The Atlas Obscura Podcast

This radical puppet collective has shaped the small New England town of Glover, Vermont for decades. This “Small Town, Big Story” episode is produced in partnership with GoUSA TV. To watch the video, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUrbyGqQDtc READ MORE IN THE ATLAS:  https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/bread-and-puppet-museum-and-theater Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.ad...

These trees sprang from seeds that were brought to outer space.   Moon Tree Website: https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/moon_tree.html READ MORE IN THE ATLAS:  https://www.atlasobscura.com/categories/moon-trees Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Sporkful team dives deeper into the history of the unknown whiskey bottle and the lives of those it touched.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dan Pashman and the Sporkful team attempt to unravel the history of a bottle of whiskey found at an estate sale when the brand seems to not exist.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Under the forests of Nyack, New York lays a series of dark and decrepit tunnels with militaristic roots but now attract graffiti artists and plenty of teen lore. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/claus-land-mountain-tunnels Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This site, and the enormous telescope that sits on it, is loved and lost to both scientists and everyday Puerto Ricans. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS:  https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/arecibo-observatory Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Our team goes on a quest to find Prospect Park’s elusive -- and perhaps most magical -- resident rodent. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A carefully curated collection of miscalculations in Edinburgh, Scotland serves as a warning for our gullibility, especially when it comes to money. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/library-of-mistakes Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS:  https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-tanks-of-flamenco-beach-culebra-puerto-rico Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 preserved inside is a kind of folk art? READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/larry-spring-school-common-sense-physics Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of per...

Thousands of sheep take over downtown Ketchum, Idaho during the annual Trailing of the Sheep Festival. This “Small Town, Big Story” episode is produced in partnership with GoUSA TV. To watch the video, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwlilGi6k7s Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. Read more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/african-heritage-house  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/salton-sea Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 on a journey.     To view the Rubjerg Knude Lighthouse move:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPa8b1WlbaI&t=3s   READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/church-of-agios-sostis  and https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/rubjerg-knude-...

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 storied backpacking routes in North America. Listen to our episode about your summer adventures: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/podcast-summer-adventures-22 Send a voice memo to hello@atlasobscura.com or call (315) 992-7902 to leave a message abou...

The Wren’s Nest in Atlanta is both a museum and former home of journalist Joel Chandler Harris and a hub for modern storytellers. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS:  https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-wrens-nest Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 future. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS:  https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/laguna-del-diamante Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 hosts and Goalsetter CEO Tanya Van Court discussing financial literacy. The show is powered by US Bank.   Visit https://www.stitcher.com/show/real-good to listen to the show's fourth season. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com f...

Kasanka National Park in Zambia hosts one of the largest – and most mysterious! – animal migrations on the planet. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/kasanka-bat-migration Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Medellín Cartel founder Pablo Escobar built himself a sort of Jurassic Park-meets-Disney World resort with drug money. He called it Hacienda Nápoles. Now it’s overrun by Hippos. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS:  https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/hacienda-napoles Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Thompson’s Ice House in Bristol, Maine is one of the only places in the United States where people gather every winter to take part in the age-old process of harvesting ice from a frozen pond. This “Small Town-Big Story” episode is produced in partnership with GoUSA TV. To watch the video, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqxWG55-Mf8 READ MORE IN THE ATLAS:  https://www.atlasobscura.com/plac...

Atlas contributors bring listeners stories from spooky locations they’ve visited and which continue to haunt them.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

These cakes had a particular ingredient that some believe protected them from witchery - and sparked one of the best-known witch hunts in United States history.  READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-are-witch-cakes Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

With Halloween just around the corner Jonathan Carey and Michelle Cassidy of the Atlas Places Team bring you two spooky legends of The Mothman from Point Pleasant, West Virginia and a potentially ghoulish forest in the Transylvanian Region of Romania. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/mothman-museum-2  and https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/hoia-baciu-forest Hosted by Si...

The Finnish Museum of Natural History in Helsinki has been home to an infestation of Chilean recluse spiders for more than 50 years. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.