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Gastro Obscura
Covering the world's most wondrous food and drink.
Sweets

Joe Froggers

The legend of these rum-and-molasses cookies leads to a New England tavern owned by a freed slave.
Sweets

Eight Treasure Rice Pudding

The treasures are colorful fruits and nuts.
Prepared Foods

Lancashire Hotpot

This “hodgepodge” of affordable ingredients fueled local laborers during the Industrial Revolution.
Drinks

Skal

Meet Japan's first milk soda.
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Upcoming Events
Schoenhofen Monument.
Nov 25
Chicago, Illinois

Graceland Cemetery Walking Tour

Explore both the celebrated and overlooked histories of Graceland Cemetery.
Upstairs at Tattooed Mom.
Nov 25
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Locally Grown Art Spaces

Explore two of Philadelphia's most distinctive and ever evolving art spaces, Tattooed Mom and artist Adam Wallacavage's South Philadelphia brownstone.
Selected experiences curated by Chase Sapphire®
Nov 29
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Assembly: Underground Films and Philly Legends

A one-of-a-kind screening of films and rare archival footage celebrating Philadelphia’s underground art and unsung heroes, held in a historic high school auditorium.
Selected experiences curated by Chase Sapphire®
Ruins of the stone cutting mill.
Dec 1
Poolesville, Maryland

Off-the-Path Hike to Seneca Quarry

Join us for a guided hike through the ruins of Seneca Quarry, a site with ties to a presidential scandal and the Smithsonian Castle.
Selected experiences curated by Chase Sapphire®
Ryan Matthew Cohn
Dec
1 - 2
Brooklyn, New York

Oddities Flea Market: Exclusive VIP Presale Tickets

Atlas Obscura has your ticket to skip the line and get in early in this extended shopping session!
Dec 1
Chicago, Illinois

Nature's Time Capsule

Explore the intersections of science and nature at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum's offsite collection facility.
Dearborn Observatory.
Dec 1
Evanston, Illinois

A Close Encounter With the Father of UFO-ology

Star gazing and the story of J. Allen Hynek, the Northwestern astrophysicist who made the world believe in UFOs
49 Boxes: The Golden Age of Magic.
Dec
1 - 2
Altadena, California

49 Boxes: The Golden Age of Magic

An immersive experience in a marvelous mausoleum.
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fires

California's Gold Nugget Museum Lost to Camp Fire Flames

The Paradise institution honored the town's mining days.
November 16, 2018
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construction

A Visual Appreciation of Hong Kong's Bamboo Scaffolding

Photographer Peter Steinhauer has captured striking images of cocooned skyscrapers.
November 16, 2018
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dreams

How Indonesia's Chicken Church Went From Dream to Reality

It took almost three decades.
November 16, 2018
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paleontology

Found: The Grand Canyon’s Oldest Vertebrate Fossil

These 28 footprints were made 310 million years ago.
November 16, 2018
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