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The Atlas Obscura PodcastBeach Week: Sunny Jim Cave (Classic)We follow a long set of wooden stairs deep underground to a sea cave with a mysterious and colorful past, and take in a spectacular, hidden view of the Pacific Ocean in La Jolla. Learn more about The Cave Store: https://www.cavestore.com/All this week, the Atlas Obscura Podcast is hitting the sand, and taking a tour of the world’s most unusual beaches. Plus: Pre-order your copy of our new book, The Atlas Obscura Explorer’s Guide to Inventing the World, today!
2025-07-3115 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastThe Atlas Obscura Podcast Presents: Charlie’s PlaceToday, we’re sharing an episode from our new podcast documentary series, Charlie’s Place. Beloved, notorious, defiant, folk hero – these are just a few ways to describe Charlie Fitzgerald, the entrepreneur who owned an integrated nightclub during Jim Crow in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. What happened in Myrtle Beach at Charlie’s would come to define a community and generations to come. This is the almost forgotten history of Charlie’s Place.Charlie's Place is a production of Atlas Obscura and Rococo Punch in partnership with Pushkin Industries and presented by Visit Myrtle Beach.
2025-07-2133 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastNational Parks Week: The Allagash FourOn a summer day in 1976, four friends had a strange experience in the Northwoods of Maine that would come back to haunt them decades later. Today, we’re exploring the hidden morbid side of the national parks system with our friends from National Park After Dark. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. For more unusual stories, lists, and offbeat itineraries, check out the Atlas Obscura Explorer’s Guide to the National Parks.
2025-06-0526 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastAtlas Obscura Presents: Traveling Back in Time for Coconut Cake with The SporkfulToday, we’re sharing an episode from our friends at the Sporkful. Dan Pashman goes on a tour of Los Angeles, with an Atlas Obscura guide in hand. In search of an elusive slice of coconut cake, Dan begins at the airport, takes a detour to an underground tunnel system, and pays a visit to a very unusual store: Time Travel Mart.
2025-05-2940 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastAtlas Obscura Goes Off Assignment: 7 a.m. in Kelso and 10:30 a.m. in ChoteauTwo small stories about early morning, otherworldly encounters with animals. 7 a.m. in Kelso was written by Emma Jones, and 10:30 a.m. in Choteau, Montana was written by Annika Berry. Both essays were edited by Aube Rey Lescure and originally appeared in Off Assignment.Plus: Order the audiobook of Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders today!
2025-03-2514 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastAtlas Obscura Presents Sound Influence: Andrea Cruz and Miguel ArtetaThis week, we’re presenting Sound Influence: The Art and Soul of Puerto Rico. Rising singer-songwriter Andrea Cruz shares how she fell in love with folk music as a young girl in Aibonito. We hear about how the plants, birds and animals of Puerto Rico have shaped the fabric of her work, and the profound ways in which her art connects her to the island she calls home. Hollywood film director Miguel Arteta recalls his colorful childhood in Río Piedras, shares the Puerto Rican role model who inspired him to pursue a creative career, and teas...2024-12-0621 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastAtlas Obscura Presents Sound Influence: José RiveraThis week, we’re presenting Sound Influence: The Art and Soul of Puerto Rico. Oscar-nominated screenwriter and playwright José Rivera shares with us his rich memories, both old and new, of his time in Puerto Rico: of spiders, thunderstorms and a deep sense of community in his childhood town of Espino. We hear about the joy of watching one of his plays performed in Santurce alongside the family members who inspired it, and how the island has been a constant source of inspiration that has enriched so much of his work. Subscrib...2024-12-0516 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastAtlas Obscura Presents Sound Influence: Los Rivera Destino and Jaquira DíazThis week and next, we’re presenting Sound Influence: The Art and Soul of Puerto Rico. The Río Piedras-based comedy band Los Rivera Destino talk about their musical childhoods, how making a music video in Bayamón changed their lives and careers forever, and the extremely unlikely place