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Only in Queens: Tasting Our Way Through New York’s Most Diverse Borough

Queens
From $860 USD
private

Private Trip: A Vietnam Culinary Adventure

Vietnam
Flexible Dates
From $3,320 USD
private

Private Trip: Photographing Palm Springs

Palm Springs
Flexible Dates
From $960 USD
Join National Geographic author, photographer, and Palm Springs resident Christopher P. Baker on this privately guided, one-of-a-kind photography workshop.
private

Private Trip: Croatia’s Abandoned Sites & Ancient Cities

Croatia
Flexible Dates
From $3,660 USD
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.
+ 1 more date
photography

Photographing Palm Springs: The Quirky & Surreal

Palm Springs
From $860 USD
Join National Geographic author, photographer, and Palm Springs resident Christopher P. Baker on this one-of-a-kind photography workshop exploring the most striking and photogenic sites in and around Greater Palm Springs.
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.
wildlife & nature

Walking & Wine in Tasmania’s Freycinet National Park

Australia
Sep 28–30, 2021
From $1,730 USD
Wind your way through Freycinet National Park and Maria Island, experiencing the wildlife, locally sourced foods, and the breathtaking beauty of Wineglass Bay.
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.
+ 2 more dates
wildlife & nature

Galápagos: Island Wildlife & Ecology

Quito
Jun 30–Jul 7, 2021
From $6,630 USD
Get a living lesson on ecology and conservation in one of the planet’s most historically important habitats.
wildlife & nature

Private Trip: Maine Wilderness Immersion & Outdoor Workshop

Maine
Flexible Dates
From $425 USD
In the remote woods of central Maine, deepen your understanding of the natural world through guided workshops and skill-building sessions, and of course, a few campfire stories.
food

Vietnam: A Culinary Adventure from Hanoi to Hoi An

Vietnam
Nov 29–Dec 5, 2021
From $2,920 USD
Over the course of seven days, we’ll explore Vietnam through its unique cuisine, tasting our way from Hanoi to Hoi An.
history

Afloat the Erie Canal: A Self-Led Houseboat Adventure

New York State
May 15–18, 2021
From $2,430 USD
Be the captain of your own ship as you steer along this historic waterway, experiencing its hidden wonders and two centuries of history.
+ 14 more dates
food

Escape: Hudson Valley Botany

New York State
From $1,620 USD
Forage for wild food, craft cocktails, and create floral arrangements
food

Escape: Forage & Fiddle in Asheville

North Carolina
From $635 USD
Harvest wild food and learn about Appalachian culture in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
history

Solo Only: Tunisia Through the Sands of Time

Tunisia
Sep 27–Oct 8, 2021
From $3,660 USD
Discover unique landscapes, wander through winding medinas, relax by ancient oases, and journey to the Sahara and back.
history

Solo Only: Chernobyl by Day, Kyiv by Night

Ukraine
Sep 12–18, 2021
From $2,625 USD
Explore Ukraine's complicated past and fascinating present through hidden passages, towering monuments, lively meals, and living history.
wildlife & nature

Grizzlies & Glaciers: The Wild Heart of Alaska

Alaska
From $7,315 USD
See some of the most charismatic creatures that roam Alaska's rugged landscapes alongside an expert bear biologist.
food

Istanbul: Exploring the Tastes of Two Continents

Turkey
From $3,620 USD
On this week-long culinary experience in collaboration with Culinary Backstreets, we’ll be studying the city of Istanbul through its kitchens—investigating the disparate influences that form the great mosaic that is modern-day Istanbul cuisine.
history

Mexico City to Oaxaca: Tracing the Threads of Frida Kahlo’s Dresses

Mexico
Oct 8–15, 2021
From $3,215 USD
Learn about Frida's life, iconic aesthetic, and the cultural fabric of Central Mexico and Oaxaca.
food

Oaxaca: Tastes of Past & Present

Mexico
Sep 15–21, 2021
From $2,765 USD
Join us as we explore the indigenous flavors, contemporary cuisine, and rich history of Oaxaca—meeting local chefs, artisans, and historians along the way.
photography

Film Photography & Darkroom Printing on Norway’s Lyngør Islands

Norway
From $3,805 USD
Stay aboard a sailing cutter from 1911 and explore Europe‘s best-kept village through the lens of your analog.
wildlife & nature

Wings & Wonders: Birds of New Zealand

New Zealand
Nov 8–18, 2021
From $5,360 USD
Explore the spectacular birdlife, biodiversity, and natural wonder of Aotearoa alongside seasoned conservationists.
seaside

