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What’s Happening to the Benin Bronzes? Aug 15, 2024

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An update on the thousands of masks from the former Kingdom of Benin. These pieces of art and culture are spread in museums across the world, but a new discussion has reignited about if they should stay put.

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The Wizard of Wamego Aug 14, 2024

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The story of how a former nuclear missile silo in Wamego, Kansas became the site of the largest LSD bust in US history (allegedly). Fore more information, check out author Dennis McDougal’s website and Rolling Stone’s interview with Leonard Pickard.

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Atlas Obscura Goes Off Assignment: The Selinsgrove Speedway and Muriwai Aug 13, 2024

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An evening visit to a racetrack, and a late night walk on the beach. “8:45 p.m. at the Selinsgrove Speedway” was edited by Aube Rey Lescure and “10 p.m. in Muriwai” was edited by Tusshara Nalakumar Srilatha. Both essays originally appeared in Off Assignment.

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A (Store) for the Birds Aug 12, 2024

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Mike O’Connor’s Cape Cod store provides supplies for birders, gives away thousands of pounds of free potatoes, and inspires April Fools’ Day-related hijinks. For more information, check out the Bird Watcher’s General Store website.

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Travels with Steve and Datsun (Classic) Aug 09, 2024

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Today we hear from an Atlas Obscura user who, when he isn’t aboard an icebreaking warship for the Canadian Navy, spends weeks at a time road-tripping with his dog. Check out Steve’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/puppercycle/?hl=en

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On the Hunt for Government Treasure with Mitch Yockelson Aug 08, 2024

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Investigator Mitch Yockelson, a historian and academic turned archival bounty hunter, has a job that makes for pretty interesting dinner party discussion: tracking down the people who steal government property.

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The Museum That Began in One Woman’s House Aug 07, 2024

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Mary Maschal set out to document women’s history, unintentionally becoming part of it herself. Learn more about the Women's Museum of History here.

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Atlas Obscura Goes Off Assignment: To the Father on the Bicycle Aug 06, 2024

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A visitor in Cajicá, Colombia sees a stranger on a bicycle, and writes him a letter. This essay was edited by Carey Baraka and originally appeared in Off Assignment.

If you have had a memorable encounter with a stranger, we want to hear about it. Give us a call at 315-992-7902 and leave a message, or record a voice memo and email it to us at Hello@AtlasObscura.com.

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The Red Book Aug 05, 2024

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In the early 1900s, influential psychologist Carl Jung spent more than a decade documenting the strange images that popped up in his unconscious mind and documenting them all in a beautiful illustrated manuscript. After his death, his family thought the book was too bizarre to be made public and locked it away in a Swiss bank vault for decades.

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Learn more about the Jung House Museum (and visit the study where Jung wrote the Red Book) https://www.cgjunghaus.ch/en/

A link to the New York Times article mentioned: https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/magazine/20jung-t.html

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Road Trip Week: Meramec Caverns (Classic) Aug 02, 2024

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This giant limestone cave outside of St. Louis, MO. is home to a combination of kitsch and world-class scenery.

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/meramec-caverns

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