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Video: The Riveting History Of The Texas Theatre

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Video: The Riveting History Of The Texas Theatre

This theater has a history that’s as fascinating as the movies it shows on the screen.

Sponsored By Visit Dallas
A Texas Longhorn’s most notable feature is its long, occasionally twisted horns.

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How One Texas Rancher Saved the Longhorn—And Inspired John Wayne

These Texas icons were once in danger of extinction; thanks to the ultimate Texas cowboy, they’re alive and well today.

Sponsored By Visit Bay Area Houston
Podcast: House the Giants Built

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Podcast: House the Giants Built

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team
Atlas Obscura
July 5, 2022
All illustrations: John Mata for Atlas Obscura

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Puzzle Monday: What’s in a (Japanese) Name?

Alex Bellos
Atlas Obscura
July 4, 2022
Artifacts recently unearthed in Florence, TX offer new insights into Paleoindian history.

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The Texas Archaeological Discovery That Reframed Human History

At Discovery Hall in San Marcos, Texas, you can find American artifacts that upended how we understand human history in the Americas.

Sponsored By Visit San Marcos
Video: The Magnificent Palo Duro Canyon

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Video: The Magnificent Palo Duro Canyon

This is the second largest canyon in America—and a North Texas gem you can't miss.

Sponsored By Visit Amarillo
All of the Sisemore family’s RVs are impeccably restored, both inside and out.

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This Family-Run RV Museum Offers a Glimpse into the Motor Homes of Yore

The Jack Sisemore Traveland RV Museum in Amarillo, Texas houses one of the largest collections of restored RVs in the country.

Sponsored By Visit Amarillo
A 40-foot column supports the entrance to New Hampshire's Ruggles Mine, a beloved rockhounding site for decades.

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Could This Be The End of a Historic New Hampshire Rockhound Paradise?

When Ruggles Mine went up for auction, mineral collectors feared it would never reopen to the public. After a last-minute reprieve, its future is still uncertain.

Sarah Durn
Atlas Obscura
July 1, 2022
Climbing date trees can be a perilous task.

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How Baghdad’s Backyards Are Bringing Back Iraqi Dates

A company is using garden trees to revive an ancient industry.

Charlie Metcalfe
Atlas Obscura
July 1, 2022
One of the cottage’s most impressive details is Slover’s trim work, which is still visible—thanks to careful preservation—today.

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The Hidden Civil War-Era History Behind a Victorian-Style Cottage in Texas

The Slover-Rogers Cottage in Alvin, Texas reveals the long personal history of a Civil War veteran.

Sponsored By Visit Alvin
Video: Soar Back On The Wings Of Time

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Video: Soar Back On The Wings Of Time

Soar back on the wings of time at the Cavanaugh Flight Museum.

Sponsored By Visit Addison
Portraits of Hiram and James Wilson.

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The 19th-Century Black-Owned Pottery That Changed American Ceramics Forever

H. Wilson & Company, founded by a group of formerly enslaved potters, made an indelible mark on American craft—and American branding, too.

Sponsored By Visit Seguin
Parveena Ahangar, known to many as the Iron Lady of Kashmir, has spent more than 30 years looking for her missing son and others who have disappeared in India-administered Kashmir.

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The 'Iron Lady' of Kashmir

For more than 30 years, Parveena Ahangar has looked for those who have disappeared in Indian-administered Kashmir.

Raihana Maqbool
Atlas Obscura
June 30, 2022
During World War II, members of the secretive Office of Strategic Services Maritime Unit trained and tested cutting-edge equipment on a quiet California island.

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Remembering the World War II Frogmen Who Trained in Secret off the California Coast

Recruits learned the arts of infiltration, sabotage, and survival at a hidden base on Santa Catalina Island.

Andrew Dubbins
Atlas Obscura
June 30, 2022
Television and podcast host Alie Ward is a human lost-and-found.

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Reuniting a Pilot and a Lost Drone Is Some Spy-Level Stuff

It started with some serious sleuthing skills and ended with a new friendship.

Alie Ward
Atlas Obscura
June 30, 2022
Podcast: Floating Freedom School

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Podcast: Floating Freedom School

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team
Atlas Obscura
June 30, 2022
The Virginia City, Nevada, headquarters of E Clampus Vitus still stands in the middle of the town. According to officials, E Clampus Vitus is the only one of the remaining nineteenth-century fraternal orders that is growing in the twenty-first century.

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The 19th-Century Secret Society Preserving the History of the West

The irreverent, all-male E Clampus Vitus commemorates overlooked people and events.

Shoshi Parks
Atlas Obscura
June 29, 2022
Podcast: The Hodges Meteorite

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Podcast: The Hodges Meteorite

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team
Atlas Obscura
June 29, 2022
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