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This beautiful beach made of sand and worn down coral is covered in the wreckage of tanks once used by the U.S. military for target practice.
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Larry Spring Museum of Common Sense Physics
Larry Spring’s Museum of Common Sense Physics in Fort Bragg, California begs the question: what do you do with a science museum where the science pre…
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Trailing of the Sheep
Thousands of sheep take over downtown Ketchum, Idaho during the annual Trailing of the Sheep Festival. This “Small Town, Big Story” episode is produc…
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African Heritage House
The African Heritage House in Mlolongo, Kenya is one of the greatest collections of African art in the world - and it has an unusual backstory.
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Classic: Salton Sea
The story of how humans desperate for water created a lake the size of the city of Los Angeles. And then, how that thirst turned toxic.
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Moving Monuments with the Places Team
Jonathan 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 …
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On The Appalachian Trail
A voicemail from a listener takes us out on the Appalachian trail, where we ford rivers, climb mountains, and work our way across one of the most sto…
3 years, 6 months ago
The Wren’s Nest
The Wren’s Nest in Atlanta is both a museum and former home of journalist Joel Chandler Harris and a hub for modern storytellers.
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Laguna Del Diamante
A toxic lake high in the Andes mountains in Argentina is home to microbes that provide a window to our planet’s past — and a key to securing its futu…
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Atlas Obscura Presents Real Good
Real Good is a podcast with the mission to highlight real people out in the world - trying to make it better. This excerpt features the Real Good hos…
3 years, 6 months ago