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Kenneth Lacovara

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2026

Dr. Kenneth Lacovara is a world-renowned paleontologist, author, explorer, and public communicator who has unearthed some of the largest dinosaurs ever discovered, including the 65-ton Dreadnoughtus. His discoveries have been featured multiple times in Discover magazine’s “Top 100 Science Stories of the Year.” His TED Talk was a Top 10 TED Talk of 2016 and has been viewed more than five million times. He is the author of the Nautilus Book Award–winning Why Dinosaurs Matter, and appears regularly on Mysteries Unearthed on the History Channel. Dr. Lacovara is Founding Executive Director of the Edelman Fossil Park & Museum of Rowan University, founding former dean of Rowan’s School of Earth & Environment, a recipient of The Explorers Club Medal, and serves on the boards of Colossal Biosciences and the Angiogenesis Foundation. His mission is to use deep time to contextualize the present, to inspire a better tomorrow.
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The crystal clear lagoon was once an underwater volcano.

Vila Franca Do Campo, Portugal

Islet of Vila Franca do Campo

A perfectly circular lake is formed by the crater of an ancient underwater volcano.

Capella de Nossa Senhora das Vitórias.

São Miguel, Portugal

Chapel of Nossa Senhora das Vitórias

This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.

A cup of tea outside at Chalet de tia Mercês.

São Miguel, Portugal

Violet Volcanic Tea

When Azorean green tea meets volcanic hot springs water, a luminous brew is born.

Hotel Monte Palace

São Miguel, Portugal

Hotel Monte Palace

This abandoned five-star hotel is now a five-star urban exploration destination.

An overview of the twin lakes in the lush laurel forest.

São Miguel, Portugal

Lagoa das Sete Cidades (Lagoon of the Seven Cities)

Legend has it the lovelorn tears of a princess and a shepherd boy formed the blue and green twin lakes in the Azores archipelago.

Fairy Pools.

Isle of Skye, Scotland

Fairy Pools

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

Cerro Fitz Roy

El Chaltén, Argentina

Cerro Fitz Roy

The inspiration for the Patagonia Clothing logo, Cerro Fitz Roy turns pink at sunrise.

The Glaciarium

El Calafate, Argentina

Glaciarium

This glacier interpretation center houses the world’s only bar made completely from glacial ice.

Perito Moreno Glacier

Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina

Perito Moreno Glacier

This stunning mass of ice spans 121 square miles and is still growing.

A pagoda at Mogao Caves.

Jiuquan, China

Mogao Caves

Hundreds of caves filled with thousands of centuries-old statues and murals.

"Chicken and mushroom" rock formations.

Egypt

White Desert

An alien landscape of chalk-rock in the Egyptian desert.

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