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It’s simple. It’s delicious. It’s the chopped cheese.#immigration #sandwiches #culture #history&culture #food #podcastinternal #section-Articles
NYC’s Favorite ‘Folk Sandwich’ -
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Invented by one of America’s Founding Fathers, this musical instrument became the center of a medical malpractice scandal.#glass #science #history #musichistory #music #podcastinternal #section-Articles
The Glass Armonica: The Strange History of the Instrument Benjamin Franklin Invented -
The Atlas Obscura team answers audience questions about all things solo travel.#memory #relationships #parenting #travel #podcastinternal #section-Articles
AO Mailbag: Is It Rude to Travel Without Your Significant Other? -
Actor and comedian Paul Scheer can’t go back to these places without cringing.#comic #horses #disney #fires #comedy #podcastinternal #section-Articles
Paul Scheer’s Top 3 Embarrassing Places -
Travel through time—and all five boroughs—for these time-tested classics.#section-Articles
Food for the Ages: 7 Historical NYC Dishes You Can Still Order Today -
At the height of segregation when everywhere else was divided, Black and white people danced together to the biggest R&B acts of the time at Charlie’s Place.#section-Articles
In conversation with Rhym Guissé, host of our podcast Charlie’s Place -
Charlie’s Place was revolutionary, and that meant it was dangerous.#podcastinternal #section-Articles
Introducing: Charlie’s Place -
Opened in 1911, Ota Tofu makes its products following a traditional, time-consuming recipe—but it’s worth the wait.#section-Articles
Inside America’s Oldest Tofu Shop -
August 26th, 1950 was the night that changed Myrtle Beach. It changed Charlie and the impact reverberated throughout the south.#history&culture #blackhistory #clubs #civilrights #racism #podcastinternal #section-Articles
Charlie’s Place Episode 5: All Costs -
This art installation has been lovingly looked after for decades by a single caretaker.#arthistory #dirt #art #podcastinternal #section-Articles
The New York Earth Room Contains 280,000 Pounds of Dirt -
Corita Kent: How a Nun Became a Revolutionary Pop Artist#revolution #religion #christianity #museums #arthistory #art #podcastinternal #section-Articles
Corita Kent: How a Nun Became a Revolutionary Pop Artist -
Australian lyrebirds can imitate car horns, chainsaws ... and beautiful flute music.#law #musicalinstruments #musichistory #songs #music #birds #podcastinternal #section-Articles
Did Lyrebirds Steal These Songs From Humans? -
Listeners to the Atlas Obscura podcsat share their stories of life-changing trips.#music #trips #olympics #bug #forests #podcastinternal #section-Articles
Life-Changing Trips: Olympics, Cicadas, and Once-in-a-Lifetime Concerts -
There’s much mystery surrounding Charlie Fitzgerald and who he was before Myrtle Beach. Before he was Charlie Fitzgerald he was Lucious Rucker. So who is Lucious Rucker?#history&culture #blackhistory #racism #civilrights #clubs #podcastinternal #section-Articles
Charlie’s Place Episode 4: Mr. Nobody From Nowhere -
Roaming Madrid in the 1880s, Paco the dog was a friend to artists and writers who chronicled his adventures in the newspapers.#cafe #animals #dogs #podcastinternal #section-Articles
Was Paco the First Celebrity Dog? -
For decades, Rolando Pujol has traveled across the country to photohraph historic roadside attractions. These are some of his favorites.#section-Articles
A Quest to Capture America’s Greatest Roadside Attractions -
This luxurious edition of the Persian poetry collection went down with the Titanic in 1912.#writers #literature #calendars #astronomy #persia #poetry #history #books #podcastinternal #section-Articles
The Bejewled ‘Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam’ at the Bottom of the Ocean -
