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Monument of Lysicrates
Athens, Greece

Choragic Monument of Lysicrates

The only surviving choragic monument is a trophy awarded in 334 BC for the winning dramatic chorus.
The welcoming clown.
Baraboo, Wisconsin

International Clown Hall of Fame

This circus town museum recognizes the outstanding clowns of history.
TIBBIM puppets on display at the library.
São Paulo, Brazil

Puppet Cabinet at Monteiro Lobato Library

Dozens of vintage puppets are displayed in an unassuming hallway at the public library.
The Princess Theare
Melbourne, Australia

Princess Theatre

One of the oldest theaters in Australia, it's also said to be haunted by a performer who died on stage.
Freddy, standing still for once.
music

Freddy, Manitoba's Beloved Rogue Bison, Has Been Immortalized in Song

"Run, Freddy, Run!" features Renaissance-style singing, Metís fiddle, and electronically distorted bison noises.
Cara Giaimo May 4, 2018
The Gabriadze Puppet Theater
Tbilisi, Georgia

Rezo Gabriadze Puppet Theater

A small but hugely whimsical theater where marionettes play out the "The Battle of Stalingrad."
Adriano Celentano performing in 1970.
music

The Deep Roots of an Italian Song That Sounds Like English—But Is Just Nonsense

In 1972, fascination with American culture spurred an Italian showman to revive a medieval comic tradition.
Vittoria Traverso March 31, 2023
The movable sculptures of the Museum of Kinetic Art
Tucson, Arizona

Mat Bevel's Museum of Kinetic Art & Surrealistic Pop Science Theater

A Tucson museum and performance space full of found-object movable sculptures.
Permanently Closed
Surses, Switzerland

Juliertheatre

A tower-like theater in the Swiss Alps built to withstand the high winds and avalanches of the mountain pass.
Part of the "Royal Quartet."
Madrid, Spain

The Royal Quartet

A rare set of strings by famed instrument maker Antonio Stradivarius is on display in the Royal Palace.
An acrobatic formation by the centre's students.
Conakry, Guinea

Keita Fodeba Centre for Acrobatic Arts

The school produces some of Africa's most talented acrobats and contortionists.
A tinsel mammal performs at Atlas Obscura's Total Eclipse festival.
music

What Makes Helado Negro's Tinsel Mammals So Mezmerizing

The musician performs with shimmery beings of a species not quite our own.
Sarah Laskow August 22, 2017
Items on display.
Saint Paul, Minnesota

Center for Lost Objects

An unusual assortment of art, furniture, and other curiosities.
An illustration of "Scene #6: Solar Eclipse as Seen from the Moon," from "A Trip to the Moon."
performances

How an 1892 'Trip to the Moon' Changed How We Think About Space

New York theatergoers traversed the cosmos via Carnegie Hall.
Cara Giaimo August 9, 2017
Bonnie Tyler, killing it.
art

Your Guide to the Perfect Eclipse-Themed Karaoke Night

Don't be afraid to belt out "Total Eclipse of the Heart."
Sarah Laskow August 3, 2017
A street performer on Las Ramblas.
Barcelona, Spain

Street Performers of Las Ramblas

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.
Little Rock's legendary White Water Tavern.
Little Rock, Arkansas

White Water Tavern

This Little Rock legend has survived decades of rowdy crowds, three fires, and a zombie wedding.
Sanfilippo Theater Pipe Organ, in all it's glory.
Barrington, Illinois

Place de la Musique

With 8,000 pipes this giant instrument is the most versatile theatre pipe organ ever built.