuyler Towne

Starts Thu, Dec 3
$85 per person
In this 6-part seminar, explore how security technologies influence the development of complex societies.
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hidden cities

City of Secrets: Underground in Los Angeles

Los Angeles
Apr 30–May 2, 2021
From $830 USD
On this an insider’s journey into the City of Angeles, we'll discover the murals and art of the famous Arts district with a resident artist, clink glasses at an underground speakeasy, and hike through hidden ruins with a suspicious past, all in pursuit of the less angelic side of the City of Angels.
hidden cities

City of Blooms: Floriculture in Paris

Paris
Jun 18–20, 2021
From $1,230 USD
Join Atlas Obscura and Tastemade for a journey through the botanical side of Paris, from hidden flower farms to one of France's oldest fragrance houses.
+ 1 more date
wildlife & nature

Rewilding: Tracking Wolves in the Forests of Sweden

Sweden
Jul 5–11, 2021
From $3,100 USD
Explore Sweden’s boreal forests by day and hear the howling of wild wolves by night.
+ 1 more date
wildlife & nature

Swim with the Singing Whales of Tonga

Tonga
Sep 2–9, 2021
From $6,330 USD
Accompanied by conservation experts, you’ll spend five full days swimming alongside humpback whales as their song fills the ocean.
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national parks

See America's National Parks—Before They Were National Parks

Landscape photography like this helped create the National Park system.
Winnie Lee November 20, 2020
food

What I Learned About a Pioneering Black Cookbook Author by Cooking Her Recipes

Little is known about the first African-American woman to publish a cookbook.
Cherene Sherrard November 20, 2020
sports

Found: The Jousting Yard Where Henry VIII Took a Nasty Tumble

Researchers have located the site of an accident that rattled England’s many-wived widower.
Isaac Schultz November 20, 2020
colonialism

How Berlin Is Reckoning With Germany's Colonial Past

It starts with renaming streets and landmarks, but will take much more than that.
Jennifer Neal November 19, 2020
restaurants

In Sydney, a Cafe Serving Aboriginal Food Brings Comfort and Challenges

Nyoka Hrabinsky, an Aboriginal ethnobotanist, is turning “bush tucker” into brunch.
Reina Gattuso November 19, 2020
museums

Georgia's Love-Hate Relationship With Joseph Stalin

The Soviet leader's home country is a battleground for dueling interpretations of history.
Mac McCall November 19, 2020
music

For Sale: A Hidden Trove of Correspondence With Bob Dylan

The papers of Tony Glover, "musician's musician" and journalist, include many other luminaries as well.
Matthew Taub November 18, 2020
food

Bake This Luxurious 19th-Century Thanksgiving Pie

Marlborough pie is “a glorification of everyday apple.”
Rohini Chaki November 18, 2020
plants

The Quest for Appalachia's Wild Ginseng

The plant is imperiled by overharvesting, and locals are racing to preserve it—and its economic potential.
Emily Cataneo November 18, 2020
food

How to Recreate Your Lost Family Recipes, According to Historians and Chefs

It may not be just like grandma’s, but with observation and a little research, it’ll be pretty darn close.
Reina Gattuso November 17, 2020
ships

When Ships Are Abandoned, Stuck Sailors Struggle to Get By—and Get Paid

“We are satisfied with little, but even that little is impossible today.”
Federico Formica November 17, 2020
graveyards

Leather Balls and 3,000-Year-Old Pants Hint at an Ancient Asian Sport

They were found in the Yanghai Tombs in modern-day Northern China.
Isaac Schultz November 17, 2020
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