that has become their source of inspiration. Award-winning author Jaquira Díaz shares how salsa, bacalaítos and coquís defined her time growing up in the east coast towns of Humacoa and Fajardo. We also hear the wild story her grandmother told about aliens in El Yunqu...2024-11-2926 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastAtlas Obscura Presents Sound Influence: Rita Moreno and PachymanToday and tomorrow, we’re presenting Sound Influence: The Art and Soul of Puerto Rico. Legendary actress, singer, dancer and EGOT winner Rita Moreno shares memories of sugar cane, coquís and parrandas during her idyllic childhood in Humacao and Juncos. We hear about her recent trips back with Lin-Manuel Miranda, and how she almost turned down West Side Story because of her loyalty to the island. Dub star innovator Pachy García (aka Pachyman) opens up about growing up in Guaynabo’s vibrant reggae scene, the integral role Puerto Rico plays in his music now that he l...2024-11-2829 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastDiscovery Hut (Classic)Atlas Obscura's Gemma Tarlach shares what it's like to step inside a relic from the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, and to find traces of a famous lost party of explorers.READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/discovery-hut
2024-07-1912 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastTo the Moon and Back with Rebecca BoyleScience writer and journalist Rebecca Boyle has a new book about all about the ways in which the moon has impacted nearly every aspect of human life – including our conception and invention of time.MORE IN THE ATLAS: Rebecca is a regular contributor to Atlas Obscura and you can find more about her work here and check out her book here.
2024-05-0922 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastAtlas Obscura Live: Two Places And A LieThis week wasn't special only because of the eclipse. We also recorded our first live show, during the Atlas Obscura Ecliptic Festival in Hot Springs, Arkansas. In this episode, hear host Dylan Thuras try to stump guests -- astrobiologist Dr. Graham Lau and science writer Rebecca Boyle -- and get them to guess which strange, incredible place is real or fake. Then, the tables are turned and Dylan has to guess. Special thanks to everyone who made this possible!
2024-04-1222 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastLaw of the TongueAtlas Obscura writer Roxanne Hoorn brings us the story of an extraordinary relationship between people and killer whales. And, through conversation with Dylan, we learn how to better cohabitate as species on this planet. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/killer-whales-work-with-humans
2024-03-1419 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastIntroducing Sound Detectives from LeVar BurtonLeVar Burton presents SOUND DETECTIVES – a funny, engaging, and thought provoking podcast that invites elementary school-aged kids to explore the magic and mystery of sound.Equal parts fun and informative, SOUND DETECTIVES encourages listeners to engage with the sound mysteries that surround us, while unlocking the door to people and cultures around the globe. Join the team on this semi-improvised comedy caper, and help return the mystery sounds before the world falls silent!Listen to SOUND DETECTIVES on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
2024-03-1311 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastA Holiday AnnouncementOver the last two and a half years, the Atlas Obscura podcast has published well over 500 original episodes. For the next few weeks, we're taking a holiday break -- but not leaving you without wonder. Over the course of 20 episodes, host Dylan Thuras is going to take you on a journey starting in the cosmic reaches of space, to the earliest days of life on earth, through a tour of our fellow earthly creatures, and finally arrive at us, the great apes who record podcasts. We'll be back in late January with brand new episodes.
2023-12-2303 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastNightwalking with Bianca GiaeverWe learn about an age-old practice of nightwalking, with the help of two women who took it on as an experiment in the early chaotic days of the pandemic. Joining the conversation is Bianca Giaever, creator of one of our favorite podcasts of the year, Constellation Prize. MORE: To hear Constellation Prize for yourself, you can head to thebeliever.net or anywhere podcasts are available. And if you want to learn more about nightwalking, check out this article Bianca wrote.
