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A confluence of cross-cultural foodways fed a series of Colorado’s mining booms, and can still be tasted across the state today.

Beloved by Edna Lewis, this plum-based favorite deserves a resurgence.

Thousands of years ago, artists documented their world on rock walls—including, perhaps, ritual use of hallucinogens.

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These fragrant fruits are deeply symbolic.

Years of political unrest have halted tourism in the Malian city, so local guides are bringing Timbuktu to the world—through the mail.

Receding waters are leaving behind an environmental disaster, and a new kind of tourism.

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This old technology is more important than ever.

No one is sure how this geological oddity got there.

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Press your olives following archaeological clues provided on wall paintings and reliefs.

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

Following a maritime disaster, Sri Lankans are cleaning their beaches, nurdle by nurdle.

Climate change is destroying centuries-old structures in remote Mustang. Can the buildings—and the culture—be saved?

From fighting in the army to managing the kingdom, women were key players in every aspect of the Mongol Empire.

The risqué new landmark is the site of joyful selfies—and arson.