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Eric Grundhauser

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2011

Director of Programming, Atlas Obscura Membership. Eric heads up Atlas Obscura's membership program, hosting and producing shows that bring our curious world to life! He lives in Brooklyn with his comic book collection. His work has been featured on Slate, NPR, Vanity Fair, The AV Club, Motherboard, Smithsonian, and a bunch of other places where reasonable content is sold. Helluva guy. Have any issues? eric@atlasobscura.com

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Articles by Eric Grundhauser

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Hidden Wonders of the Digital World: Lord of The Rings Online

video games

Hidden Wonders of the Digital World: Lord of The Rings Online

A Short History of Area 51's Shady Expansion

aliens

A Short History of Area 51's Shady Expansion

Fleeting Wonders: NASA Says Astropoop Turns Into Shooting Stars

space exploration

Fleeting Wonders: NASA Says Astropoop Turns Into Shooting Stars

Lydia Locke

music

Lydia Locke, the Turn of the Century Opera Singer With a Soap Opera Life

Fleeting Wonders: The Longest Game of Pinball

pinball

Fleeting Wonders: The Longest Game of Pinball

The Dunce Cap Wasn’t Always So Stupid

schools

The Dunce Cap Wasn’t Always So Stupid

The Story Behind Bucket of Blood Street and Other Weird Road Names

roads

The Story Behind Bucket of Blood Street and Other Weird Road Names

A Thomas Nast cartoon of Boss Tweed escaping jail.

prisons

The New York Prison that Doubled as a Clubhouse For Alimony Cheats

Power

science

How to Create 'NanoArt' Masterpieces By Manipulating Molecules

Fleeting Wonders: Witness A Rare Waterspout Off The Florida Coast

news

Fleeting Wonders: Witness A Rare Waterspout Off The Florida Coast

Fleeting Wonders: Watch A Chinese Sinkhole Eat a Bus Stop

sinkhole

Fleeting Wonders: Watch A Chinese Sinkhole Eat a Bus Stop

A horse carriage on the modern streets of New York.

animals

Exit Interview: What It Was Like To Drive A Horse Carriage In 1980s New York

Everyone should read on the bus!

transportation

Fleeting Wonders: Read a Book, Ride the Bus for Free

Annie Edson Taylor's 1901 Retirement Plan: Go Over Niagara Falls in a Barrel

waterfalls

Annie Edson Taylor's 1901 Retirement Plan: Go Over Niagara Falls in a Barrel

Fleeting Wonders: Watch One Stumble Ruin $1.5 Million Worth of Flowers

art

Fleeting Wonders: Watch One Stumble Ruin $1.5 Million Worth of Flowers

When the Lights Go Out: 8 of the World's Loneliest Lighthouses

ruins

When the Lights Go Out: 8 of the World's Loneliest Lighthouses

One of the tunnels from Project Riese.

nazis

Cheating Wonders: A New Nazi Gold Scam?

How to Achieve Greatness with 9 Classic Bar Tricks

games

How to Achieve Greatness with 9 Classic Bar Tricks

Cheating Wonders: The $6,000,000,000 Gold Mine That Didn't Exist

gold rush

Cheating Wonders: The $6,000,000,000 Gold Mine That Didn't Exist

How To: Cheat Nuclear Fusion

science

How To: Cheat Nuclear Fusion

Cheating Wonders: A Brief History of the Konami Code

video games

Cheating Wonders: A Brief History of the Konami Code

How To Fake Good Booze

cheat week

How To Fake Good Booze

A Surprisingly Uncomplicated Look At Rube Goldberg Machines in Movies

film

A Surprisingly Uncomplicated Look At Rube Goldberg Machines in Movies

Tyrannosaurus Wrecks: The Most Delightfully Derpy Dinosaur Parks You'll Ever Drive Past

dinosaurs

Tyrannosaurus Wrecks: The Most Delightfully Derpy Dinosaur Parks You'll Ever Drive Past