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cosmonauts

Atlas Obscura's Essential Guide to Cosmonautics

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The Miniature Alabaster Mourners of the Tomb of John the Fearless

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Announcing Atlas Obscura on Slate

buckminster fuller

A Space Age Love Song for Buckminster Fuller

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Wanderlust in Residence at Atlas Obscura

notes from the field

Notes from the Field: A Day in Montreal

automotive history

The Hélica: The Car that Dreamed it was a Plane

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Curious Fact of the Week: Giant Crystals of Naica

notes from the field

Notes from the Field: The Cemetery of the Dogs

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Mercurial Mirabilia: Die Wunderkammer Exhibition at the Lodge in NYC

beggar's bennison

Objects of Intrigue: Beggar's Benison Prick Glass

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Belle Starr the Bandit Queen: How a Southern Girl Became a Legendary Western Outlaw

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After Almost Being Knocked Down, A Whimsical Tower is Being Helped to its 50th Birthday

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W Hotels and Intel Host a Contest to Win a New Computer

water temples

Notes From the Field: Sunol Water Temple

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Curious Fact of the Week: The Rat King

notes from the field

Two Martyrs of Science from a Fatal Balloon Ride Rest Hand-in-Hand in Pere Lachaise Cemetery

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A Visit to the Steinway Factory and its 19th Century Steam Machines