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27 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Kenya

Updated June 19, 2026
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I spy someone lurking in the whistling thorn acacia trees.

Ants Are Swarming Kenya’s Trees and Changing Everything for Lions

Even the smallest insect can impact the largest animals.
by Jennifer Billock, Atlas Obscura

Podcast: Ol Pejeta Rhino Cemetery

The memorial in Nanyuki, Kenya, might be one of the loveliest and saddest places on Earth.
by The Podcast Team, Atlas Obscura
Hyenas and crocodiles dined on a waterside carcass together, caught via camera trap.

You Never Know Who Will Turn Up at an Elephant Carcass

Researchers in Kenya spied some unexpected guests at these “carrion bonanzas”
by Roxanne Hoorn, Atlas Obscura
Macy skydiving in (above) Ohio.

Adventure Is Accessible When You Think Outside the Box

Meet the Wisconsin woman wheeling around the world.
by Gemma Tarlach, Atlas Obscura
Two women pose wearing their intricate mporo necklaces.

Inside Kenya’s Women-Only Village Where Traditional Beaded Necklaces Are Symbols of Power

The women of Umoja no longer need a man to make their mporo marriage necklaces.
by Nora Wallaya, Atlas Obscura
Some residents of western Kenya consider night runners to be supernatural menaces. Others consider them an annoyance.

The Mysterious, Naked Night Runners of Western Kenya

"When the wind blows you run away because you think it’s a night runner.”
by Joel Balsam, Atlas Obscura

Podcast: The Dedan Kimathi Post Office Tree

A strangler fig played a pivotal communication role for Kenya's freedom fighters.
by The Podcast Team, Atlas Obscura
The "Ode to the Ancestors" exhibit features 28 previously unseen archival photograph, including this one, circa 1940, of the ruins of Gedi, the first ancient monument to be excavated in East Africa.

The Forgotten Kenyans Who Excavated Ancient Monuments

A new exhibition celebrates the African archaeologists and excavators omitted from historical records.
by Line Sidonie Talla Mafotsing, Atlas Obscura

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