Star Trek Original Series Set Tour (Classic)
Sets from the original 1960’s Star Trek have been recreated for fans and actors alike in Ticonderoga, New York.READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/star-trek-original-series-set...
17 Okt 202514min
Local Legends Corner with Colin Dickey: Mustang Ranch
Colin Dickey is no stranger to dubious ghost tales. But when he went to Nevada to report at a brothel called the Mustang Ranch, he experienced something that to this day he can’t explain.Every Thursda...
16 Okt 202522min
The Burning of Zozobra!
In the months leading up to Labor Day, a dedicated team of craftspeople and volunteers gather in the Santa Fe Plaza Mall to build…a puppet. Not just an ordinary puppet, but a gigantic, 50-foot tall ma...
15 Okt 202513min
The Last Chinese Town in America
In 1915, a devastating fire destroyed the Chinatown in Walnut Grove, California. In its aftermath, a group of Chinese immigrant residents founded the town of Locke – not just another Chinatown, but a ...
14 Okt 202518min
Rites of Passage (Classic)
The Atlas Places Team bring two stories - one from the campus of Gallaudet University and the other from Cornell University to tell us about usual traditions that take place in these universities. Hos...
13 Okt 202513min
Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame (Classic)
A basketball fan goes to the hall of fame – and no, it’s not the big one in Massachusetts that you may be thinking about. Hear the story behind a Midwest state’s special link to the sport.READ MORE IN...
10 Okt 202510min
Local Legends Corner with Colin Dickey: Tommyknockers
Deep in the Phoenix Gold Mine in Idaho Springs, Colorado, a strange noise inspires a legend.Every Thursday this month, writer Colin Dickey joins us to talk about the cultural history behind some of ou...
9 Okt 202522min
Famous Last Words
Today, Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk is viewed as the founder of the modern Czech state – a George Washington-like figure. When he died in the 1930s, his final words were sealed in an envelope…which then pas...
8 Okt 202516min
