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Taxidermied bears in the main hall.

Degersheim, Switzerland

Dreamfactory's World of Wonders

A Swiss magician's vault of oddities.

Podcast: Bell Ringing of Old North Church

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team January 31, 2022

A traditional Burundian drum ceremony.

Gishora, Burundi

Gishora Drum Sanctuary

This century-old site established by King Mwezi Gisabo preserves the art of Burundi's ancient drum rituals.

Podcast: Chopin's Heart

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team January 24, 2022

For more than a decade, opera singer Daria Spada (center) and punk guitarist Maksim Cristan (far left) have performed free weekly concerts on their apartment balcony in Turin, Italy.

How an Apartment Balcony Became One of Italy's Best-Known Stages

Nothing—not city fines, a pandemic, or home renovations—can stop the music.

Simone Lai January 20, 2022

Podcast: Cisternerne

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team January 13, 2022

Podcast: Organ Stop Pizza

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team January 11, 2022

Nashville Tastes & Tunes

Join Tim and his family as they venture from Memphis to Nashville, seeking out history and exploring the heart and soul of Music City.

Sponsored By Land Rover

Podcast: The Village Where Every Person’s Name Is a Song

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team December 23, 2021

You have to hear the Great Stalacpipe Organ to believe it.

On the Atlas Obscura Podcast, Deserts Boom, Names Are Sung, and Silence Rules

We're celebrating the first year of our daily podcast with some episodes that really just sound amazing.

The Podcast Team December 20, 2021

Louis Armstrong and his band perform for a crowd of some 40,000 gathered to greet him at the airport in Accra, Ghana, in the spring of 1956.

How Louis Armstrong Shaped the Sound of Ghana

You can still hear echoes of the trumpeter's 1956 visit in Accra's clubs today.

Laura Kiniry December 7, 2021

Music is central to Bonairian culture. Here, Calixto Coffie, Nacho Alberto, and Frank Evertsz perform.

The All-Day, All-Night Musical Celebrations of Bonaire

The Caribbean island's San Juan and San Pedro festivals are marked with 26 hours of song—and fire jumping.

Rosie Bell December 3, 2021

"All the people that come and go..."

21 Places to Get Back Into the Beatles

A magical mystery tour of the history and legacy of four lads from Liverpool.

Michelle Cassidy December 1, 2021

A trio of Shyvers Multiphones from John Bennett's collection.

Early On-Demand Music Streaming Required Lots of Nickels

In the Pacific Northwest 70-plus years ago, a telephone-based jukebox connected callers to their favorite tunes.

Michelle Harris November 10, 2021

The house’s fine exterior.

Savannah, Georgia

Johnny Mercer’s Childhood Home

The humble beginnings of one of America’s greatest songsmiths.

St. Petersburg, Florida

Floridian Social Club

From printing money to live music, this Beaux-Arts style building has had many identities over the last century.

Podcast: Hårgaberget

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team October 27, 2021

Tape machines in the recording studio.

Nashville, Tennessee

Welcome to 1979

Located inside a former record pressing plant, this recording studio pays homage to the techniques and gear of a bygone age.