An audio guide to the world’s strange, incredible, and wondrous places. Co-founder Dylan Thuras and a neighborhood of Atlas Obscura reporters explore... more
The deep woods of Pennsylvania hold a phenomena that has drawn attention from scientists and people around the world, and... more
We visit a park in Palo Alto, California, home of the world’s most famous donkey. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS... more
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
As part of Women’s History Month, we're sharing some episodes from the archive including this story about mysterious doors scattered... more
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
Here the podcast team shares stories of wonder and curiosity that lies just outside your doorstep. Stories feature a troll... more
The Dedan Kimathi Post Office played a notable role in Kenya’s struggle for Independence.
The Ouija Board went from a tool for communicating with the dead to a sleepover party game. This trip through... more
This restaurant in Jackson, Mississippi was a haven for Civil Rights leaders and has stood for four generations, 83 years,... more
As part of Women’s History Month Atlas Obscura will be sharing some episodes from the archive including this story about... more
This architectural oddity in Hartford, Connecticut looks like a mansion… but is only one room deep. READ MORE IN THE... more
California's longest-running tourist attraction is a stump that helped spark a conservation movement. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-discovery-tree
This simple brick building in Chicago, Illinois was the boyhood home of Civil Rights icon, Fred Hampton Sr. and a... more
Nellie Mae Rowe decorated her home in Vinings, Georgia with homemade dolls and shiny bottle caps and placed paper streamers,... more
As part of Black History Month Atlas Obscura will be sharing some episodes from the archive including Producer Baudelaire Ceus’s... more
This little house in New Haven, Kentucky is where Thomas Merton aka profit-poet aka the rebel monk tried to get... more
This tiny stone cabbage has a big backstory stretching from the rich, treasure-laden halls of Beijing’s Forbidden City...through a harrowing... more
One man in Brooklyn, New York - armed with a homemade boat and an artistic vision - helped transform one... more
Chiseled out of a stone cliff, one farmer's unfinished art project in Yoshimi, Japan lies in ruins. And an architect... more
As part of Black History Month Atlas Obscura will be sharing some episodes from the archive including the history of... more
This site in Boonarga, Australia honors the cactoblastis - a humble moth that traveled across the globe, and became the... more
The story of how famous Russian author Alexander Pushkin once faced a duel by The Black River on the outskirts... more
For Valentine's Day, the Atlas team would like to bring you this tale of the heart….literally. The Church of the... more
This site is “not a Library where you can borrow books” nor “a memorial with dusty relics” but still aims... more
As part of Black History Month Atlas Obscura will be sharing some episodes from the archive including this journey to... more
The killing of a British pig on an island off the coast of Northwestern Washington almost started a war between... more
This relic of roadside attractions in Creston, South Dakota is believed to be the first of its kind in North... more
Professional rainmaker Charles Hatfield was either a scientist or a con man who had a particular influence on San Diego,... more
Marchand Dessalines, Haiti is a town named after Jean Jacques Dessalines one of the leaders of the Haitian Revolution and... more
As part of Black History Month Atlas Obscura will be sharing some episodes from the archive including this story about... more
Rico Gagliano, host of the MUBI podcast, takes listeners to The Westgate Movie Theater in Minneapolis for a story about... more
Sigmund Freud’s famous psychoanalytic couch is preserved in his final office in London, England. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/freud-museum-london
Host Dylan Thuras leads listeners on a journey that leads to the preserved middle finger of Galileo Galilei, astronomer, physicist... more
This building in Tangier was one of the first pieces of land owned by the United States Government outside of... more
This Ecuadorian cave has captured the attention of government officials, scientists, and professional cavers and is home to a... more
Rae Wynn-Grant, Ph.D. is a wildlife ecologist specializing in large carnivores. And in this episode she unfolds a mystery for... more
Empress Anna’s Ice Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia was the site of an incredibly strange wedding. Was it a cruel... more
Lee's Legendary Marbles & Collectables in York, Nebraska is a pilgrimage of sorts for serious collectors and a curiosity for... more
This intricately carved church in Luster is one of Norway’s great treasures of architecture. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/urnes-stave-church
The Luray Caverns in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia are home to an instrument that draws out the secret... more
The José María Azael Franco Guerrero Cemetery in Tulcán, Ecuador is a topiary anomaly and a lush green paradise for... more
This abandoned lodge in Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique has been reclaimed by local lions - a story deeply enmeshed... more
Jonathan Carey and Michelle Cassidy of the Atlas Places Team bring you stories of how sometimes giant monuments built for... more
This internationally recognized jazz lounge has been running for more than a century. Its guests have included Frank Sinatra, Charlie... more
Host Dylan Thuras visits a Staten Island mansion with a dubious and vitriolic past, only to learn the site’s curse... more
Empress Anna’s Ice Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia was the site of an incredibly strange wedding. Was it a cruel joke? A... more