The Swiss Have Made Cheese Since the Iron Age
This discovery pushes Swiss cheesemaking traditions back millennia
A German City Installed Traffic Lights For Texters
In Augsburg, distracted smartphone users don’t have to look up to stay safe
Fire Devastates New Delhi’s National Museum of Natural History
A late night blaze guts one of India’s favorite museums, destroying valuable collections and exhibits
Celebrate Earth Day With a Rainbow of Spectacular Photos
Nature’s palette is unparalleled
This Artist Builds Tiny Rooms in Milan’s Forgotten Manholes
The seemingly whimsical project has a darker meaning
Eight Awesome Maps From Stanford’s New David Rumsey Map Center
A collection of 150,000 historic maps merges paper and digital images in new ways
Massive Roman Villa Found in British Backyard
One of the largest and best-preserved Roman homes ever found in Britain was discovered after a family decided they wanted to play ping-pong in their barn
Help First Responders in Ecuador Without Leaving Your Desk
Scour satellite imagery of earthquake-stricken areas to help aid agencies decide where to go next
A New Exhibition Is All About Underwear
From a queen’s drawers to David Beckham’s briefs, The Victoria and Albert Museum gets “Undressed”
Death Valley Has a Secret Shrine to…Tea
Take a kettle, leave a kettle at this remote junction
New York’s Newest Urban Farm Floats
A barge bursting with vegetables takes to the water this summer
This Perfume Smells Like the Apocalypse
Artists bottled blood and thunder to capture the heady scent of the end times
Historic Sites of the London Underground Will Soon Open for Visitors
See Churchill’s blitz bunker and the first underwater tunnel ever built
Five Fascinating Places to Visit This Obscura Day
Atlas Obscura celebrates all things weird and wonderful worldwide this Saturday
The U.S. Finally Has a National Monument That Honors Women’s History
144 Constitution Avenue is now one of the women’s movement’s most significant sites
Museum Building Is Booming in the United States
In a seven-year period, museums in the U.S. spent around $5 billion
Celebrate Shakespeare’s Legacy at Hamlet’s Castle
Rest, rest, perturbed spirit! A bed awaits at “Elsinore”
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