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The leafy green grows to monstrous size under the midnight sun.

Century-old traces of a bygone resort are starting to surface at Castlewood.

A creamy new sculpture at the Ohio State Fair honors the Apollo 11 crew.

But it’s not easy to say how long the Anglo-Zanzibar War actually was.

These tamarins have an affinity for disturbed rain forest.

During a crisis, locals turned their root cellars into an attraction.

William Dampier's food-writing firsts included the use of the words "barbecue" and "chopsticks."

The newly minted doctors had deft handiwork.

Step 1: Evict all the pigs.

A new book is an ode to chickpeas and the people that love them.

A restoration project has given a once-iconic sculpture a new lease on life.

Everyday memories—and national history—live on in this tiny Tuscan town.

With a little help from scientists, an oak in the Harvard Forest is sharing updates about its life.

Recognize anything?

Atlas Obscura readers share their favorite overhead wonders.

They slipped and fell. Really!

Too many El Niños have diminished the "diablo rojo."

A plaque will soon mark the site of Okjökull, one of Iceland’s dearly departed.