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Aleksander's quarantine-themed dinner party.

food

How an Experimental Event Designer Crafts Incredible Culinary Experiences

A fruity infusion and a conversation about inspiration, immersion, and creative community.

From Per La Mente
Marion revealing the bear-ravaged remains of a small cluster of wild grapes.

gastro obscura profiles

The Mountain Man Who Makes Chefs’ Wild Dreams Come True

Jay Marion never expected Virginia's elite restaurants to be interested in the foraging skills his grandparents taught him.

Eric J. Wallace
Atlas Obscura
November 15, 2017
Detail from Bronzino's murals in the Basilica di Santa Croce.

psychiatry

How Great Art Can Make You a Little Crazy

Braving the long lines to see the last Leonardo in private hands.

Natasha Frost
Atlas Obscura
November 14, 2017
Franz Reichelt in his parachute suit.

eiffel tower

The Sad Tale of the 'Flying Tailor'

Franz Reichelt's devotion to developing a parachute suit led to his dramatic death.

Eric Grundhauser
Atlas Obscura
November 14, 2017
The site of Gadachrili Gora.

discovery

Found: Biomolecular Evidence of the World's First Wine

Neolithic jars from Georgia contain residue of a tasting 8,000 years ago.

Vittoria Traverso
Atlas Obscura
November 14, 2017
Erica Mancini serenades guests.

hendrick's gin

Photos From an Unusual Autumnal Afternoon in Atlanta

Last weekend Hendrick's Gin and Atlas Obscura continued their series of cross-country garnishing galas.

Sponsored By Hendrick's Gin
Gold "Stuart crystal" mourning slide, England, late 17th century.

place news

One of America's Largest Collections of Memento Mori Is for Sale

Once held at the Museum of Mourning Art, more than 150 pieces will go to auction.

Sarah Laskow
Atlas Obscura
November 14, 2017
A Meteor Struck the Grounds of a School in Northern Ireland (Or Did It?)

meteorites

A Meteor Struck the Grounds of a School in Northern Ireland (Or Did It?)

Strange things were afoot at Castle Gardens Primary School.

Natasha Frost
Atlas Obscura
November 13, 2017
The tauroctony in the Mithraeum at Santa Maria Capua Vetere.

mithras

The Ancient Roman Cult That Continues to Vex Scholars

The Mithraic Mysteries worshipped a pagan god from subterranean temples buried throughout the empire.

Kerry Wolfe
Atlas Obscura
November 13, 2017
The ROV that captured footage of the wreck of SS Itata, 650 feet down.

robot

Found: The Wreck of Chile's 'Titanic'

After decades of searching, the site where 400 lost their lives has been identified.

Vittoria Traverso
Atlas Obscura
November 13, 2017
You are here, somewhere.

ray eames

A Short Eames Film Shows Our Place in the Universe

Made in 1977, Powers of Ten explores the world, both from great heights and microscopically close.

Ashawnta Jackson
Atlas Obscura
November 13, 2017
A ferocious tiny dancer.

combat

Male Mangrove Crabs Have a Taunting Victory Dance

These moves put the "man" in "mangrove crab."

Natasha Frost
Atlas Obscura
November 13, 2017
Behold the wonders of the Space Age Museum!

retrofuturistic

Inside Connecticut's Secret Museum of Retro-Future Oddities

Robots, rockets, and UFOs are all hiding in a quaint New England barn.

Eric Grundhauser
Atlas Obscura
November 13, 2017
Watch 245 People Rope-Swing Off a Bridge in Tandem

jumping

Watch 245 People Rope-Swing Off a Bridge in Tandem

Wheeeeeeeee!!!!!!!

Cara Giaimo
Atlas Obscura
November 10, 2017
Harley performing with Sonny Rollins at Switzerland's Montreux Jazz Festival in 1974.

rufus harley

Meet Rufus Harley, the First Jazz Bagpiper

Jazz met the Highlands when Harley met the bagpipes.

Ashawnta Jackson
Atlas Obscura
November 10, 2017
The Gibberish That Sparked One of the Internet's Oldest Unsolved Mysteries

computers

The Gibberish That Sparked One of the Internet's Oldest Unsolved Mysteries

More than 20 years later, the true meaning of the Markovian Parallax Denigrate remains elusive.

Eric Grundhauser
Atlas Obscura
November 10, 2017
A candid shot of your camel cricket roommate.

microbes

You Probably Share Your Home With at Least 100 Kinds of Bugs

And cleaning more often won't change a darned thing.

Natasha Frost
Atlas Obscura
November 10, 2017
The Party Chiefs.

soviet history

Candid Portraits Smuggled From Behind the Iron Curtain

One American photographer's inside look at the Soviet Union in the 1970s.

Anika Burgess
Atlas Obscura
November 10, 2017
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