Places with a Purpose

Places with a Purpose

There are tens of thousands of entries in the Atlas -- In these episodes, we hear from the people who sift through them, Jonathan and Michele, and hear about their favorites.

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Ark Two Shelter

Ark Two Shelter

Forty-two school buses have been buried in Horning’s Mills, Ontario - covered in concrete, they’re house up to 500 people in case of nuclear fallout. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.c...

19 Syys 202214min

Classic: The Baalbek Trilithon

Classic: The Baalbek Trilithon

This ancient temple complex in Northern Lebanon is one of the most well-preserved Roman ruins on earth, and one of the most overlooked. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/baal...

16 Syys 202215min

Gocta Waterfalls

Gocta Waterfalls

One of the world’s tallest waterfalls is nestled In Northwestern Peru, right where the Amazon rainforest crashes into the Andes Mountains.READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/go...

15 Syys 202213min

Chapel Creek Ranch

Chapel Creek Ranch

This ranch in Sanger, Texas trains people in jousting and sword-fighting with the goal of making them knights of the highest order - for the Medieval Times dinner theater chain. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS...

14 Syys 202213min

Grittiness and Romanticism in New York and Paris

Grittiness and Romanticism in New York and Paris

Whiting Writer’s Award, Best Literary Criticism award winner, and author of several critically-praised books, Lucy Sante speaks with host Dylan Thuras about digging into place and how our relationship...

13 Syys 202216min

Growing the Atlas

Growing the Atlas

Jonathan Carey and Michelle Cassidy of the Atlas Places Team are on a mission to grow the Atlas community and include more wonderful and curious locations from Africa, Asia and South America.  Two rec...

12 Syys 202211min

Classic: Vigeland Mausoleum

Classic: Vigeland Mausoleum

On the outskirts of Oslo, Norway, there’s a mausoleum some say is the city’s “best kept secret.” It’s the underrated masterpiece of a mostly unknown artist -- an artist who was overshadowed his whole ...

9 Syys 202215min

Fairhaven Historic Markers

Fairhaven Historic Markers

Like a lot of historic neighborhoods, the sidewalks of Fairhaven in Bellingham, WA, are studded with small plaques commemorating local history. But unlike other neighborhoods, the markers in Fairhaven...

8 Syys 202214min

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