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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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Moses Gates and the Chrysler Building Eagles Jun 10, 2021

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Urban planner, Moses Gates, shares his unlikely experience with the residents of the 61st floor of one of New York City’s most iconic buildings..

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Booming Dunes Jun 09, 2021

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An audio postcard from the desert of Badain Jaran in China, home of the Booming Dunes, and possibly the coolest sand sounds you’ve ever heard

Read more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/booming-dunes-badain-desert

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Bolton Strid Jun 08, 2021

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Some say this little burbling creek is “the deadliest body of water on Earth.,”

Read more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/bolton-strid

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The Heidelberg Project Jun 07, 2021

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We take you to the east side of Detroit, where an artist transformed a largely abandoned street into an immersive, living museum -- which grew into something even bigger

Read more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/heidelberg-project

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Newark Earthworks Jun 03, 2021

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Built by indigenous people thousands of years ago, the Newark Earthworks are part cathedral, part cemetery, and part astronomical observatory. But today, this ancient ceremonial site is part of a golf course in Ohio.

Read Cedric Rose’s article: https://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/article/will-ohios-earthworks-become-a-world-heritage-site/

Learn more about the Newark Earthworks: http://worldheritageohio.org

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Re-up Your Luck Jun 02, 2021

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We explore the power luck has on us all, rational or not, through the unlikely places people go to re-up

Read more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/lists/lucky-places-good-luck-charms

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Clausland Mountain Tunnels Jun 01, 2021

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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

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National Corvette Museum Sinkhole May 31, 2021

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Eight rare vehicles at the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky vanish, thanks to a massive sinkhole

Read more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/national-corvette-museum-sinkhole

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Jatinga Bird Deaths May 27, 2021

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An Indian village is home to one of the world’s oldest and greatest ornithological mysteries

Read more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/jatinga-bird-suicide

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Library of Mistakes May 26, 2021

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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

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