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20 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Cambridge, England

Updated January 29, 2025
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The Intrepid, Furry Explorers Who Mapped Antarctica

Peek inside the "employment records" of Great Britain’s sled dogs.
by Andrew Avery, Atlas Obscura

Podcast: Corpus Clock and Chronophage

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
by The Podcast Team, Atlas Obscura
Butterfly wings from Fritz Müller.

The Curious Task of Digitizing Darwin’s Beans and Butterflies

From squeaky beans to arsenic scares, conservation is full of surprises.
by Diana Hubbell, Atlas Obscura
An illustration of an entry from Sylvia Plath’s journals, 1951, part of the “Sylvia Plath’s Food Diary” project.

This Writer Is Tweeting Everything Sylvia Plath Ever Ate

Busting sexist myths about a famous poet, one tweet at a time.
by Reina Gattuso, Atlas Obscura
A “glorious, Monet-style chaos” has taken root at the University of Cambridge’s King’s College Chapel.

A Stately English Lawn Is Going Wild In the Name of Biodiversity

"If there are ways to manage our landscapes that can make them more exciting for all the insects and mammals, then why not do it?”
by Luna Shyr, Atlas Obscura
Cookie or fruit bun? Tell us what you see.

Found: A Greasy Leftover Snack Inside a Rare Book

Whether a cookie or a fruit bun, the "offending object" has been discarded.
by Matthew Taub, Atlas Obscura
We’ll get to this party one day. Maybe.

Why We Will Not Have Been Able to Attend Stephen Hawking's Time Traveler Party

At least, not in this universe.
by Samir S. Patel, Atlas Obscura
Ceramics, glassware, and clay pipes found at the site of an 18th-century coffeehouse in England.

Found: The Remains of an 18th-Century English Coffeehouse

Archaeologists think that calf's foot jelly was its signature dish.
by Vittoria Traverso, Atlas Obscura

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Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem0115 947 3171
The Star Tavern
The Eagle is among the best-known pubs in Cambridge.
The recreated apartment.

The Best British Pubs to Get Drunk on History

A 14-stop bar tour through Great Britain's past.

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Including Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem, The Star Tavern, and The Eagle

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