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Prepared Foods

Conger Bread at Griffin's Bakery

After a traumatic encounter with a six-foot eel, one Galway baker started making a daily loaf of sourdough in its shape.
Sweets

Butternut Squash Sweets at Nouh el-Haddad

Near the exit of an old souk, a small shop has been making gourd-based goodies for generations.
Drinks

Bath Spa Water

Make like Jane Austen and sip from the fountain in this famed Pump Room.
Sweets

Maska Bun and Irani Chai at New Irani

Behind a bare-bones concrete exterior and amid crumbling walls, a cafe serves what may be Ahmedabad's sweetest buns.
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Cemetery Spirits & Stories: Iconography

Washington, D.C.
$38 per person
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A Night of Mystery at the PRS

Los Angeles, California
$55 per person
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Tour Chicago's Largest Prop House

Chicago, Illinois
$30 per person
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Exploring the Ghost Fleet of Mallows Bay

Nanjemoy, Maryland
$90 per person
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Inside the Holographer's Laboratory

New York, New York
$35 per person
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Hidden Stories at Graceland Cemetery

Chicago, Illinois
$20 per person
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Lock Picking at Greenbar Distillery

Los Angeles, California
$60 per person
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Clifton’s Curiosities and Cocktail Crawl

Los Angeles, California
$50 per person
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Visit Rooftop Honey Bee Hives

Seattle, Washington
$60 per person
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restaurants

When American Waitresses Were Labeled 'Women of Ill Repute'

The 400-year history of the restaurant industry's #MeToo moment.
Reina Gattuso September 16, 2019
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ruins

14 Lesser-Known Ancient Sites Worth Building a Trip Around

Check out Atlas Obscura readers' favorite archaeological wonders.
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oceans

Found: A Fantastically Two-Toned Lobster Off the Coast of Maine

A little speckled, a little orange, a little mysterious.
Jessica Leigh Hester September 16, 2019
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archaeology

Why Kids Find the Darndest Prehistoric Things

It helps to be curious, low to the ground, and not afraid to look a little silly.
Jessica Leigh Hester September 16, 2019
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museums

Why Museums Display Ancient Pastries and Beef Older Than Christ

People love food, even when it's behind a glass case.
Anne Ewbank September 13, 2019
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national parks

Sometimes Trash Is Treasured in America's National Parks

Bottles, cans, and more can reveal a long history of industry, recreation, and shenanigans.
Jessica Leigh Hester September 13, 2019
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forests

Gabon's Sacred Trees Are Becoming China's Upscale Furniture

Worshipped by indigenous groups, kevazingo are illegal to cut—but prized as a rosewood knockoff.
Oliver Whang September 13, 2019
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bones

Paleontologists Are Trying to Understand Why the Fossil Record Is Mostly Males

One theory is that reckless young bison and mammoths got into more trouble.
Sabrina Imbler September 13, 2019
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crime

Around the World in Things You Can't Do to Flags

You might be able to tell where you are by what happens if you set one ablaze.
Dan Nosowitz September 12, 2019
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