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Their words speak to the legacy of a lost community.

Zhanjiao futou, or hats with "wings," became a common accessory during the Song Dynasty.

A strict lockdown has meant a spike in homebrewing.

Forty years of satellite imagery chronicles a remarkable floral comeback.

Your awkward, rebellious stage, it turns out, is history.

Can these unlikely bursts of beauty refresh Australia’s parched rural towns too?

By saving and swapping seeds, you can preserve agricultural heritage.

A collaborative photo project tells personal stories of the pandemic in the U.K.

The maritime tomb in Norway is the first of its kind to be excavated in a century.

The ruby-red drink is a mainstay at spirit houses and shrines.

Join Atlas Obscura for a globe-trotting learning adventure.

How Lorenzo Reina’s open air theater made southwest Sicily a cultural hotspot.  

There’s never been a better time for this forgotten frugal classic.

Both traffic in the sublime, and have helped us grok new frontiers.

Japan’s feudal fighters were plenty tough. But they didn’t ditch their day jobs.

"Invite them to capture the way they see the world."

We'll get you started, the ending is up to you.

Suddenly confined in a small space, Afia Zecharia painted every wall.