2023-12-2016 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastGourdlandiaThis magical wonderland in Ithaca, New York is devoted entirely—almost spiritually—to this unusual and versatile fruit. It's also the brainchild of Graham Ottoson, who is teaching an Atlas Obscura course on gourds. Listeners get 15% off by using code GOURDLOVE during registration. End credit music in this episode is from Alexander Fals (ngoni + vocals), Hayley Dayis (vocals), and Manuel Solarte (percussion). If you like what you heard, you can listen to more of their songs here.READ MORE IN THE ATLAS https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/gourdlandia
2023-12-1417 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastSpooky Sites with the Places Team (Classic)With Halloween just around the corner Jonathan Carey and Michelle Cassidy of the Atlas Places Team bring you two spooky legends of The Mothman from Point Pleasant, West Virginia and a potentially ghoulish forest in the Transylvanian Region of Romania.READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/mothman-museum-2 and https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/hoia-baciu-forest
2023-10-3115 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastThe Plotz Plot (Classic)Josh Foer, the co-founder of Atlas Obscura, takes us to a remote patch of land in the Arizona desert, where he built (and later rebuilt) a museum in honor of the company’s former CEO, David Plotz.The Plotz Plot is accessible from Adamana Road, off of I-40 exit 300, at 35.025639, -109.8195. The lock code is 4444.READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/plotz-plot
2023-10-1317 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastPā‘ula‘ula / Russian Fort ElizabethProducer Johanna Mayer and Atlas Obscura associate editor Sarah Durn tell us the story of a fort in Hawaii with two names – and how those names both preserve and erase its history.READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/hawaiian-history-russian-fort-elizabeth
2023-08-0714 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastMan’s Best (Stiff) FriendsJonathan Carey and Michelle Cassidy of the Atlas Places Team bring us two charming stories of some very special canines who have been (literally) preserved for the ages. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: Learn about Sergeant Stubby here and Owney here
2023-07-1314 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastTelling Time through the Trees with the Places TeamJonathan Carey and Michelle Cassidy of the Atlas Places Team bring us stories about the trees that have witnessed history. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: Read the story of Emancipation Oak in Hampton, VA and the Travel Log from California.
2023-04-2416 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastGreat Balls of Twine with the Places TeamJonathan Carey and Michelle Cassidy of the Atlas Places Team bring us stories about the biggest balls of twine. Plus, a special guest adds an additional tangle to the tale. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/world-s-largest-ball-of-twine
2023-03-2722 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastWHM Classic: Forest of the Future LibraryAs part of Women’s History Month Atlas Obscura will be sharing some episodes from the archive including this story about a forest in Oslo, Norway that will provide the trees for paper as part of a century long art project featuring famed contemporary authors. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/forest-of-the-future-library
2023-03-0315 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastValentine's Day Classic: Chopin’s HeartFor Valentine's Day, the Atlas team would like to bring you this tale of the heart….literally. The Church of the Holy Cross in Warsaw, Poland is the final resting place of famed composer Frédéric Chopin’s heart - smuggled there by Chopin’s sister after his death. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/chopin-s-heart
2023-02-1416 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastBlack History Month Classic: Louis Armstrong MuseumAs part of Black History Month Atlas Obscura will be sharing some episodes from the archive including this journey to famed Jazz musician Louis Armstrong’s House in Corona, Queens in New York. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/louis-armstrong-house
2023-02-1017 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastBlack History Month: Black Star SquareAs part of Black History Month Atlas Obscura will be sharing some episodes from the archive including this story about a gigantic public square dedicated to Ghanaian independence - and producer Baudelaire Ceus’s introduction to soursop.READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/black-star-square
2023-02-0316 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastSongs of Ice with the Places TeamJonathan Carey and Michelle Cassidy of the Atlas Places Team bring you stories of how sometimes giant monuments built for a specific site need to go on a journey. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/yakhchalshttps://www.atlasobscura.com/places/snowflake-bentley
2023-01-1717 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastMoving Monuments with the Places TeamJonathan Carey and Michelle Cassidy of the Atlas Places Team bring you stories of how sometimes giant monuments built for a specific site need to go on a journey. To view the Rubjerg Knude Lighthouse move: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPa8b1WlbaI&t=3s READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/church-of-agios-sostis and https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/rubjerg-knude-lighthouse
