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Lebanon, Indiana's eclipse time capsule features the town's 2024 solar eclipse slogan, "Get Mooned In Boone."

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The Solar Eclipse Time Capsules of Small Town America

Mementos of the sky, sealed in the ground.

Jennifer Byrne
Atlas Obscura
April 10, 2024
Atlas Obscura's Ecliptic Festival experienced good luck in the form of phenomenal, clear skies.

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A Perfect Eclipse Takes Center Stage at Atlas Obscura’s Ecliptic Festival

Our Hot Springs eclipse hub transformed into a magical celebration of music, art, science, and the cosmos. See for yourself.

Danielle Hallock
Atlas Obscura
April 10, 2024
Destination Fruitopia: 7 Places for Fruit Fanatics in Florida

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Destination Fruitopia: 7 Places for Fruit Fanatics in Florida

Taste your way through the Sunshine State’s juiciest, most delicious flavors.

Sponsored By VISIT FLORIDA
7 Places to Let Your Family’s Imagination Run Wild in Florida

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7 Places to Let Your Family’s Imagination Run Wild in Florida

Discover wonder and whimsy in the Sunshine State.

Sponsored By VISIT FLORIDA
Where The Wild Things Are: 8 Animal Experiences in Florida

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Where The Wild Things Are: 8 Animal Experiences in Florida

Interactive wildlife attractions let you experience your favorite animals up close.

Sponsored By VISIT FLORIDA
Pirate Paradise: 8 Essential Stops for Buccaneers in Florida

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Pirate Paradise: 8 Essential Stops for Buccaneers in Florida

Discover a treasure trove of family fun where real pirates once roamed.

Sponsored By VISIT FLORIDA
Podcast: Brown Mountain Lights

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Podcast: Brown Mountain Lights

Mysterious 'exploding lights' that defy explanation.

Sponsored By Visit North Carolina
A solar eclipse underway in Iceland's Thingvellir National Park. The island nation will be in the path of totality again in 2026.

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Next Time, Travel to Another Beautiful Country to See the Future Eclipse

Watch the moon’s shadow from an Icelandic cliff or the Great Wall of China.

Danielle Hallock
Atlas Obscura
April 9, 2024
In Nara City, Japan, sika deer have been protected for over a thousand years due to their sacred status in Shintoism.

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Decoding the Sacred Genetics of Japan's Sika Deer

The deer of Nara Park are part of a millennium-old genetic lineage—does that make them more deserving of protection?

Roxanne Hoorn
Atlas Obscura
April 9, 2024
Nevada’s Basque community began with sheepherders, who settled here in the late 19th century.

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Searching for Nevada’s Most Off-Beat Places and People

You haven’t really explored the Silver State until you’ve gone off the Las Vegas Strip.

Sponsored By Travel Nevada
Podcast: Total Eclipse of Our Hearts

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Podcast: Total Eclipse of Our Hearts

Want to relive the eclipse? Then, listen up.

The Podcast Team
Atlas Obscura
April 9, 2024
Maria points to a mysterious symbolic representation of an early chemistry experiment.

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The Ancient Female Alchemist Whose Name Is in Your Kitchen

Who put the Marie in "bain-Marie"?

Andrew Coletti
Atlas Obscura
April 8, 2024
All illustrations: John Mata for Atlas Obscura

countdown to the eclipse 2024

The Atlas Obscura Crossword: Eclipsing History

AO Puzzles
Atlas Obscura
April 8, 2024
Donde Mario offers an eyewatering number of empanada varieties.

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Empanadas With a Taste of Venezuelan History

At Donde Mario, empanadas often come with a lesson about the past.

Paul Dobson
Atlas Obscura
April 5, 2024
You'd never have Italian marinara sauce if not for South America.

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Why Jesus Never Ate a Banana

About 69 percent of the global diet is "foreign," says a study that pinpoints the origin of 151 food crops.

Frank Jacobs
Atlas Obscura
April 5, 2024
Podcast: Nevada Week: The Martin

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Podcast: Nevada Week: The Martin

Feast like a sheepherder at a Basque boarding house turned restaurant.

Sponsored By Travel Nevada
Great Basin bristlecone pines are seemingly immortal trees that can often withstand the knobby twists of fate.

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Are Bristlecone Pines Really Immortals Living Among Us?

These scrappy and squat high-elevation trees can live for thousands of years without seeming to age.

Ula Chrobak
Atlas Obscura
April 5, 2024
An adaptation of Banksy’s “Flower Bomber,” this image shows a librarian throwing Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid's Tale.

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6 Badass Librarians Who Changed History

They will not be shushed.

April White
Atlas Obscura
April 5, 2024
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