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Apples

Albion, New York

World's Largest Apple Pie Tin

A giant pan is on display to honor a community's sweet efforts.

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Franklin Cider Mill

This historic mill has been turning apples into delicious fresh cider for over a century.

Durango, Colorado

EsoTerra Ciderworks

Sip heritage cider with a surprising backstory at this family-owned cidery.

Old Apple Barn

High Rolls, New Mexico

Apple Boy

This cheery fruit farmer welcomes visitors to a classic roadside emporium.

Red means higher than average anomalies, and blue means lower than average ones.

Uneven Gravity Makes You Weigh More in Illinois Than in Indiana

A number of factors cause you to be lighter or heavier in different parts of the world.

Frank Jacobs September 22, 2023

Podcast: Rites of Passage

Time to go back to school to appreciate some unusual campus traditions with the Altas Obscura Places Team.

The Podcast Team September 8, 2023

Podcast: The Last Wild Apple Groves

Granny Smiths and Fujis can both be traced back to Kazakhstan, where apples still grow wild.

The Podcast Team April 26, 2023

Paradise apple trees in Nelleman's Have.

A Tour of the Wondrous and Weird World of Apples

They may be available year-round, but this is the season to celebrate them.

Jonathan Carey September 22, 2022

Father Rui Sousa in the parish orchards.

The Priest Who Resurrected an Island’s Cider Tradition

Father Rui Sousa saw opportunity in the parish orchards.

Rafael Tonon August 5, 2022

Cloves and apples make a simple but meaningful memento.

Reviving the Romance of the Kurdish Clove Apple

These fragrant fruits are deeply symbolic.

Ramsha Zubairi June 1, 2022

Arkansas Black Apple

This dark, rare fruit lasts a very long time.

Ithaca, New York

The Cornell Apple Vending Machine

For a buck, students can snag freshly picked apples grown in the university orchards.

Okemo Fire Tower, looking north

10 Places to Fall in Love With Fall

Get into the spirit before winter closes its icy grip.

Jonathan Carey November 5, 2021

An apple scoop carved from a sheep's tibia, European, 19th century.

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For Centuries, England's Go-To Apple Utensil Was a Sheep Bone

No dentures? No problem!

Amelia Soth August 6, 2021

Long, narrow plots of land in Turkey's Taurus Mountains are home to small, intergenerational farming families.

In Turkey's Taurus Mountains, Farms Look Like Modern Art

Despite challenging terrain, these narrow plots produce tons of grain, nuts, fruits, and flowers each year.

Gemma Tarlach June 7, 2021

At farmers markets and other events, Brown displays a variety of apples to incite pomaceous conversations.

Meet the Appalachian Apple Hunter Who Rescued 1,000 'Lost' Varieties

Tom Brown's retirement hobby is a godsend for chefs, conservationists, and cider.

Eric J. Wallace June 3, 2021

Pastila with tea is a Russian teatime staple.

The Historic Russian Recipe That Turns Apples Into Marshmallows

Disarmingly simple, pastila is lighter than air.

Anne Ewbank May 28, 2021

Apple blossoms peeking out of the ice.

Why Italian Apple Farmers Are Coating Their Orchards in Ice

Freezing the trees, blossoms and all, may be the only way to save the crop.

Vittoria Traverso April 27, 2021