The Atlas Obscura Podcast

Host Dylan Thuras confronts the good and the bad ways travel changes as you move through different life stages.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Lake Natron in Monduli, Tanzania can leave welts and burns on human skin but is a bit of a paradise for another animal. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS:  https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/lake-natron Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Learn how a group of indegnous women in Puerto Misahuallî, Ecuador fought “machismo” to become entrepreneurs and build an eco-friendly getaway.  READ MORE IN THE ATLAS:  https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/sinchi-warmi-amazon-lodge Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This treacherous path cut through a stretch of the Pyrenees Mountains in France may have played a key part in one nation’s quest for international influence and possibly helped foment a revolution. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS:  https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/chemin-de-la-mature Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal da...

Explore a modern landmark in a medieval city. The Corpus Clock in Cambridge, England honors both the past and future of telling time. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS:  https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/corpus-clock-corpus-christi-chronophage Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Atlas Obscura presents Gastropod’s episode “Buried Treasure: Weeds, Seeds, and Zombies.” Gastropod Hosts Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley examine a scientific quest – and one of the world’s longest running experiments - to see how long weeds can survive.  They find zombie seeds, a treasure hunt, and more.  Gastropod: https://gastropod.com/buried-treasure-weeds-seeds-and-zombies/ READ MORE IN THE...

As part of Women’s History Month Atlas Obscura will be sharing some episodes from the archive including this tour of the world's oldest living things - with artist Rachel Sussman who’s been documenting these ancient things for 10 years. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/womens-history-month READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/lists/worlds-oldest-living-things Hosted by Simplec...

 As part of Women’s History Month Atlas Obscura will be sharing some episodes from the archive including this conversation with Jessica Oreck who has spent the last 30 years collecting odd and forgotten objects. Now, they’re all beautifully curated and on display in the Office of Collecting and Design in Las Vegas. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/womens-history-month Follow the Office of Col...

 As part of Women’s History Month Atlas Obscura will be sharing some episodes from the archive including this story of the women who stepped up to produce thousands of guitars during World War II, only to be written out of the history. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/womens-history-month Read more in the Atlas:  https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-old-gibson-guitar-factory-kalamazoo-mich...

As part of Women’s History Month Atlas Obscura will be sharing some episodes from the archive including this story of a national park in Southwest Uganda that is home to nearly half the world’s population of endangered mountain gorillas. They and the local community rely on each other to survive. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/womens-history-month Learn how to help the Bwindi Mountain Goril...

As part of Women’s History Month Atlas Obscura will be sharing some episodes from the archive including this story of how herdswomen in Northern Sweden have lured cows home with haunting melodies. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/womens-history-month   READ MORE IN THE ATLAS:  https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-is-kulning Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com f...

Criminal and This is Love host Phoebe Judge brings us to the ancient ruins of Torre Argentina in Rome - the site of Julius Caesar’s assasination,  which also happens to double as an enormous sanctuary for cats.   READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/torre-argentina-roman-cat-sanctuary Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our col...

Jonathan Carey and Michelle Cassidy of the Atlas Places Team bring listeners two Atlas Obscura locations developed as the result of a life-changing decision - to embark on a massive art project and live. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/hercules Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for...

Travel to the world’s oldest intact pyramid in Egypt - and learn about the genius who also influenced the fields of architecture, astronomy, and medicine. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/pyramid-of-djoser Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

AirBnB founder and CEO Brian Chesky discusses how design experiences, like those found at the Edna Laurence Nature Lab, shape his work. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

As part of Women’s History Month Atlas Obscura will be sharing some episodes from the archive including this museum’s buzzing collection which honors vibrator history. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/womens-history-month READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/good-vibrations-antique-vibrator-museum Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for informa...

A giant abandoned dam in Sudbury, Massachusetts, marks the inglorious failure of America’s champion of industry to triumph over nature.  READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/fords-folly-water-dam Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Farmers in Yorkshire, England take years to coax their rhubarb plants into a world-renowned delicacy using a century-old technique. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/rhubarb-triangle   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Haitian Monument in Savannah, Georgia was built to commemorate the Haitian soldiers who came to the rescue of Patriots fighting in the Revolutionary War. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Eight thousand years ago, this land’s first inhabitants built a village around a sacred spring. And today, in what is now Los Angeles, CA, their descendants still work to protect the site. Learn more about the Gabrielino-Tongva Springs Foundation: http://gabrielinosprings.com/wpsite/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of perso...

As part of Women’s History Month Atlas Obscura will be sharing some episodes from the archive starting with the story of how a 30-foot-tall mural on the side of a house in West Oakland is teaching an often left out part of the history of the Black Panther Party-- the women who fueled the movement.  Read more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/black-lives-matter-murals Learn more a...

Wausau, Florida’s monument and annual festival celebrate this furry critter’s contributions to the community.  READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/possum-monument Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Elephant Clock, a replica of an ancient invention, sits in Ibn Battuta Mall in Dubai, surrounded by stores like The Gap, and H&M.  READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/elephant-clock Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Hotel Theresa in Harlem, New York played a pivotal role in the influential neighborhood’s cultural identity.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Gigantic pieces of the United States Capitol rest in Rock Creek Park in Washington, DC - waiting for anyone willing to step off the beaten path.  READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-capitol-stones-washington-dc Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.