Articles by The Podcast Team

With haunted mansions, churches, hotels, and parking lots, this small port town on the Mississippi River has become a pilgrimage site for fans of all things paranormal.

A mysterious creature, an abandoned munitions site, and a deadly bridge collapse intertwine in the folklore of Point Pleasant.

People gather every winter at this Maine museum to take part in the age-old process of harvesting ice from a frozen pond.

This quintessentially American soft drink has its own annual festival in Hastings, Nebraska.

Pea Island is a wildlife refuge, and one of the most untouched parts of the Outer Banks. But a century ago, this small piece of land was the site of one of the most remarkable water rescues to date.

The world’s tallest goat tower is a playground for Alpine ungulates.

Explore the cities where this year’s players will leave it all out on the field, from Vancouver to Miami.

From wartime chocolate to ancient sesame brittle, True Treats offers delicious, edible lessons.

A hobby project turned commercial nursery, these lily ponds escaped dredging and became a national treasure.

How Henry Ford and Thomas Edison forged a friendship that led to Edison’s final obsession: rubber.

Welcome to Fordlândia, the utopia nobody signed up for.

We speak to community member Caroline Mazel-Carlton about her mission to visit 1,000 places in the Atlas, and what that journey has meant to her.

Come to this Maine farm for the produce, stay for the on-site restaurant.

Hanako Nakazato lets the natural Maine landscape guide and inspire her at the pottery wheel.

Climb aboard the Lewis R. French for a one-of-a-kind view of Maine’s rugged coastline.

This surreal festival in West Virginia was almost lost to time.

You can get classic Puerto Rican snacks at this cozy shop in Central Florida—if you can find it.

In our new podcast, sponsored by Toyota Trucks, Geologist Becky Nessel takes us on a detour to some of her favorite hidden spots in The Gunks.

Pieced together from unassuming objects gathered throughout Toronto, “Moving Monuments” is a love letter to the city and its people.

When Buffalo hired Frederick Law Olmsted to plan its parks, the Central Park designer decided to go big. The park he created changed landscape architecture forever.

From Tennessee to L.A., Zach Stafford talks about the magic of folding into the fabric of a new place.

History often overlooks this brave woman’s efforts in World War II.

Who created this giant geoglyph in the Australian Outback?

Each year on the Friday before Labor Day, this community gathers to let go of its worries—by burning a 50-foot puppet.