Auctioning off Roadside America
Pegged as the “world’s greatest indoor miniature village,” Roadside America was a beloved roadside attraction in Shartlesville, Pennsylvania. The creator Laurence Gieringer and his family ran the busi...
28 Elo 202412min
Atlas Obscura Goes Off Assignment: Sa Cabaneta & Provincetown
Saying farewell to summer with a lazy day in Mallorca, and a blustery night in Massachusetts. “3 p.m. in Sa Cabaneta” and “7:10 p.m. in Provincetown” were edited by Aube Rey Lescure. Both essays origi...
27 Elo 202411min
The Wimbledon Queue
Producer Emma Morgenstern spends nearly 6 hours waiting in a famous line. Will she get into the most exclusive tennis tournament in the world – or face bigtime disappointment? Hosted by Simplecast, an...
26 Elo 202413min
Seven Keys Lodge (Classic)
The world’s largest random, assorted key collection located outside Denver, CO, was inspired by a literary infatuation and includes keys to danger and memory.READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlaso...
23 Elo 202412min
Are Cemeteries…Dying?
In 2023, 60% of Americans chose to be cremated instead of having a traditional burial. If that trend continues, do cemeteries need to be worried about the future? Loren Rhoads, author of 222 Cemeterie...
22 Elo 202422min
District Six
District Six is a neighborhood in Cape Town South Africa that was destroyed under the apartheid regime. Today, a museum stands as a monument to the people who once called the neighborhood home. Hoste...
21 Elo 202413min
Atlas Obscura Goes Off Assignment: To the Swimmer in the Borneo Rainforest
Writer Meghan Gunn meets a stranger in the jungle, and writes him a letter.This essay was edited by Aube Rey Lescure and originally appeared in Off Assignment. It was also included in The Best America...
20 Elo 202411min
Oh, the Places We Can’t Go
The Atlas Obscura Places team brings us to a dazzling aquarium and a small town in the heart of what was once eastern Pennsylvania’s coal country. The catch? Neither place exists anymore. Do you have ...
19 Elo 202414min