2022-11-1014 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastSpooky Sites with the Places TeamWith Halloween just around the corner Jonathan Carey and Michelle Cassidy of the Atlas Places Team bring you two spooky legends of The Mothman from Point Pleasant, West Virginia and a potentially ghoulish forest in the Transylvanian Region of Romania.READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/mothman-museum-2 and https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/hoia-baciu-forest
2022-10-2715 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastCassadaga with Jamie LoftusThe Atlas Obscura Podcast is launching a week of spooky-themed stories ahead of Halloween. We begin with Jamie Loftus’ newest podcast about Cassadaga, a small town in central Florida that is one of the last great bastions of a Victorian era religion called Spiritualism.Check out some of Jamie’s work:GHOST CHURCHhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ghost-church-by-jamie-loftus/id1619557591My Year in MENSA -https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/my-year-in-mensa/id1492147103And check out AO’s podcast on Lily Dale, another contemporary spiritualist communityLILY DALEh...2022-10-2416 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastGrowing the AtlasJonathan Carey and Michelle Cassidy of the Atlas Places Team are on a mission to grow the Atlas community and include more wonderful and curious locations from Africa, Asia and South America. Two recent entries that caught their eyes include a market in Medeber, Eritrea and a women’s center in Kigali, Rwanda. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/medeber-markethttps://www.atlasobscura.com/places/nyamirambo-womens-center
2022-09-1211 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastDiscovery HutAtlas Obscura's Gemma Tarlach shares what it's like to step inside a relic from the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, and to find traces of a famous lost party of explorers.READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/discovery-hut
2022-08-2412 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastThe Honey Island Swamp MonsterAtlas Obscura reporter Sarah Durn ventures deep into the Louisiana swamp in search of the legendary monster that prowls it.Learn more about Jessica’s Honey Island Swamp & Kayak Tours: https://www.honeyislandkayaktours.com/READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/honey-island-swamp
2022-08-1813 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastUnderwater PlacesJonathan Carey and Michelle Cassidy of the Atlas Places Team bring listeners two stories where sculpture meets the depths: The Sunken Crosses of Malpique and a harbor in Odense, Denmark. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS:https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/sunken-crosses-of-malpiquehttps://www.atlasobscura.com/places/hans-christian-andersen-odense-harbour
2022-08-0215 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastPlaces Team Favorite Atlas EntriesJonathan Carey and Michelle Cassidy of the Atlas Places Team bring listeners stories of two of their favorite places that can be found in the Atlas - on in Washington, DC and one in Scotland.
2022-07-0613 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastThe House on the Rock Re-ListenJoin host Dylan Thuras and producer Harry Huggins as they visit the unruly architecture of The House on the Rock - one of the inspirations for Atlas Obscura. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/house-rock
2022-06-2418 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastWorld’s Oldest Edible HamAtlas Obscura’s resident food and death reporter Sam O’Brien takes us to Smithfield, Virginia, where we meet a 120-year-old ham, and the people who love it.Learn more about the Isle of Wight County Museum: www.historicisleofwight.com/Let Sam eat the ham: hamtruther.comREAD MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/worlds-oldest-edible-ham
2022-06-0916 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastTwo of Our Favorite MummiesJonathan Carey and Michelle Cassidy of the Atlas Places Team bring listeners the stories of two mummies - one preserved in a bog in Jutland, Denmark and another at a monastery in Palermo, Italy.READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/haraldsk-r-womanhttps://www.atlasobscura.com/places/capuchin-monastery
2022-05-3112 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastGastropod’s “Buried Treasure: Weeds, Seeds, and Zombies.”Atlas Obscura presents Gastropod’s episode “Buried Treasure: Weeds, Seeds, and Zombies.” Gastropod Hosts Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley examine a scientific quest – and one of the world’s longest running experiments - to see how long weeds can survive. They find zombie seeds, a treasure hunt, and more. Gastropod: https://gastropod.com/buried-treasure-weeds-seeds-and-zombies/READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/dr-beals-seed-viability-experiment
2022-04-0145 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastThe World’s Oldest Living Things Re-listenAs part of Women’s History Month Atlas Obscura will be sharing some episodes from the archive including this tour of the world's oldest living things - with artist Rachel Sussman who’s been documenting these ancient things for 10 years.https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/womens-history-monthREAD MORE IN THE ATLAS:https://www.atlasobscura.com/lists/worlds-oldest-living-things
