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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Cambridge

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

Updated January 29, 2025

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Mathematical Bridge.

Cambridge, England

Mathematical Bridge

Local legend says Isaac Newton built this footbridge without any screws, bolts, or nails.
The Corpus Christi Clock illuminated at dusk

Cambridge, England

Corpus Clock & Chronophage

Numberless clock creates a meal of time for the dreaded, insectile Chronophage.
An 18th Century Persian astrolabe, an instrument that predicts locations of the sun, moon, planet, and stars. On display at the Whipple Museum.

Cambridge, England

Whipple Museum of the History of Science

A treasure trove of astronomical, mathematical, and scientific instruments at Cambridge University.
The Eagle is among the best-known pubs in Cambridge.

Cambridge, England

The Eagle

The Cambridge pub where Francis Crick announced that he and James Watson had discovered the DNA double-helix.

Cambridge, England

Queens' College Moondial

A complicated contraption for telling time by the moon.
Newton’s Apple Tree, Trinity College

Cambridge, England

Newton's Apple Tree, Trinity College

This tree was grafted from the actual tree that led Isaac Newton to ponder the theory of gravity.
“Teleport-o-Matic”

Cambridge, England

'Teleport-o-Matic'

One of several Lilliputian portals that are ready to transport passengers to other dimensions, if they can find them.

Cambridge, England

Scott Polar Research Institute Museum & Library

An extraordinary library and archive dedicated to the history of the Arctic and Antarctic poles.
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Stories About Cambridge

The Intrepid, Furry Explorers Who Mapped Antarctica

Peek inside the "employment records" of Great Britain’s sled dogs.
by Andrew Avery
January 19, 2023

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
April 4, 2022
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
September 22, 2021
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
March 19, 2021
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
June 15, 2020
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
March 11, 2020
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
December 24, 2018
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
December 18, 2017

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The Star Tavern
The Eagle is among the best-known pubs in Cambridge.
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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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