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8 Supernatural Spots You Can Only Find in Northern Kentucky

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8 Supernatural Spots You Can Only Find in Northern Kentucky

Indulge your proclivity for the paranormal and explore the mystifying side of the Bluegrass State.

Sponsored By Meet Northern Kentucky
The World’s Only Ventriloquism Museum is in Northern Kentucky

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The World’s Only Ventriloquism Museum is in Northern Kentucky

Vent Haven is a must-see for lovers of oddity museums, quirky collections, or off-the-beaten-path places.

Sponsored By Meet Northern Kentucky
"It was just an acknowledgment of the love that went into her baking," Richard Dawson says of his mother's recipe epitaph.

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The Family Recipes That Live On in Cemeteries

Around the world, recipe gravestones tell stories of love, grief, and remembrance.

Sam O'Brien
Atlas Obscura
October 31, 2023
Gastro Obscura’s Guide to the Northern Kentucky Bourbon Tour

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Gastro Obscura’s Guide to the Northern Kentucky Bourbon Tour

10 worthy stops along The B-Line® to sip and savor spirited whiskey.

Sponsored By Meet Northern Kentucky
Stretching between the 16th and 18th centuries, the Scottish witch trials were among Europe’s longest and most deadly.

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Isobel Gowdie and the Untold History of the Scottish Witch Trials

Some experts estimate as many as 3,000 people were accused and executed for witchcraft in Scotland.

Sarah Durn
Atlas Obscura
October 31, 2023
Soap Sally was always lying in wait to snatch idle children and turn them into soap and candles, according to regional folklore in Appalachia and the American South.

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Soap Sally, a Villain of Appalachia and the American South, Echoes Old World Evil

The wicked washerwoman, child murderer, and entrepreneur has parallels to Baba Yaga and other classic European folk figures.

Emma Cieslik
Atlas Obscura
October 30, 2023
All illustrations: John Mata for Atlas Obscura

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The Atlas Obscura Crossword: Halloween Themeless

AO Puzzles
Atlas Obscura
October 30, 2023
Explore the United States of Cryptids

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Explore the United States of Cryptids

Our archives offer a tour of the country's most elusive, mysterious characters.

Roxanne Hoorn
Atlas Obscura
October 28, 2023
The City of Light has a city of darkness underground.

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The Fight Between Cataphiles and Underground Police in the Paris Catacombs

Will the tunnels, host to many illegal parties, get filled with concrete?

Frank Jacobs
Atlas Obscura
October 27, 2023
Tiger tail ice cream features an unlikely but harmonious merger of black licorice, orange, and dairy.

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Make Tiger Tail Ice Cream With Gastro Obscura

Recreating a vintage Canadian classic.

Andrew Coletti
Atlas Obscura
October 27, 2023
The legend of the Snallygaster appears to have been an invention of local newspapers, but one that carried a dark threat.

monster mythology

The Unsettling Legend of Maryland's Native Cryptid, the Snallygaster

A strange, scary farce that brought together Old World legends and racist scare tactics.

Colin Dickey
Atlas Obscura
October 27, 2023
Our first place winner is Drew Babineau's photograph of a barber chair inside of a cell at Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Our Spooky Snaps Photo Contest Winners

A collection of atmospheric images from our readers, to explore if you dare.

Winnie Lee
Atlas Obscura
October 27, 2023
Te Matua Ngahere—"Father of the Forest"—a giant kauri tree growing in the Waipoua Forest of New Zealand, is the second-largest of its kind.

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Wonder Is Everywhere: The World’s Oldest Trees, the Heaviest Ball of Twine, and More From Around the Web

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.

April White
Atlas Obscura
October 27, 2023
Is it a ghost or a gas leak? Scientists are trying new ways to explore what makes a place seem haunted.

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A Haunted Chamber, a Quivering Blade, and Other Spooky Science Experiments

Could infrasound, electromagnetic blips, gas leaks, and mold explain why some places just give us the creeps?

Kate Golembiewski
Atlas Obscura
October 26, 2023
Pando is a tree, a forest, and one of the largest organisms in the world.

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New Strange Recordings Allow Us To Hear the Unseen World of Trees

Underground sounds may help save one of the largest organisms in the world.

Hugo Mc Cafferty
Atlas Obscura
October 26, 2023
George Jacobs, whose witchcraft trial is shown here in Thomkins H. Matteson's 1855 painting, was one of 19 people hanged as a witch during the 1692 Salem witch trials.

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The Salem Witch Trials Actually Happened in Danvers, Massachusetts

Tensions between Salem and Danvers were there from the start—contributing to the ensuing witch hysteria.

Theresa McKinney
Atlas Obscura
October 26, 2023
Podcast: The Art of the Heist With Noah Charney

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Podcast: The Art of the Heist With Noah Charney

Why the thefts of masterpieces have fascinated us through the generations.

The Podcast Team
Atlas Obscura
October 26, 2023
More people are mounting horse heads on poles throughout Iceland.

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Impaled Horse Heads Are Appearing More and More Around Iceland

The rise of paganism in the country is reigniting a macabre ritual from the Viking Age.

Olivia Young
Atlas Obscura
October 25, 2023
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