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Atlas Obscura readers recommend their favorite hidden wonders at colleges and universities.

How a fusion of at least four cuisines created a beloved and misunderstood dish.

A deadly disease could devastate these thriving colonies of winged critters.

It's a reminder of when Florentine families sold wine from their palace cellars.

Fresh powder can worsen light pollution, according to new research from Germany.

Appeals to patriotism helped it become the country’s signature flavor.

The earliest high-altitude settlement in Africa came as a surprise.

Archaeologists are finding evidence of the landmark festival anyway.

The local grain tested positive for radioactivity.

A team of forest archaeologists and preservationists trekked into the wilderness to rebuild a century-old cabin.

Come to this Beirut poster shop for the lurid stereotypes, stay for the giant killer crab.

At Colonial Williamsburg, creating historic food scenes is a team sport.

Though John Evelyn wasn't a vegetarian, he did appear to be ahead of his time.

Atlas Obscura readers recommend their favorite rare games from around the world.

On Thursday, it catapulted a communications satellite into space from Cape Canaveral.

Earthquakes and rebels haven't stopped high-altitude yak cheese artisans.

Photos testify to the Rama’s journey from Battambang to Shreveport.

A close look at a strangely global idiom about how little we understand each other.