Monongahela Incline
This funicular in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania used to offer coal and steel workers a respite from the smog of industry. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS:https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/monongahela-incline Hos...
18 Touko 202212min
Goblin Valley State Park
Today the story of how a street lamp, a tangle with municipal government, and a love of the stars led a man to Goblin Valley, Utah a “dark sky certified” place for lovers of the night sky.READ MORE IN...
17 Touko 202212min
The Last Big Mac in Iceland
Take a trip to a hostel in Iceland to visit the country’s last Big Mac, where the burger’s existence unfolds a story about economics and national identity.READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobsc...
16 Touko 202212min
The Boiling River Re-Listen
A river in the Amazon is so hot that anything that falls into it will die … but how did it get this way?Read more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-boiling-river-of-the-amazon-puer...
13 Touko 202216min
Ruins of Le Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale
This garden park in Paris, France contains the ruins of a colonial exhibition from 1907.READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/le-jardin-d-agronomie-tropicale Hosted by Simplecast...
12 Touko 202216min
The Maiden of Deception Pass
Thousands of years ago, a young woman named Ko-kwal-alwoot crouched over a set of tide pools, looked into the water, and saw a face looking back at her that wasn’t her own. Today, her descendants are ...
11 Touko 202215min
National Ice Core Lab
Scientists in Denver, Colorado store and conduct tests on miles of ice core samples dating back hundreds of thousands of years. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/national-ice...
10 Touko 202211min
Forestiere Underground Gardens
This underground oasis in Fresno, California is a winding maze of rooms and passageways filled with lush citrus trees. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/forestiere-undergroun...
9 Touko 202213min
