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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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Gregynog Hall Nov 07, 2023

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We go to the former estate of the Davies sisters, two unusually wealthy Welsh women who traveled the world, fell in love with art, served their country, and then dedicated their home to culture and community.

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/gregynog-hall

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The Immovable Ladder Nov 06, 2023

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In a place where multiple world religions intersect, this unassuming little ladder is a symbol of the very delicate balance that keeps a church in Jerusalem running.

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/immovable-ladder-church-holy-sepulchre

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The Museum of Icelandic Sorcery and Witchcraft (Classic) Nov 03, 2023

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Reporter Eric Grundhauser recounts a memorable visit to an unusual museum in Iceland, where he explored the ancient lore of the occult, learned how to steal milk from his neighbors, and laid his eyes upon a pair of pants… made of human flesh.

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-museum-of-icelandic-sorcery-witchcraft-holmavik-iceland

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Yemrehanna Kristos Church (Classic) Nov 02, 2023

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Photographer and author Paul Koudonaris brings listeners to this Ethiopian Church and explores ossuaries, jeweled skeletons, and death practices throughout the world.

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/yemrehana-krestos-church

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Scary Stories from Real Places (Classic) Nov 01, 2023

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Atlas contributors bring listeners stories from spooky locations they’ve visited, and which continue to haunt them.

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Spooky Sites with the Places Team (Classic) Oct 31, 2023

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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

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Bloody Island (Classic) Oct 30, 2023

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This island between Missouri and Illinois was a preferred meeting place for duels to the death in the early 1900’s.

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Abandoned Chacaltaya Ski Resort (Classic) Oct 27, 2023

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Hear from the caretakers of a ghost town in Bolivia that was once the world's highest ski resort.

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/abandoned-chacaltaya-ski-resort

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The Art of the Heist with Noah Charney Oct 26, 2023

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We chat with one of the leading experts on art theft – professor and author Noah Charney, who unpacks the cultural fascination with this type of crime. Charney also tells us the story of one of the most notorious real life art thieves.

MORE: Charney is teaching a course in art crime that begins Nov 7, 2023. To enroll, visit the courses page on our website and use code ARTCRIMEPOD for 15% off.

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Great Plains Dinosaur Museum Oct 25, 2023

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We visit a museum in Montana that’s a dream for dinosaur nerds, and home to bones that are the real deal, locally sourced and sustainably foraged.

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/great-plains-dinosaur-museum

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