grave week
What Food or Drink Would You Want People to Leave at Your Grave?
You know, in case being dead turns out to make you hungry.
All Stories
monks
Your Stories of Blissful Foods Made in Monasteries
Holy cheeses, wines, and cakes abound.
nasa
Eugene Shoemaker Is Still the Only Man Buried on the Moon
For now, anyway.
grave week
Here Lies E. Coli
There's a bunch of gross stuff, besides human bodies, hiding under graveyards.
grave week
Paleontologists Are Still Digging Into the Origins of the 'Chinese Pompeii'
What we know (and what we don't) about the Jehol Biota.
writing
How Writers Map Their Imaginary Worlds
A new book collects fantastic literary geographies.
fries
How Fish and Chips Migrated to Great Britain
The fried fish was introduced by Jews fleeing religious persecution.
show & tell
The Places You Never Tire of Visiting
Atlas Obscura readers share the destinations they just can't quit.
auctions
For Sale: The Entire Contents of a Colorado Theme Park
In the market for a roller coaster? Here's your chance.
how the sausage gets made
Living Off the Land in the Arctic Circle
In Lapland, chefs and residents hunt and gather to make bear soup, lingonberry syrup, and reindeer.
show & tell
Tell Us How You Overcame Your Biggest Food Fear
What happened when you finally tasted something you'd previously been repulsed by?
calendars
When, Exactly, Did Vesuvius Destroy Pompeii?
And does it matter if we had the date a little wrong for thousands of years?
waves
Prehistoric Sand Is Full of Secrets
Petrified wave ripples can tell us about the weather that dinosaurs saw.
environment
Mule Deer Are Eating Away at the Most Massive Living Thing in the World
A special aspen grove needs the chance to regenerate.
music
L.A.'s Most Derided Piece of Public Art Is About to Light Up Again
Reviving the Triforium.
cloistered comestibles
Monastery and Temple Foods Around the World
A Guide to Heavenly Cuisine
villas
The Real Story Behind Northern Italy's Abandoned 'Ghost Mansion'
"The ghost was me!" says Giuseppe Negri, who grew up at Villa de Vecchi.
anarchy
What It Takes to Build an Anarchist Desert Town
Slab City might be the "last free place," but that freedom requires work.