London Bridge was falling down, so the city put it up for auction.#voodoo #auctions #architecture #lakes #history #bridges #podcastinternal #section-Articles
Who Moved London Bridge to Arizona? -
This global guide to McDonald’s covers everything from Thailand’s corn pie à la mode to Sweden’s ski-thru window on the side of a mountain.#burger #architecture #food #cultures #fastfood #mcdonalds #podcastinternal #section-Articles
‘McAtlas’ Explores the World’s Most Unique McDonald’s Locations—and Dishes -
Charlie Fitzgerald loaned money to white folks in town to bend the rules in his favor. How long until he became a target?#racism #musichistory #music #culture #clubs #dancing #blackhistory #podcastinternal #section-Articles
Charlie’s Place Episode 3: Power Cedes to Power -
The UK’s largest municipal cemetery contains Manchester music and football legends#obscuraday2025 #section-Articles
Obscura Day Summer 2025: Southern Cemetery, Manchester -
Obscura Day Summer 2025: St. Dunstan in the East Church Garden#obscuraday2025 #section-Articles
Obscura Day Summer 2025: St. Dunstan in the East Church Garden -
Taking in the scenic views ... and the Icelandic Phallological Museum.#obscuraday2025 #section-Articles
Obscura Day Summer 2025: Touring Iceland by Car -
This Brooklyn bakery is best known for its bean pie.#obscuraday2025 #section-Articles
Obscura Day Summer 2025: Abu’s Homestyle Bakery -
Obscura Day Summer 2025: In Search of a Unusual Bench#obscuraday2025 #section-Articles
Obscura Day Summer 2025: In Search of a Unusual Bench -
A historic diner, a comic book megastore, and an ice cream spot with a 28-foot-tall milk can.#obscuraday2025 #section-Articles
Obscura Day 2025: A Few Denver Gems -
Wildlife thrives in this hidden park on Cape Cod.#obscuraday2025 #section-Articles
Obscura Day Summer 2025: Uncle Tim’s Bridge -
Exploring the wondrous trails of North Carolina's largest mountain range.#obscuraday2025 #section-Articles
Obscura Day Summer 2025: Hiking the Blue Ridge Mountains -
Obscura Day Summer 2025: A Solo Hike in Albania's Ceraunian Mountains#obscuraday2025 #section-Articles
Obscura Day Summer 2025: A Solo Hike in Albania's Ceraunian Mountains -
Dance at Charlie’s Place wasn’t just dance; it captured the spirit of an era defined by both segregation and creativity.#racism #dancing #musichistory #music #african-american #blackhistory #podcastinternal #section-Articles
Charlie’s Place Episode 2: Sin City -
Simplicity can be powerful in the right architect’s hands.#history #worldwarii #buildings #chapel #christianity #religion #artists #art #brutalism #architecture #podcastinternal #section-Articles
These Monuments Showcase the Beauty of Brutalism -
Pulau Tiga, best known as the original ‘Survivor’ island, was as much of a character on the show as the contestants were.#filmlocations #tiki #survivalism #television #islands #podcastinternal #section-Articles
The Original ‘Survivor’ Island Changed Television Forever -
Obscura Day Summer 2025: Roaming among Assateague's feral island ponies
A quick drive from the mainland, this magical 37-mile strip of land is home to herds with roots that date back centuries#obscuraday2025 #section-Articles
Obscura Day Summer 2025: Roaming among Assateague's feral island ponies -
Checking out the Athaeneum, the John Hay Library, and Weird Providence.#obscuraday2025 #section-Articles
Obscura Day Summer 2025: Literary Landmarks Across Providence -
Obscura Day Summer 2025: An Art Deco Theater in Pennsylvania#obscuraday2025 #section-Articles
Obscura Day Summer 2025: An Art Deco Theater in Pennsylvania -
Checking out Donut Hole, Metropolitan Pit Stop, and the Circus Liqour Clown.#obscuraday2025 #section-Articles
Obscura Day Summer 2025: A Mini Road Trip Across Los Angeles -
Port Royal, Jamaica was a haven for pirates and privateers—until it was swallowed by the sea.#oceans #sea #waves #disasters #earthquakes #ships #pirates #podcastinternal #section-Articles
