An audio guide to the world’s strange, incredible, and wondrous places. Co-founder Dylan Thuras and a neighborhood of Atlas Obscura reporters explore a new wonder every day, Monday through Thursday. In under 15 minutes, they’ll take you to an incredible place, and along the way, you’ll meet some fascinating people and hear their stories. Our theme and end credit music is composed by Sam Tyndall.
This "Burning Town” Is Thriving
Centralia, Pennsylvania also attained a sort of cult favorite status -- often discussed a place you cannot and should not visit. But in this episode, writer and friend of the show Colin Dickey has a different take on this ghost town. He says Centralia is thriving and has a new lush chapter -- despite "burning" for the past 45 years.
Read Colin's latest piece about Centralia on Atlas Obscura HERE.
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