Larry Spring Museum of Common Sense Physics
Larry Spring’s Museum of Common Sense Physics in Fort Bragg, California begs the question: what do you do with a science museum where the science preserved inside is a kind of folk art?READ MORE IN TH...
16 Nov 202212min
Trailing of the Sheep
Thousands of sheep take over downtown Ketchum, Idaho during the annual Trailing of the Sheep Festival. This “Small Town, Big Story” episode is produced in partnership with GoUSA TV.To watch the video,...
15 Nov 202214min
African Heritage House
The African Heritage House in Mlolongo, Kenya is one of the greatest collections of African art in the world - and it has an unusual backstory.Read more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/plac...
14 Nov 202214min
Classic: Salton Sea
The story of how humans desperate for water created a lake the size of the city of Los Angeles. And then, how that thirst turned toxic.READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/salto...
11 Nov 202216min
Moving Monuments with the Places Team
Jonathan Carey and Michelle Cassidy of the Atlas Places Team bring you stories of how sometimes giant monuments built for a specific site need to go on a journey. To view the Rubjerg Knude Lighthous...
10 Nov 202214min
On The Appalachian Trail
A voicemail from a listener takes us out on the Appalachian trail, where we ford rivers, climb mountains, and work our way across one of the most storied backpacking routes in North America.Listen to ...
9 Nov 202215min
The Wren’s Nest
The Wren’s Nest in Atlanta is both a museum and former home of journalist Joel Chandler Harris and a hub for modern storytellers.READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-wrens-n...
8 Nov 202213min
Laguna Del Diamante
A toxic lake high in the Andes mountains in Argentina is home to microbes that provide a window to our planet’s past — and a key to securing its future.READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura...
7 Nov 202213min
