The pigs once plopped on an uninhabited Aukland Island known for capturing castaways now play an important role in modern medical research.  READ MORE IN THE ATLAS:  https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-lives-on-auckland-islands ..read more

We empty out our change purse and visit Dan Zelinsky - the owner and head mechanic of the Musee Mecanique - one of the few remaining vintage arcades in the country.  READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/musee-mecanique-san-francisco ..read more

A gnarly looking elm tree rumored to be older than Britain itself was the anchor in a community – until beetles got to it and it was suddenly gone one day. Thanks to the magic of technology, you can see a 3D scan of the Beauly Elm here. READ IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/wych-elm-of-beauly-priory ..read more

We go to Haiti, and visit a royal residence once called the Versailles of the Caribbean. But though Sans Souci Palace, once home to Haiti’s only king,  is now ruins and rubble, it remains a large symbol – just as its creator intended. | Read about this in the Atlas HERE    ..read more

Farmers in Yorkshire England take years to coax their rhubarb plants into a world-renowned delicacy using a century-old technique.  READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/fords-folly-water-dam ..read more

On the eve of the Second World War, there was one place that was the source for all good stories — the Hotel Imperial in Vienna. It exuded luxury and power, and also was the converging spot for foreign correspondents in the 1920’s and ‘30s who were warning the world about the rise of dictatorship. Historian and author Deborah Cohen takes us back in time and into the lives of these influential journalists. MORE Check out Deborah’s book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/576473/last-call-at-the-hotel-imperial-by-deborah-cohen ..read more

Long before Joe Exotic got the country talking about big cats, there was Joe Taft – regular guy – who began raising and rescuing these types of felines in Indiana.  MORE: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/exotic-feline-rescue-center-2 ..read more

The Old Cahawba Archeological Park is perhaps one of Alabama's most famous ghost towns. But it once was the center of life in this southern state. We unravel the surprising tale of this onetime capitol city. SEE IT IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/old-cahawba-archeological-park   ..read more

Today’s episode comes from Twenty Thousand Hertz, a podcast that reveals the stories behind the world's most recognizable and interesting sounds. On their show, they’ve explored topics like the sounds of other planets, the mind blowing ways that insects communicate, and secret spy messages that are broadcast on the radio. In this episode, they take you to the US-Canadian border, where, in 2011, residents of Windsor, Ontario started experiencing a strange rumbling hum that rattled dishes and kept people awake at night. Then, after years of getting nowhere, the mystery of the Windsor Hum was fin ..read more

The Tree of 40 fruits in San Jose California is an horticultural marvel of 40 types of stone fruit trees grafted together to form a living work of art.  READ MORE IN THE ATLAS:  https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/tree-of-40-fruit ..read more