2022-03-3112 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastThe Office of Collecting and Design Re-listen As part of Women’s History Month Atlas Obscura will be sharing some episodes from the archive including this conversation with Jessica Oreck who has spent the last 30 years collecting odd and forgotten objects. Now, they’re all beautifully curated and on display in the Office of Collecting and Design in Las Vegas.https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/womens-history-monthFollow the Office of Collecting and Design on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/office.of.collecting/?hl=enREAD MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/office-of-collecting-and-design
2022-03-3016 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastThe Kalamazoo Gals of the Old Gibson Guitar Factory Re-Listen As part of Women’s History Month Atlas Obscura will be sharing some episodes from the archive including this story of the women who stepped up to produce thousands of guitars during World War II, only to be written out of the history.https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/womens-history-monthRead more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-old-gibson-guitar-factory-kalamazoo-michigan
2022-03-2916 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastBwindi Impenetrable Forest Re-listenAs part of Women’s History Month Atlas Obscura will be sharing some episodes from the archive including this story of a national park in Southwest Uganda that is home to nearly half the world’s population of endangered mountain gorillas. They and the local community rely on each other to survive.https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/womens-history-monthLearn how to help the Bwindi Mountain Gorillas: https://ctph.org/Sound of the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and the mountain gorillas was recorded by Nick Penny. To see more of Nick’s work, visit: https://www.nickpennyphotography.com/REA...2022-03-2815 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastKulning Re-ListenAs part of Women’s History Month Atlas Obscura will be sharing some episodes from the archive including this story of how herdswomen in Northern Sweden have lured cows home with haunting melodies.https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/womens-history-month READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-is-kulning
2022-03-2515 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastLife Changing Locations with the Places TeamJonathan Carey and Michelle Cassidy of the Atlas Places Team bring listeners two Atlas Obscura locations developed as the result of a life-changing decision - to embark on a massive art project and live.READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/hercules
2022-03-2311 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastGood Vibrations Antique Vibrator Museum Re-ListenAs part of Women’s History Month Atlas Obscura will be sharing some episodes from the archive including this museum’s buzzing collection which honors vibrator history.https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/womens-history-monthREAD MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/good-vibrations-antique-vibrator-museum
2022-03-1811 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastWomen of the Black Panther Mural Re-ListenAs part of Women’s History Month Atlas Obscura will be sharing some episodes from the archive starting with the story of how a 30-foot-tall mural on the side of a house in West Oakland is teaching an often left out part of the history of the Black Panther Party-- the women who fueled the movement. Read more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/black-lives-matter-muralsLearn more about this project and sign up for a tour of the mini-museum here: http://www.westoaklandmuralproject.org
2022-03-1120 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastSites of Vision with the Places TeamJonathan Carey and Michelle Cassidy of the Atlas Places Team bring listeners two Atlas Obscura locations created by people compelled by visions - the East West Peace Church in Munich, Germany, and the Source du Nil in Musenyi, Burundi.
2022-02-2211 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastGorgeous Grotesques with the Places TeamJonathan Carey and Michelle Cassidy of the Atlas Places Team find beauty and fascination at the sites of warped and bizarre statues in Nuremberg, Germany and Urgnano, Italy.READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/der-hasehttps://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-grotesques-of-urgnano-castle
2022-01-2611 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastLily Dale Spiritualist CommunityReporter Sam O’Brien takes us to Lily Dale, the world’s largest surviving community of spiritualists, where she learns (even if you don’t believe in ghosts) there’s more than one way to connect with the dead.READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/lily-dale-spiritualist-community
2022-01-1813 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastRelampago Del CatatumoThere’s an everlasting lightning storm in Northwestern Venezuela that appears in the night sky nearly every night.READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/relampago-del-catatumbo
