The deep woods of Pennsylvania hold a phenomena that has drawn attention from scientists and people around the world, and... more

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A massive 19th-century reservoir under the city of Copenhagen has been repurposed as a contemporary art cave. We venture inside... more

A swath of land in Northern France still bears scars of the destruction of World War I. Destruction so bad... more

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Writer Stacy Horn tells us about a period in American history when the study of psychic phenomena and the paranormal... more

We go to Tokyo, to a particular place that is both nemesis and best friend to all those procrastinators out... more

Producer Abigail Keel takes us on the most strange, wonderful and beautiful potty break. And tells us how – and... more

Writer Jessica Leigh Hester joins us on a deep dive into the sewer, the subject of her new book. We’ll... more

As part of Women’s History Month Atlas Obscura will be sharing some episodes from the archive, including this story about... more