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The Atlas Obscura Podcast — Places & Travel
The Atlas Obscura Podcast

Your guide to the world’s strange, incredible, and wondrous places. Kelly McEvers and a neighborhood of Atlas Obscura reporters transport you to a new wonder every day. Along the way, you’ll meet fascinating people and hear their stories.

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Mississippi River Basin Model Aug 17, 2021

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A walk through this scale model has you feeling like a giant, and striding from Baton Rouge to Omaha in an hour.

LEARN MORE about the model and the group trying to revive it, here: https://friendsofmrbm.org/

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Forbes Pigment Collection Aug 16, 2021

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A repository in Cambridge, Massachusetts holds over 2,700 pigments that’ve been quietly coloring the world around us since the beginning of human history.

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/forbes-pigment-collection

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The White Squirrel of Prospect Park Aug 12, 2021

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Our team goes on a quest to find Prospect Park’s elusive -- and perhaps most magical -- resident rodent.

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Vigeland Mausoleum Aug 11, 2021

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On the outskirts of Oslo, Norway, there’s a mausoleum some say is the city’s “best kept secret.” It’s the underrated masterpiece of a mostly unknown artist -- an artist who was overshadowed his whole life by his more successful brother.

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/emanuel-vigeland-museum

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The World’s Oldest Living Things Aug 10, 2021

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Artist Rachel Sussman takes us on a tour of the world's oldest living things, which she’s been documenting for 10 years.

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/lists/worlds-oldest-living-things

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The Shrek Donkey of Barron Park Aug 09, 2021

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We visit a park in Palo Alto, California, home of the world’s most famous donkey.

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-donkeys-of-barron-park-palo-alto-california

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Malcolm and the Mermaid Aug 05, 2021

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Host Dylan Thuras chats with author and podcaster Malcolm Gladwell about a beloved Disney movie, and the deeper questions it raised about the stories we tell ourselves -- and our children -- about places real and imaginary.

Hear more: You can listen to Malcolm Gladwell’s series on The LIttle Mermaid, and other stories in the latest season of Revisionist History here

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La Piedra Movediza Aug 04, 2021

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A huge rock, teetering on the edge of a hill for thousands of years, brought tourism, fame, and what’s said to be a 100-year curse to the town of Tandil, Argentina

Read more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/la-piedra-movediza

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Winchester Mystery House Aug 03, 2021

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Does this sprawling mansion in San Jose, California live up to its reputation as one of the most haunted places in the world?

Read more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/winchester-mystery-house

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Salton Sea Aug 02, 2021

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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

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