Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchClassic: Lynmouth Flood Memorial Hall
A disaster in a seaside town got locals wondering about government conspiracies, weather control, and if human beings could actually, truly for real,…
3 years, 6 months ago
The Coney Island Mermaid Parade
The Coney Island Mermaid Parade isn’t linked to a holiday, religious affiliation or corporate celebration – it’s a celebration of having fun and gett…
3 years, 6 months ago
The Lost Boys of Robber’s Cave
In 1954, two groups of boys thought they were going to summer camp. But they’d been recruited for a different kind of summer experience.
3 years, 6 months ago
Anne Spencer’s Garden
This garden in Lynchburg, Virginia is the key to unlocking the writing and mind of Harlem Renaissance poet Anne Spencer.
3 years, 6 months ago
The Corn Palace
In Mitchell, South Dakota there stands a massive building covered in murals that are made completely from… corn!
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3 years, 6 months ago
Classic: Beishan Broadcast Wall
On the tiny Kinmen Island, a bow-tie-shape strip of land between China and Taiwan, sits a giant weaponized wall of sound that still stands--and still…
3 years, 6 months ago
Pigeon Towers of Iran
This elaborate architecture throughout Iran served a very unique purpose - gathering pigeon guano.
Take a virtual tour of a Pigeon Tower: https://ati…
3 years, 6 months ago
Discovery Hut
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 famo…
3 years, 7 months ago
Clown Egg Register
This collection of ceramic eggs records the personal makeup designs of clowns around the world - and to some extent a clowning code of conduct.
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3 years, 7 months ago
Travels with Steve and Datsun
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…
3 years, 7 months ago