Port Royal: The Rise and (Literal) Fall of a Booming Pirate City -
After being told Black cowboys didn’t exist, Paul Stewart set out to prove they did—and found enough evidence to fill a museum.#museumsandcollections #museums #history #history&culture #cowboys #blackhistory #civilwar #podcastinternal #section-Articles
The Black American West Museum Celebrates the Black Cowboy -
At the height of segregation when everywhere else was divided, Black and white people danced together to the biggest R&B acts of the time at Charlie’s Place.#history&culture #racism #clubs #music #blackhistory #civilrights #podcastinternal #section-Articles
Charlie’s Place Episode 1: Whispering Pines -
When you first left home, where did you go? Across the country? Abroad? AO listeners call in with their stories.#beaches #coffee #bakery #colleges #mormons #flight #roadtrip #podcastinternal #section-Articles
Listener Stories of Leaving Home: From San Francisco to Japan -
Once celebrated as a pinnacle of industrial design, the complex is now synonymous with a never-ending nightmare.#utopias #television #architecture #filmlocations #buildings #podcastinternal #section-Articles
How the Bell Labs Holmdel Complex Inspired ‘Severance’ -
Charles Dickens once stayed here on a reading tour for ‘A Christmas Carol.’#assassination #americanrevolution #politics #johnfkennedy #history #hotels #charlesdickens #literature #podcastinternal #section-Articles
The Omni Parker House: Inside the History of Boston’s Most Iconic Hotel -
How roving capybaras became working-class heroes in Argentina and human residents come together to protect Christmas Island’s crab migration every year.#crustaceans #eggs #rats #islands #ecology #environment #crabs #animals #podcastinternal #section-Articles
Animal Takeover: Brace Yourself for Adorable Hordes -
The Codex Gigas, also known as the Devil’s Bible, is the largest medieval manuscript still in existence—with an even bigger legend behind it.#legends #latin #libraries #illuminatedmanuscripts #monks #biblical #medieval #objectsofintrigue #devils #books #manuscripts #podcastinternal #section-Articles
Codex Gigas: Who Drew the Devil in This Massive Medieval Bible? -
The Codex Gigas, also known as the Devil’s Bible, is the largest medieval manuscript still in existence—with an even bigger legend behind it.#legends #latin #libraries #illuminatedmanuscripts #monks #biblical #medieval #objectsofintrigue #devils #books #manuscripts #podcastinternal #section-Articles
Codex Gigas: Who Drew the Devil in This Massive Medieval Bible? -
The Codex Gigas, also known as the Devil’s Bible, is the largest medieval manuscript still in existence—with an even bigger legend behind it.#legends #latin #libraries #illuminatedmanuscripts #monks #biblical #medieval #objectsofintrigue #devils #books #manuscripts #podcastinternal #section-Articles
Codex Gigas: Who Drew the Devil in This Massive Medieval Bible? -
The Codex Gigas, also known as the Devil’s Bible, is the largest medieval manuscript still in existence—with an even bigger legend behind it.#legends #latin #libraries #illuminatedmanuscripts #monks #biblical #medieval #objectsofintrigue #devils #books #manuscripts #podcastinternal #section-Articles
Codex Gigas: Who Drew the Devil in This Massive Medieval Bible? -
The Codex Gigas, also known as the Devil’s Bible, is the largest medieval manuscript still in existence—with an even bigger legend behind it.#legends #latin #libraries #illuminatedmanuscripts #monks #biblical #medieval #objectsofintrigue #devils #books #manuscripts #podcastinternal #section-Articles
Codex Gigas: Who Drew the Devil in This Massive Medieval Bible? -
Asian giant hornets, or murder hornets, are officially eradicated in the U.S. and Canada—for now.#forests #hunting #animals #insects #bees #podcastinternal #section-Articles
What Ever Happened to the Murder Hornets?