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