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.
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12 Days of Wonder: The Unclaimed Baggage Center
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12 Days of Wonder: Puffin Patrol
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12 Days of Wonder: Slowjamistan
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12 Days of Wonder: Chacaltaya
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12 Days of Wonder: Luciadagen
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12 Days of Wonder: World's Loneliest Tree
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12 Days of Wonder: Return to Recipe Graves
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12 Days of Wonder: Hot Ale Flip
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The Last Seltzer Factory in Brooklyn
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Fasnacht
Around 60 people live full time in the town of Helvetia, West Virginia. But once a year, the population swells to 20 times its size – when masked revelers dressed as moons, suns, monsters, possums, and everything in between descend. This is Fasnacht, a Swiss-German celebration of Fat Tuesday that was brought to the area by immigrants in the 19th century. In the 20th, Fasnacht almost died out…before being revived by two creative local women.This episode is brought to you in partnership with West Virginia Tourism. The next Fasnacht will be celebrated on February 14, 2026 (time to plan a combo Fasnacht-Valentine’s Day trip?) For more information check out the event’s Fasnacht website and Facebook event page.. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
A Blue-Green Glow in Orange, New Jersey
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