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Making Scents: Experimental Perfumery With Saskia Wilson-Brown

Starts Thu, Sep 16
3 Sessions
$215 per person
+ 4 other dates
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Historical Nonfiction: Research-Based Writing With Hadley Meares

Starts Wed, Sep 22
4 Sessions
$195 per person
+ 5 other dates
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Beyond Tree Identification: Learning the Secrets of Trees With Annie Novak

Starts Mon, Sep 20
4 Sessions
$80 per person
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Secrets in the Stacks: Explore the Treasures of the New York Public Library

Tue, Sep 21
$20 per device
Get an exclusive sneak peek of The New York Public Library’s first permanent exhibition of library treasures!
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Atlas Obscura Trivia Night

Wed, Sep 22
$10 per device
Gather your team and compete in a weekly contest of wits and educated-guessing.
+ 6 other dates
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Creative Ice Cream Making: Telling Stories With Flavor With Hannah Spiegelman

Starts Wed, Sep 22
4 Sessions
$205 per person
+ 1 other date
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Underwater Happy Hour w/ the NY Aquarium: SHARKS!

Thu, Sep 23
$15 per device
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Learning the Language of Art w/ Art Muse L.A.: Performance Art

Thu, Sep 23
$15 per device
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3D Paper Art: Pop-Ups and Paper Engineering With Yoojin Kim

Starts Tue, Oct 26
4 Sessions
$245 per person
+ 2 other dates
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wildlife & nature

Searching for Russia’s Northern Lights

Russia
Nov 22–28, 2021
From $3,830 USD
Bear witness to the ethereal glow of the Northern Lights, explore Arctic Russia, and see life in the Polar Circle up close.
+ 1 other date
history

Turkmenistan and the Gates of Hell

Turkmenistan
Mar 18–27, 2022
From $3,475 USD
On this sweeping, eclectic adventure through Turkmenistan, marvel at the towering white-marble structures of Ashgabat, roam through barren deserts and a world-class canyon, and spend the night camped out beside the flaming Gates of Hell.
+ 2 other dates
history

Pyramids and Petroglyphs of Sudan

Sudan
Mar 22–Apr 1, 2022
From $5,680 USD
Journey along the Nile, across the Sudanese desert, and discover the pyramids and archaeological treasures of ancient civilizations.
+ 1 other date
food & drink

The Culinary Crossroads of Marseille

France
Jun 6–12, 2022
From $5,130 USD
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performances

Assam’s Unique Mobile Drama Tradition Takes the Stage in a Changing World

These inventive traveling theater troupes were contending with shifting tastes even before the pandemic.
Sanskrita Bharadwaj September 13, 2021
animals

New Zealand's Slow-Moving 'Living Fossils' Have the Fastest Sperm Among Reptiles

Discovering the trait may help scientists protect the tuatara, which has been around since the dinosaurs.
Tess McClure September 13, 2021
medical museums

Podcast: Good Vibrations Antique Vibrator Museum

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team September 13, 2021
food

Meet the Woman Writing the First Garifuna Cookbook

Isha Gutierrez-Sumner seeks to preserve, protect, and popularize her people's cuisine.
Shehzil Zahid September 10, 2021
bookstores

Inside the Company Printing America's Community Cookbooks

Churches, scout troops, and clown collectives all depend on Morris Press.
Sam O'Brien September 10, 2021
culture

The Challenges of Reclaiming Filipino Louisiana's Centuries-Old History

Members of what is perhaps the oldest Asian community in the United States are committed to preserving—and sharing—their story.
Ethan Sandweiss September 10, 2021
List

11 Places That Honor the Victims of 9/11

Beyond the official memorial, enduring expressions of grief and hope.
Jonathan Carey September 10, 2021
sports

The Lasting Allure—and Bruising Challenge—of Courting Florida's Silver King

Tarpon, a powerful game fish, helped make the state a tourism hub more than a century ago.
Lina Zeldovich September 9, 2021
science

What Do You See in This Spiral of Color and Light?

A researcher says her award-winning image of a swirling school of fish is also a metaphor for the oceans' health.
Gemma Tarlach September 9, 2021
travel

Podcast: Magical Summer Memories, Vol. 1

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team September 9, 2021
restaurants

With Venezuela in Crisis, This Restaurant Offers Its Chefs a Landing Pad

By taking on the U.S. visa process.
Laura Kiniry September 8, 2021
food

The Resistance and Ingenuity of the Cooks Who Lived in Slavery

Archaeologists are investigating foodways and recreating meals prepared by enslaved people.
Carolyn Wilke September 8, 2021
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