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Podcast: Luomus Spiders

The tale of a Scandinavian museum's 50-year infestation with Chilean recluse spiders.
The Podcast Team October 26, 2022
Entrance to the dock museum
Barrow-in-Furness, England

Dock Museum

A modern museum built within a Victorian dry dock charts the history of the industrial town.
All illustrations: John Mata for Atlas Obscura
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Puzzle Monday: The Art of Illumination

AO Puzzles October 24, 2022
William Selig's 1898 short film <em>Something Good-Negro Kiss</em> is considered one of the earliest black films depicting black intimacy on screen.
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How 20 Seconds of Film Changed Movie History

This kiss is more than just a kiss.
Line Sidonie Talla Mafotsing October 21, 2022
A man rowing a cowskin coracle in Bures, England
Cenarth, Wales

National Coracle Centre

A museum dedicated to Wales’ favorite—and strangest-looking—watercraft.
The pond at the back of Anne Spencer's garden. The small bust on the edge of the pond was a gift from W.E.B. Du Bois.
Lynchburg, Virginia

Anne Spencer House and Garden Museum

The Harlem Renaissance poet and activist wrote, organized, and hosted travelers in this Lynchburg, Virginia oasis.
Edward Gorey in 1977, on the set he designed for a stage production of <em>Dracula</em> on Broadway.
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Getting to Know Edward Gorey

A visit to the home museum of the famous oddball artist, 30 years after meeting him there for tea.
Paula Span October 18, 2022
Drums from around the world are exhibited.
Tokyo, Japan

Miyamoto-Unosuke Drum Museum

Home to a collection of drums from around the world that allow visitors to play a tune.
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Podcast: Louie Mattar’s Fabulous Car

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team October 17, 2022
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One Street: Chinatown-International District, Seattle

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Podcast: Navajo Code Talkers Burger King

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team October 12, 2022
Pichla bei Mureck, Austria

Handwerkerdörfl Pichla

This open-air museum filled with 19th-century buildings offers a unique view of historic craftsmanship.
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Podcast: Kalakuta Museum

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team October 6, 2022
Metal statue of a girl jumping off of the roof
Stockholm, Sweden

Artipelag

This Stockholm art museum integrates many of its pieces into the surrounding outdoor areas and natural landscape.
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Podcast: The Battle of Atlanta Cyclorama

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
#9 C Switchboard from Tucumcari, circa 1958.
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Telephone Pioneer Museum of New Mexico

An ode to the history of telephones inside a telephone building.
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A ‘Weird’ Ancient Marine Reptile Surfaces Thanks to the ‘Bone Biddies’

The unique plesiosaur defies the fossil rulebook—just ask the “paleogrannies” who prepared it for study.
Gemma Tarlach September 28, 2022
Framed items.
Brooklyn, New York

BAM Hamm Archives

A collection of playbills, photographs, and other memorabilia from the Brooklyn Academy of Music.