Svalbard by Sea: Glaciers & Ghost Towns

Norway
From $8,870 USD
Climb aboard an expedition vessel to visit Svalbard's abandoned mining towns—glimpsing sea ice, historic posts, and polar bears along the way.
art & culture

Exploring Scotland Through Sound

Scotland
May 21–25, 2022
From $2,775 USD
With the guidance of a seasoned sound artist, explore the western Scottish Highlands through its soundscapes and the stories they tell.
wildlife & nature

Subterranean Slovenia: Caves, Cellars, and Secret Tunnels

Slovenia
Sep 6–12, 2021
From $3,205 USD
Descend into the storied labyrinth of the Slovenian karst to explore winding caves, historic tunnels, cellar-like spaces, and even ancient bear fossils.
seaside

North Atlantic Saga: Scotland, The Faroe Islands & Iceland

Scotland
From $3,995 USD
Join us for an expedition that charts a course unlike any other, following the Viking voyages around the north of Scotland to the tumbling waterfalls of the Faroe Islands and onward to Iceland.
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.
history

Poetry and Music in the Scottish Lowlands

Scotland
Oct 2–9, 2021
From $3,430 USD
See the lowlands through the eyes of one of Scotland’s most celebrated poets, exploring old port towns and ancient fortresses, sipping single malt whisky, and wandering the breathtaking landscapes that inspired the beloved bard.
history

South Indian Cinema: Film, Fandom & Abandoned Theaters

India
Oct 29–Nov 5, 2021
From $4,335 USD
history

Hidden Florence: Private Palazzos & Secret Societies

Italy
Oct 11–17, 2021
From $3,220 USD
Unearth the secrets buried in the seedbed of the Renaissance—exploring secret rooms in palaces, discovering mystic messages hidden in paintings, and wandering magnificently frescoed cathedrals.
history

Chernobyl, Minsk, and the Belarusian Independence Day Parade

Minsk, Kyiv, Chernobyl
Jul 1–10, 2021
From $3,325 USD
Visit the private residence of exiled former Ukrainian president, explore the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, and celebrate one of the largest military parades in the world.
history

Red Square to Star City: Space & Soviet History in Moscow

Russia
May 16–21, 2022
From $2,920 USD
Explore nuclear bunkers, visit a city devoted to training cosmonauts, and stroll through Red Square, learning about Moscow's political history from the revolution to the end of the Cold War.
history

Forgotten Greece: Ghost Cities & Sinking Ships

Greece
Oct 25–Nov 2, 2021
From $3,540 USD
Explore the ghost cities, abandoned industrial buildings, and mountain villages scattered throughout the rugged region of Peloponnese in search of a truer, more contradictory Greece.
art & culture

Beyond the Quarter: Music and Reinvention in New Orleans

New Orleans
From $1,415 USD
Explore the rich soundscape of New Orleans, tracing the social, political, and spiritual roles these traditions have played throughout history and in contemporary culture.
history

Mysterious Manitoba: Ancient Ceremonies, Masonic Secrets, and the Unexplained

Manitoba
Jun 17–22, 2021
From $2,865 USD
Explore the hidden wonders of a place considered to be the spiritual heart of Mother Earth, and a city steeped in mystery, myth, and mysticism.
food

Forest to Table in Alpine Slovenia

Slovenia
Oct 3–8, 2021
From $2,865 USD
Alongside local experts, we'll munch our way through Slovenia's stunning alpine pastures, forests, and lakes—gathering wild foods, making mountain tea, and crafting a charismatic cheese.
food

Barolo to Truffles in the Shadow of the Alps

Italy
Sep 18–24, 2021
From $4,130 USD
Taste your way through Italy’s northwest region of Piedmont, sampling sweets, sipping local wine, and foraging for truffles.
art & culture

Shifting Tides: Art in New Orleans

New Orleans
Dec 1–5, 2021
From $2,440 USD
Get to know the art, history, and dynamic culture of New Orleans—and the people who bring it to life.
art & culture

Escape: Art of Joshua Tree and the Mojave

Joshua Tree
Dec 3–5, 2021
From $860 USD
Join us as we venture deep into the High Desert, glimpsing massive sculptures, fluorescent painted mountains, and revitalizing domes along the way.
history

Nova Scotia: Maritime Lyrics & Lore

Nova Scotia
Aug 13–18, 2021
From $2,825 USD
As we weave our way around the coast, we'll hear stories and shanties of sunken ships, glimpse 300 million-year-old fossils, and taste round-the-world rum.
history

