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.
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The Coney Island Mermaid Parade
The Coney Island Mermaid Parade isn’t linked to a holiday, religious affiliation or corporate celebration – it’s a celebration of having fun and getting a little weird. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/coney-island-mermaid-parade
The Lost Boys of Robber’s Cave
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Anne Spencer’s Garden
This garden in Lynchburg, Virginia is the key to unlocking the writing and mind of Harlem Renaissance poet Anne Spencer.
The Corn Palace
In Mitchell, South Dakota there stands a massive building covered in murals that are made completely from… corn! READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-corn-palace-mitchell-south-dakota
Classic: Beishan Broadcast Wall
On the tiny Kinmen Island, a bow-tie-shape strip of land between China and Taiwan, sits a giant weaponized wall of sound that still stands--and still broadcasts--today.READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/beishan-broadcast-station-art
Pigeon Towers of Iran
This elaborate architecture throughout Iran served a very unique purpose - gathering pigeon guano. Take a virtual tour of a Pigeon Tower: https://ati3d.com/virtual_tour/pigeonREAD MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/pigeon-towers-iran
Discovery Hut
Atlas Obscura's Gemma Tarlach shares what it's like to step inside a relic from the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, and to find traces of a famous lost party of explorers.READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/discovery-hut
Clown Egg Register
This collection of ceramic eggs records the personal makeup designs of clowns around the world - and to some extent a clowning code of conduct. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/clown-egg-register
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Classic: Hope Cemetery
A graveyard in the “Granite Capital of the World” pays tribute to stone cutters and artisans who are buried amongst the sculptures they created.Read more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/hope-cemetery
The Honey Island Swamp Monster
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Tiwai Island
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Matt Farley has written dozens of songs about cities and towns across the United States. Why?
Grace Hopper’s Bug
Trailblazing computer scientist Grace Hopper shaped the way people use and talk about computers. Her actual computer bug is preserved at the Smithsonian Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/grace-hoppers-bug
Classic: The Capital Stones
Gigantic pieces of the United States Capitol rest in Rock Creek Park in Washington, DC - waiting for anyone willing to step off the beaten path. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-capitol-stones-washington-dc