A Disappearance from the Ocean View Hotel
In 1926, a wildly popular evangelical preacher named Aimee Semple McPherson disappeared from Venice Beach, in front of the Ocean View Hotel. When her body wasn’t found, she was presumed to have drowne...
22 Maj 202526min
Edward Bellamy's Real-World Utopia
Dystopian fiction is all the rage these days. But back in the 1800s one of the bestselling books in the United States was a work of utopian fiction, about a guy who falls asleep in 1887 and accidental...
21 Maj 202515min
In Guyana, a Rebellion Thwarted by a Letter
In Guyana’s Square of the Revolution, a statue honors Cuffy, an Akan man from West Africa who became a legendary figure. Captured and enslaved by the Dutch in the colony of Berbice (present-day Guyana...
20 Maj 202517min
The Places YOU Gained After the Pandemic
Earlier this month, the Atlas Obscura staff shared the places we gained during the pandemic. Now, we hear your stories – from a university that is an unlikely home for a certain critter, to a private ...
19 Maj 202512min
Chicago Bridge Houses (Classic)
Drawbridge operators in Chicago used to live at these specific homes nestled at the base of their bridges. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our colle...
16 Maj 202512min
The Man Who Rebuilds the Last Inca Rope Bridge
At the height of the Incan empire, a series of 200 woven suspension bridges crisscrossed the valleys of the Andes. Today, only one remains. It’s called the Q'eswachaka, and it’s rewoven every year by ...
15 Maj 202527min
Finding The Great Gatsby in Louisville
You might think of The Great Gatsby as a classic New York City novel – but the events that set off the action of the story actually take place somewhere else. In Louisville, Kentucky. It’s where Dais...
14 Maj 202514min
Saving the World’s Rarest Pasta
For 300 years, only a handful of women in Sardinia knew how to make the “threads of God,” an exceptionally intricate pasta. But then, one woman decided to share the recipe with the outside world. ...
13 Maj 202515min
