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An audio guide to the world’s strange, incredible, and wondrous places. Co-founder Dylan Thuras and a neighborhood of Atlas Obscura reporters explore a new wonder every day, Monday through Thursday. In under 15 minutes, they’ll take you to an incredible place, and along the way, you’ll meet some fascinating people and hear their stories. Our theme and end credit music is composed by Sam Tyndall.

The Atlas Obscura Podcast

From long flights to strenuous trips, listeners share stories about traveling with their kids for the first time. 

Plus, we want to hear stories about the fictional places you wish were real. Tell us why this place lives in your imagination. What resonates with you about this place? And how did you discover it? Give us a call at 315-992-7902 and leave us a message telling us your name and story. Or record a voice memo and email it to us at hello@atlasobscura.com

 
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Your Stories of Traveling with Kids

A city in Uzbekistan used to be the site of one of the world’s largest seas. Now it’s a dusty reminder of one of the largest and most forgotten environmental disasters.

READ MORE: Visit the Stihia website here to learn more about the music festival that happens in Moynaq, including where it may be this year. And this news article is a good primer on some of the current conflicts and issues in the region.

 
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Moynaq (Classic)

We go to the former estate of the Davies sisters, two unusually wealthy Welsh women who traveled the world, fell in love with art, served their country, and then dedicated their home to culture and community.

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/gregynog-hall

 
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Gregynog Hall (Classic)

There’s a special tree in Portland that’s full of a city’s hopes, dreams, and wishes.

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/portland-wishing-tree

 
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The Wishing Tree (Classic))

The West Virginia Penitentiary in Moundsville, West Virginia was once a home to thousands of prisoners. Today, it’s a tourist attraction. But its past continues to haunt the town of Moundsville to this day. 

Every Thursday this month, writer Colin Dickey joins us to talk about the cultural history behind some of our favorite spooky legends and creatures.

 
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Local Legends Corner with Colin Dickey: Moundsville

Over the course of 50 years, a father and son team made exquisite glass botanical models that would transform our understanding of the natural world. 

Learn more about the Ware Collection of Blaschka Glass Models of Plants: https://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/glass-flowers

 

 
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The Glass Flowers

Maybe you associate Las Vegas with slot machines more than with pinball machines. But what you might not know is that pinball, today found in every family friendly arcade in America, was once considered a form of gambling – and was the center of a culture war in the US. We go to the Las Vegas Pinball Hall of Fame to play through the history of the game.

This episode was brought to you in partnership with the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. 

Check out the Pinball Hall of Fame online: https://pinballmuseum.org/

 
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Pinball Hall of Fame

This archaeological dig in Phonsovan, Laos is one of the most important and dangerous prehistoric sites in Southeast Asia. 

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/plain-of-jars

 
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Plain of Jars (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-tour

 
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Star Trek Original Series Set Tour (Classic)

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 Thursday this month, writer Colin Dickey joins us to talk about the cultural history behind some of our favorite spooky legends and creatures.

 
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Local Legends Corner with Colin Dickey: Mustang Ranch

Host Dylan Thuras convinces his family to stop at this most unusual attraction in Pennsylvania

Read More in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/archbald-pothole

 
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A (Quick) 4th of July Greeting from the Largest Pothole in the World

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