2022-01-1713 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastCisternerneA massive 19th-century reservoir under the city of Copenhagen has been repurposed as a contemporary art cave. We venture inside to learn more about its history, and bask in the incredible acoustics of the space.Visit Cisternerne and Frederiksberg Museerne: https://frederiksbergmuseerne.dk/da/READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/cisternerne
2022-01-1312 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastThe Museum of Icelandic Sorcery and WitchcraftReporter Eric Grundhauser recounts a memorable visit to an unusual museum in Iceland, where he explored the ancient lore of the occult, learned how to steal milk from his neighbors, and laid his eyes upon a pair of pants… made of human flesh.READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-museum-of-icelandic-sorcery-witchcraft-holmavik-iceland
2022-01-1214 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastOrgan Stop PizzaThe largest theater pipe organ in the world lives in a restaurant in Mesa, Arizona. Phenomenal musicians play requests while diners feast on pizza.READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/organ-stop-pizza
2022-01-1113 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastAlnwick Poison GardenThe Alnwick Poison Garden in England is a place where stopping and smelling the flowers could actually kill you. The garden is dedicated entirely to plants that are narcotic or deadly. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/alnwick-poison-garden
2022-01-1011 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastThe Unclaimed Baggage CenterThe Unclaimed Baggage Center in Scottsboro, Alabama bills itself as “the nation’s only retailer of lost luggage.” If you’ve ever lost a bag during air travel, it probably wound up there - along with many other treasures and oddities. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/unclaimed-baggage-center
2022-01-0612 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastBeer Can HouseJohn Milkovisch spent 18 years covering his Houston home in beer cans. The house has been preserved for visitors since John’s death in 1988. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/beer-can-house
2022-01-0515 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastBwindi Impenetrable ForestA national park in Southwest Uganda is home to nearly half the world’s population of endangered mountain gorillas. They and the local community rely on each other to survive.Learn how to help the Bwindi Mountain Gorillas: https://ctph.org/Sound of the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and the mountain gorillas was recorded by Nick Penny. To see more of Nick’s work, visit:https://www.nickpennyphotography.com/https://www.instagram.com/nickp.pics/Read more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/bwindi-impenetrable-forest
2022-01-0315 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastBeechey Island Graves Part 2 Re-Listen In this two-part series, we venture towards frozen graves tied to an infamous Arctic expedition. We follow two groups of adventurers, separated by more than 170 years, and play witness to the disasters that befell them all.Read More in the Atlas:https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/graves-of-beechey-island
2021-12-3017 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastBeechey Island Graves Part 1 Re-ListenIn this two-part series, we venture towards frozen graves tied to an infamous Arctic expedition. We follow two groups of adventurers, separated by more than 170 years, and play witness to the disasters that befell them all.Read More in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/graves-of-beechey-island
2021-12-2915 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastHachiko Re-ListenAfter a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation. Read more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/hachiko-hachi-shibuya-station
2021-12-2809 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastGold Medal Flour Re-ListenThe crumbled ruins of the world’s largest flour mill became one of Minneapolis’ most prominent graffiti-writing locations, and later a museum.Read more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/mill-city-museum-site-great-mill-disaster
2021-12-2710 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastThe Village Where Every Person’s Name Is a Song Re-ListenIn Kongthong, India, every person’s name is a unique song, composed by their mother within a week of their birth, part of a centuries-old tradition.Read more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/where-indian-villagers-have-musical-names
2021-12-2314 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastSeljavallalaug Swimming Pool Re-ListenThe oldest (maybe) swimming pool in Iceland is a stunning oasis built into the side of a lush hill. Read more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/seljavallalaug
2021-12-2107 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastWidow Jane Mine Re-ListenThis old cement mine in Rosendale, New York, has been used as everything from a mushroom farm to a recording studio.Read more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/widow-jane-mine
2021-12-2013 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastHappy Holidays from the Atlas Obscura TeamThe Atlas production team would like to share some of their favorite holiday places as 2021 comes to a close. This episode will be followed by a series of re-listen episodes from the past year, published over the next two weeks.
