• It's Spooky Season! We want to hear your stories
    Oct 5 2024

    We want to know about places that give you the creeps. Places that get under your skin, give you that eerie feeling. And why? Give us a call at 315-992-7902 and leave a message telling us your name and story. Just so you know, our mailbox will cut you off after two minutes so please call back in if you get disconnected. You can also record a voice memo and email it to us at Hello@AtlasObscura.com

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    2 mins
  • Mini Golfing in Myrtle Beach (Classic)
    Oct 4 2024

    In Myrtle Beach, mini-golf is not so mini. They’re hosting the Mini-Golf Masters, where titans of the tiny game will compete to see who rises to the top.

    This episode was produced in partnership with Visit Myrtle Beach. Whether you’re a golfer or just looking to relax, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, is 60 miles where you belong. Learn more at VisitMyrtleBeach.com

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    14 mins
  • Studying the World’s Largest Parrot Colony with Juan Masello
    Oct 3 2024

    We head to the cliffs of Balneario El Condor in Argentina to visit a parrot city… and the parrot suburbs. And we meet the biologist who risks his life to study them.

    Learn more about the parrot colony and Juan Masello’s work.

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    22 mins
  • The Diefenbunker
    Oct 2 2024

    How 78 toilets exposed a Cold War secret in Carp, Ontario.

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    14 mins
  • The Goose Who Wore Nikes
    Oct 1 2024

    In the late 1980s, a goose named Andy was born without webbed feet. A local Nebraskan inventor made him a pair of customized baby shoes and grew to care for the goose. But then – Andy was murdered. Twenty years later, the inventor's granddaughter picks up the pieces.

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    17 mins
  • An Update on California’s Jurupa Oak
    Sep 30 2024

    This summer we learned about a 15,000-year-old oak tree in California that was facing a potential housing development. Today, we learn its fate. Listen to our original episode about the Jurupa Oak here.

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    12 mins
  • Carhenge (Classic)
    Sep 27 2024

    This experimental automotive replica of Stonehenge has become a symbol of the town of Alliance, Nebraska. But residents haven’t always been fans.

    READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/carhenge

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    12 mins
  • Small Town, Big Story: The Pennsic Wars of Slippery Rock, PA
    Sep 26 2024

    Every summer, more than 10,000 people flock to this Pennsylvania town for two weeks for the largest gathering of medieval arts and culture anywhere in the world. This episode was produced in partnership with GoUSATV based on a video series we do with them called Small Town Big Story. To see this massive battle for yourself, check out our video about Slippery Rock.

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    19 mins