Deadly Beard
For one sixteenth century Austrian mayor, a long, luscious beard was both his claim to fame – and the cause of his downfall. Read more about Hans Steininger and his deadly beard: https://www.atlasobs...
31 Mar 14min
The Farewell Spit
Daren Grover was on vacation near the top of New Zealand’s South Island when he got a call: some whales needed help. Hundreds of them had stranded on a spot so notorious for whale strandings, it’s cau...
30 Mar 14min
Exotic Feline Rescue Center (Classic)
Long before Joe Exotic got the country talking about big cats, there was Joe Taft – regular guy – who began raising and rescuing these types of felines in Indiana. MORE: https://www.atlasobscura.com/...
27 Mar 12min
Alone on the Alaskan Frontier
What drives a person to live in isolation? Meet Sue Aikens, who thrives in the icy expanse of the Arctic. She shares stories of survival, self-discovery, and the wild encounters that continue to shape...
26 Mar 28min
Meet the Man Visiting 800 Museums in LA
Todd Lerew has spent a decade visiting every single museum in Los Angeles. He chronicled his journey in his book Also on View: Unique and Unexpected Museums of Greater Los Angeles. Check out Todd’s m...
25 Mar 18min
Alice Austen House
In the 1950s, a journalist doing archival research at the Staten Island Historical Society came across a collection of images that stopped him in his tracks. These photos featured women from the 1890s...
24 Mar 18min
The Barbican
You may have heard the phrase 'third place' being used more often as the world started opening up post-pandemic. People were craving somewhere that was neither their home or work, but still a place to...
23 Mar 12min
Tell Us: What Rules Have You Broken?
We wanna hear your stories about the times you’ve accidentally broken the rules somewhere foreign to you. Maybe you went into a temple with your shoes on, when you weren’t supposed to. Maybe you had ...
21 Mar 1min