2021-12-1615 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastShipwrecked DoritosIn 2006 a massive haul of Doritos was shipwrecked on Hatteras Island on the Outer Banks, leaving its mark on the town forever.READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/shipwrecked-doritos
2021-12-1512 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastThe Naica CaveProfessional Adventurer George Kourounis knew he needed to visit the Cave of the Crystals, located nearly a 1000 feet beneath northern Mexico, the moment he saw a photograph from inside the cave.READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/giant-crystals-naica
2021-12-1414 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastPost Office BayPost Office Bay on the Galapagos Islands is a post office that runs on luck and the goodwill of visitors. It has a knack for bringing strangers together. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/post-office-bay
2021-12-1313 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastCarousel of HappinessA music box given to Scott Harrison while he served in Vietnam inspired him to hand-carve all the animals for the Carousel of Happiness in Nederland, Colorado. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/carousel-of-happiness
2021-12-0915 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastThe Past Beneath Our Feet with the Places TeamJonathan Carey and Michelle Cassidy of the Atlas Places Team catch listeners up on the new and surprising additions to Atlas Obscura that capture their attention. This includes a heiress’s pet cemetery and ruins visible beneath a grocery store floor. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/doris-dukes-pet-cemeteryhttps://www.atlasobscura.com/places/aungier-street-lidl-archaelogy
2021-12-0812 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastLake Nyos - The Deadliest LakeIn 1986 an unknown natural disaster at Lake Nyos in Menchum, Cameroon left more than 1700 people dead in one night - and puzzled scientists. Learn how they solved that mystery. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/lake-nyos-the-deadliest-lake-in-the-world
2021-12-0615 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastCenters for Disease Control MuseumVisit a museum inside the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia, which documents how public health officials have slowed the spread of disease through history.READ MORE IN THE ATLAS:https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/cdc-museum
2021-12-0213 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastAbandoned Chacaltaya Ski ResortHear from the caretakers of a ghost town in Bolivia that was once the world's highest ski resort. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/abandoned-chacaltaya-ski-resort
2021-12-0112 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastMicropiaTake a trip to Micropia, the world’s only museum dedicated to microscopic organisms and learn about our invisible life companions.READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/micropia
2021-11-3014 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastTree of 40 FruitsThe Tree of 40 fruits in San Jose California is an horticultural marvel of 40 types of stone fruit trees grafted together to form a living work of art. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/tree-of-40-fruit
2021-11-2912 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastLooking for PawpawsThe Sporkful host Dan Pashman brings listeners on a quest to find a fruit indigenous to North America that has never been industrialized - but may be seeing a resurgence. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/pawpaw-fruit
2021-11-2512 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastInternational Cryptozoology MuseumIt’s easy to dismiss Bigfoot, the yeti, the Loch Ness monster, and other cryptids as far-fetched X-Files fodder. But the International Cryptozoology Museum in Portland, Maine aims to show that when investigations into unknown creatures are done right, they involve real science, and have real scientific value. Monster of the Month Series: https://www.atlasobscura.com/experiences/monster-of-the-month-with-colin-dickeyREAD MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/international-cryptozoology-museum
2021-11-2415 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastThe Jagannath TempleIn a collaboration with our friends at Science Diction, we explore the Indian temple complex that gave rise to the word "juggernaut," which means an unstoppable force. But the real story behind it is far more complicated.READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/jagannath-temple
2021-11-2319 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastSunny Jim CaveWe follow a long set of wooden stairs deep underground to a sea cave with a mysterious and colorful past, and take in a spectacular, hidden view of the Pacific Ocean in La Jolla. Learn more about The Cave Store: https://www.cavestore.com/READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/sunny-jim-cave-storeCORRECTION: A previous version of this episode misstated L. Frank Baum's role in the creation of The Wizard of Oz. He was the author, not the illustrator.
2021-11-2214 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastRed Sea Blue HoleThis stunning geological marvel just north of Dahab, Egypt has been called the deadliest dive spot in the world. But is that reputation deserved?READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/red-sea-blue-hole
2021-11-1813 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastWhat Makes an Atlas Obscura Place?Jonathan Carey and Michelle Cassidy of the Atlas Places Team aim to answer the question at the heart of Atlas Obscura - “What kind of place merits an Atlas Obscura entry?”READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://https://www.atlasobscura.com/faq
2021-11-1712 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastThe Office of Collecting and DesignJessica Oreck has spent the last 30 years collecting odd and forgotten objects. Now, they’re all beautifully curated and on display in the Office of Collecting and Design in Las Vegas.Follow the Office of Collecting and Design on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/office.of.collecting/?hl=enREAD MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/office-of-collecting-and-design
2021-11-1615 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastThe Forgotten Songs Sound SculptureThis unique installation in Sydney, Australia combines art and ornithology, commemorating the calls of the city’s lost birds. Plus, bin chickens!READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/forgotten-songs-sound-sculpture
2021-11-1511 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastThe Hot Ale FlipVisit the taverns of colonial America to take a frothy sip of the hot ale flip and how it helped pave the way for contemporary mixology.
READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/hot-ale-flip
2021-11-1110 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastThe International Church of CannabisTravel to Denver Colorado and meet Steve Berke who helped found the first International Church of Cannabis in 2015.
READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/international-church-of-cannabis
2021-11-1009 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastThe Plotz PlotJosh Foer, the co-founder of Atlas Obscura, takes us to a remote patch of land in the Arizona desert, where he built (and later rebuilt) a museum in honor of the company’s former CEO, David Plotz.
The Plotz Plot is accessible from Adamana Road, off of I-40 exit 300, at 35.025639, -109.8195. The lock code is 4444.
READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/plotz-plot
2021-11-0917 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastThe House on the RockJoin host Dylan Thuras and producer Harry Huggins as they visit the unruly architecture of The House on the Rock - one of the inspirations for Atlas Obscura.
READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/house-rock
2021-11-0817 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastHaw Par VillaThis amusement park in Singapore holds the Ten Courts of Hell, a series of dioramas that depict the kind of horrible fates awaiting people who behaved badly on Earth.
READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/haw-par-villa
2021-11-0414 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastCueva de los TayosThis Ecuadorian cave has captured the attention of government officials, scientists, professional cavers and is home to a particularly rare creature.
READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/cueva-de-los-tayos
2021-11-0214 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastYemrehanna Kristos ChurchPhotographer and author Paul Koudonaris brings listeners to this Ethiopian Church and explores ossuaries, jeweled skeletons, and death practices throughout the world.
READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/yemrehana-krestos-church
2021-11-0115 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastIsla de Las MuñecasAn island filled with hundreds of hanging and decomposing dolls is a window into the sociology of why we pursue experiences that inspire fright, fear, and an attraction to the macabre.
READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/la-isla-de-las-munecas
2021-10-2815 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastClown MotelTonopah, Nevada is home to the Clown Motel - an inn on the edge of the desert that’s packed with statues and figurines of Clowns. The eerie and fully-functioning inn is also a labor of love.
READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/clown-motel
2021-10-2613 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastThe Real Alchemist of Castle FrankensteinTwo members of the Atlas Obscura team go in search of the true story that may have inspired the literary classic, Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein.
READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/castle-frankenstein
2021-10-2515 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastThe Great Stalacpipe OrganThe Luray Caverns in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia are home to an instrument draws out the secret sounds of millenia-old stone.
READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-great-stalacpipe-organ-luray-virginia
2021-10-2014 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastMaine’s Burning Blueberry FieldsTravel to Penobscot, Maine, where one farmer maintains the tradition of burning his crop each year to rejuvenate it the next.
READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/why-do-people-burn-blueberry-fields
2021-10-1912 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastThe World's Quietest RoomExperience the Orfield Anechoic Chamber: a room inside a concrete bunker that was once known as the quietest place on earth.
READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/orfield-labs-quiet-chamber
2021-10-1813 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastGlaum Egg Ranch (Re-listen)In honor of the release of our new book, we bring you another Gastro Obscura Classic: A ranch on the outskirts of Aptos, California features a magical machine that dispenses music, joy, and 18 of the freshest eggs in the land.
Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer's Guide is a whirlwind tour of the world's edible wonders. Order your copy today!
Read more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/egg-vending-machine-at-glaum-ranch-aptos-california
2021-10-1410 minThe Atlas Obscura PodcastDisgusting Food Museum (Re-listen)In honor of the release of our new book, we bring you another Gastro Obscura Classic: Open your minds and steel your stomachs as we go to a food museum in Sweden that challenges what exactly makes something delicious… or disgusting.
Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer's Guide is a whirlwind tour of the world's edible wonders. Order your copy today!
Read more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/disgusting-food-museum
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