The Kingdoms of Andalucía: Secret Gardens and Haunted Palaces

Spain
Sep 13–20, 2021
From $3,535 USD
+ 2 more dates
history

Festivals and Mountaintop Temples of Bhutan

Bhutan
Sep 15–25, 2021
From $4,235 USD
Explore the ancient traditions and contemporary culture of this Himalayan kingdom during its lively festival season.
+ 1 more date
history

Romania: Castles, Ruins, and Medieval Villages

Romania
Sep 10–20, 2021
From $3,350 USD
Take in towering gothic churches, stunning palaces and monasteries, and a former salt mine that's been turned into an underground wonderland.
wildlife & nature

Science in the Field: Tracking Wild Bumblebees in the Redwoods

California
May 27–30, 2021
From $1,315 USD
history

Chernobyl by Day, Kyiv by Night

Ukraine
Sep 21–27, 2021
From $2,625 USD
Explore Ukraine's complicated past and fascinating present through hidden passages, towering monuments, lively meals, and living history.
art & culture

Santa Fe: Immersive Art and Otherworldly Landscapes

Santa Fe
Oct 13–18, 2021
From $2,540 USD
Join us in the mysterious desert landscapes that have captivated artists from Georgia O’Keeffe to Judy Chicago.
food

China: The Great Cuisines of the Middle Kingdom

China
Oct 9–22, 2022
From $5,350 USD
From bustling night markets to fine-dining institutions, this journey down China’s east coast reveals the story of countless delicious dishes and culinary traditions.
history

Tunisia Through the Sands of Time

Tunisia
Sep 13–24, 2021
From $3,660 USD
Discover unique landscapes, wander through winding medinas, relax by ancient oases, and journey to the Sahara and back.
+ 3 more dates
history

Sailing Sardinia’s Hidden Coastlines

Sardinia
Jun 26–Jul 3, 2021
From $3,635 USD
wildlife & nature

Science After Dark: Spotting Squid in the Tides of Oahu

Hawaii
Jan 17–22, 2022
From $3,535 USD
Just beneath the waves off the Hawaiian coast, there are schools of tropical fish, flotillas of sea turtles, and squads of squid. We’re diving in to explore some of their secrets. 
+ 1 more date
history

Silk Road Cities of Central Asia

Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan
Aug 29–Sep 13, 2021
From $4,945 USD
seaside

Greenland and Wild Labrador: Expedition Cruise

Greenland
Sep 24–Oct 9, 2022
From $9,395 USD
seaside

Heart of the Arctic: Expedition Cruise

Canada
Jul 19–Aug 1, 2022
From $7,395 USD
Journey with scientists, historians, Inuit artists, and culturalists to three distinct Arctic regions on this voyage aboard the Ocean Endeavour expedition ship.
photography

Photographing Chernobyl in Winter

Ukraine
From $3,920 USD
A unique photography trip incorporating some of the country’s most remarkable visual experiences—from the markets and street art of Kyiv to hundred-year-old brickwork drains beneath the city streets, and from towering relics of Soviet might to a post-human landscape where space-age technology lies ruined in the snow.
hidden cities

Rome Behind Locked Doors: Music, Magic, and Secret Crypts

Rome
Sep 27–Oct 3, 2021
From $3,320 USD
Join us as we go beneath Rome’s streets and behind its locked doors to explore hidden and overlooked places, witnessing a capital city that most tourists rarely experience—strange, magical, and filled with intrigue.
+ 4 more dates
food

Barnacles, Bluffs, and Brine: A Galician Seafood Pilgrimage

Spain
Oct 1–7, 2021
From $3,430 USD
On this week-long seafood pilgrimage, we’ll delve deep into the world of barnacle hunters, oyster fisherman, lobster trap builders, razor clam-diggers, and net menders, along with the local chefs who are harnessing the incredible offerings of their coast, transforming Galician cuisine into something new and exciting.
food

Lisbon: Tracing the Roots of an Imperial Cuisine

Lisbon
Jul 12–18, 2021
From $3,625 USD
Journey beyond the city’s tiled buildings and narrow streets to discover the long legacy and vibrant present of culinary inventiveness in Lisbon.
+ 1 more date
food

In the Cradle of Wine: A Georgian Culinary Adventure

Georgia
Oct 4–10, 2021
From $2,880 USD
Come with us to Tbilisi, Georgia, on a one-of-a-kind culinary expedition filled with wine tastings, workshops, market tours, and much more.
food

