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The food of Spain's Romani people is richly flavored by history and music.

Patrolmen and pups scoured the icy landscape for secret German weather stations.

The enslaved population of this former Dutch colony had control of the island for the better part of a year. Their decision to offer peaceful surrender to colonists backfired spectacularly.

Atlas Obscura Podcast listeners called us to share their stories about the places they explored during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The closest you’ll ever get to time travel.

A maritime archaeologist is following underwater clues to uncover the final resting place of Union soldiers stationed at a remote ocean fort.

High above a roaring river, a man perilously hand-weaves the Q’eswachaka suspension bridge as part of a 500-year tradition. What happens when he retires?

For 300 years, only a handful of women in Sardinia knew how to make this exceptionally intricate pasta—until one of them decided to share the recipe with the outside world.

New discoveries of small animals that lived more than 200 million years ago are changing how paleontologists think about biodiversity in the Triassic.

You need far less than you think.

At the Kōhala Field System, researchers are rediscovering lost ancestral knowledge.

Removing items from national parks is illegal—and at these sites, legend says, it can also come with paranormal consequences.

María José Aguilar-Carrasco helps people with disabilities gain access to nature.

F. Scott Fitzgerald spent two formative months in the Bluegrass State.

How to haul edible souvenirs home without breaking the law.

After 60 years of exploring the gulleys and guts of the South Carolina swamp, John Cely drew the landscape he knew by heart.

Wildlife guide Audra Conklin Taylor shows the beauty, value, and character of the park’s packs.

Unearth prehistoric wares like Trilo-bites, Snarlboros, and The Maul Street Journal at Rex’s Dino Store.