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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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Stories

Stories shared by this traveler.

A saltwater crocodile.

animals

When Crocodiles Attack: The Ramree Island Massacre

Wreckage in Pripyat.

photo of the week

Photo of the Week: Broken Toys of Chernobyl

FAST Fiberglass Mold Graveyard

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Photo of the Week: Mouldering Molds

A Lycian rock tomb.

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Photo of the Week: Carved Crypt

Overlook Mountain House Ruins

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Photo of the Week: Luxury Ruination

Pure terror (and sugar.)

food

America’s Least-Popular Halloween Candy Will Never Go Away

The waxy little treat continues to sell by the billions.

The Eternal Flame.

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Photo of the Week: Fire and Water

The Eclectic Menagerie Park

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Photo of the Week: Fishing for Trucks

The Tablelands, Gros Morne National Park.

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Photo of the Week: A Picture Perfect Moment in the Tablelands

Frog Museum

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Photo of the Week: Taxidermy Whimsy at the Frog Museum

Old ruins and doors to nowhere.

Photo of the Week: Meatpacking Plant Abandonment

You're welcome.

essential guide

Atlas Obscura's Essential Guide to Building a Giant

Salem Witch House.

h. p. lovecraft

Living Lovecraft: 10 Real World Locations Behind the Horror

Cthulhu Fhtagn!

Teufelsberg, and Cold War–era listening station in Berlin.

abandoned

10 Ruins of the Pursuit of Super Science

Big ideas can leave big messes.

Atlas Obscura's Guide to Epic LARPs

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Atlas Obscura's Guide to Epic LARPs

Atlas Obscura Guide to First Contact

space exploration

Atlas Obscura Guide to First Contact