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Andrew Braun

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2026

I make documentaries about the places where people and wild things have been negotiating for centuries. Ten years in China, a decade of field work across Asia and Africa, now based in Amsterdam. Chasing things like: why the Alaskan Malamute is named after a people almost nobody remembers, and how a Nigerian secret society's voice survived the Middle Passage and ended up in Cuban dance music.

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"The Cat Boat."

Amsterdam, Netherlands

De Poezenboot (The Cat Boat)

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

Beautiful palms in an equally beautiful building.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam

Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, this botanical garden is a treasure trove of rare flora.

Micropia

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Micropia

The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.

Café Papeneiland

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Café Papeneiland

Famed for its pie, this eatery has a hidden tunnel that allowed Catholics to secretly walk to church during the Reformation.