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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Goodbye, Summer

Goodbye, Summer

As the summer travel season officially closes, we share our favorite memories of the warm months – from minor league baseball games with unique traditions, to surviving travel with kids.     Plus, we ...

15 Syys 202513min

Theatricum Botanicum (Classic)

Theatricum Botanicum (Classic)

A once-blacklisted Hollywood star created a magical theater in Topanga Canyon, California, that still endures and inspires today.READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/theatricum-...

12 Syys 202511min

Sweden’s Last Night Watchman

Sweden’s Last Night Watchman

In Ystad, Sweden, every night at 9pm a night watchman scans the horizon for fires from the tower of St Mary’s Church, and sounds his trumpet to let the city know it is safe. This tradition goes back t...

11 Syys 202526min

Who Put a Crack in The Glen Canyon Dam?

Who Put a Crack in The Glen Canyon Dam?

Utah bookseller Ken Sanders has spent his life fighting the Glen Canyon Dam. Inspired by a band of cowboy ecoterrorists in his favorite Western novel, The Monkey Wrench Gang, Ken's used his own blend ...

10 Syys 202515min

Fordlandia

Fordlandia

In the 1920s, Henry Ford decided to create a rubber plantation in the Amazon rainforest, and alongside it, a tidy little town for his workers: Fordlandia. With its classic American homes and yards, si...

9 Syys 202516min

Dylan’s Mailbag: Work Travel, What to Read, and Solo Travel at 60

Dylan’s Mailbag: Work Travel, What to Read, and Solo Travel at 60

Dylan and producers Amanda and Johanna take listener questions. If you have a question for our next mailbag episode, give us a call at 315-992-7902 and leave a message. You can also record a voice mem...

8 Syys 202513min

NYC’s Favorite “Folk Sandwich”

NYC’s Favorite “Folk Sandwich”

We journey into New York City’s delis and bodegas, in search of a famous – and controversial – sandwich: the chopped cheese. This sandwich has become a cultural symbol and source of debate, and is so ...

6 Syys 202517min

Fenway Victory Gardens (Classic)

Fenway Victory Gardens (Classic)

One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S is quietly growing across from Boston’s Fenway Park.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information ab...

5 Syys 202511min

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