Episódios

  • The Last Limburger Plant in America
    Jul 8 2025

    Chalet Cheese Cooperative in Monroe, Wisconsin is the last cheese plant left in America that makes the ultra-stinky Limburger cheese: a cheese that inspires equal parts loving and loathing, has been banned for its assaulting smell, and that once sparked a feud between two cities.

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    14 minutos
  • Where You Would Spend Your Last Day Before the Apocalypse
    Jul 7 2025

    A few weeks ago, the Atlas Obscura staff told us where they would spend their last days before the apocalypse. Now we’re sharing your stories – from a childhood home in a small town in Illinois, to a trip in Eastern Europe, to a pizzeria in Brooklyn and a cave in Utah.

    Plus: We want to hear your stories about your neighbors! Tell us about your neighbors’ front yards, back yards, house decor – and what you like about them. Is there a neighbor in your block who goes all the way every holiday to have the best decorations? Or maybe there's someone who has a wacky display year round? Maybe someone has an incredible garden, or some homemade art sculptures. Did they inspire you? Give us a call at 315-992-7902 and leave a message telling us your name and story. Or you can record a voice memo and email it to us at hello@atlasobscura.com

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    11 minutos
  • Civic Musical Road (Classic)
    Jul 4 2025

    The grooves cut in this road outside Lancaster, CA play the finale of the William Tell Overture.

    READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/civic-musical-road

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    11 minutos
  • The Cigar “Readers” of Cuba
    Jul 3 2025

    If you were to visit a cigar factory in Cuba, you’d hear something unexpected: the sound of the daily news report, or maybe a poem or a novel, being read aloud. The cigar “reader” is a tradition held by just a handful of people, and it came from a fundamentally revolutionary idea. Eliot Stein, author of Custodians of Wonder, joins Dylan to explain.

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    25 minutos
  • Ivan the Terra Bus
    Jul 1 2025

    In Antarctica, researchers bid farewell to an iconic fixture: a big red bus named Ivan.

    Want to learn more about Ivan? Read Allegra Rosenberg’s article all about him.

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    17 minutos
  • Happy Pride: Mapping the Gay Guides (Classic)
    Jun 30 2025

    To round out Pride Month, we’re sharing one of our favorite classic episodes. For decades, a one of a kind travel guide opened up the world for gay travelers. Today, historians are using them to create an interactive map of LGBTQ spaces in midcentury America.

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    14 minutos
  • It’s Getting Hot in Here (Classic)
    Jun 27 2025

    Let’s all go to hell. Seriously. Hell, Michigan, that is :)

    READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/hell-michigan

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    9 minutos