Layer by Layer: A Mexico City Culinary Adventure

Mexico City
Sep 9–14, 2021
From $2,525 USD
Immerse yourself in the complex cultural identity of Mexico City through its street food, bustling markets, and well-seasoned history of gastronomic traditions.
+ 1 more date
history

Scotland: Highland Clans and the Trail of Tartan

Scotland
Sep 5–14, 2021
From $6,780 USD
food

Springtime in Eastern China: Exploring the Birthplace of Tea

China
From $4,125 USD
From bustling night markets to fine-dining institutions, this journey down China’s east coast reveals the story of countless delicious dishes and culinary traditions. 
history

A Journey Through Bulgaria’s Abandoned Ruins and Otherworldly Monuments

Bulgaria
Sep 20–28, 2021
From $1,970 USD
Dive into one of Europe’s oldest countries as we explore ancient civilizations and marvel at otherworldly relics of a communist utopia that never came to be.
+ 1 more date
hidden cities

Barcelona Behind the Scenes: Music, Mystery and Modernist Treasures

Barcelona
Oct 25–31, 2021
From $3,345 USD
Catapult yourself into Barcelona's complicated and colorful past for a week filled with unique historic tours, private musical performances, and an evening of performance in a private atelier.
+ 1 more date
hidden cities

Hidden Berlin: Exploring the City’s Abandoned and Underground Spaces

Berlin
Sep 6–11, 2021
From $2,625 USD
history

Kyiv, Chernobyl, and the Borders of Bessarabia

Ukraine
Aug 30–Sep 9, 2021
From $4,225 USD
On this once-in-a-lifetime tour of Ukraine, Transnistria, and Moldova, we'll delve deep into local cultures and traditions, explore unusual underground spaces, and visit an unrecognized republic.
history

Past Future Monuments of the Balkans

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia
Oct 5–17, 2021
From $3,860 USD
Take a road trip across Serbia, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina with Atlas Obscura as we explore the Balkans in search of Yugoslav memorial sites.
food

Culinary Naples: Producers, Purveyors, and Pizzaioli

Naples
Oct 10–15, 2021
From $2,825 USD
From street food to lavish feasts, piping-hot coffee to smooth aperitivos, folk songs to opera, hilltop farms to urban wilds, immerse yourself in the greatest culinary and cultural experiences of Naples, meeting lively local Neapolitani for whom this is the only way to live.
2020 trips

Expedition Borneo: In Search of New Species

Brunei
From $3,815 USD
history

Uganda and the Mysteries of the Nile

Uganda
Aug 27–Sep 4, 2021
From $4,435 USD
Journey to the shores of Lake Victoria to see the source of the Nile, and follow the river through the diverse cultural and ecological landscape of modern-day Uganda—from its traditional kingdoms to the rainforests and savanna.
history

Turkmenistan and the Gates of Hell

Turkmenistan
Sep 17–26, 2021
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.
history

Baltic Odyssey: Monuments, Myths, and Memory

Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania
Jun 30–Jul 11, 2021
From $4,715 USD
Take a deep dive into Baltic history and culture on this immersive adventure through Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, covering everything from ancient traditions to bunkers, silos, and grand memorial complexes.
wildlife & nature

Wildlife in Florida’s Coastal Wetlands

Florida
From $2,130 USD
Join us for a five-day adventure as we search for those rare orchids, paddle our way through mangrove forests, and snorkel alongside sea turtles, all in the company of an experienced naturalist guide.
wildlife & nature

Dinos and Dunes in the Colorado Desert

Colorado
From $2,330 USD
Venture with us into the Colorado desert to unearth the mysteries of the prehistoric beasts that once roamed this very same ground.
wildlife & nature

Science in the Field: Tracking Wild Bumblebees in Sequoia

California
Jun 24–27, 2021
From $1,315 USD
Venture into the open meadows of the Sierra Nevada, June 13–16, to learn firsthand about the plight of the humble bumblebee.
food

Vietnam: A Culinary Adventure from Hanoi to Saigon

Vietnam
Nov 14–22, 2021
From $3,635 USD
On this nine-day journey, we’ll explore Vietnam through its unique cuisine, tasting our way across north, central, and south Vietnam by way of steaming pork belly meatballs in Hanoi’s Old Quarter and the white rose dumplings of Hoi An.
+ 1 more date
history

Legends and Lore of Southern England

United Kingdom
From $2,330 USD
On our immersive exploration of this historic region, we’ll experience medieval villages, sprawling moors, and Bronze Age ruins, hearing about the enduring tales they’ve inspired.