We explore the hotel that some paranormal investigators call the most active haunted location in the world.

Every summer, more than 10,000 people flock to this Pennsylvania town for two weeks for the largest gathering of medieval arts and culture anywhere in the world.

This town of less than 3,000 is also home to a literal melting pot — of boiling water, rich rock formations, bath robes and dinosaur bones.

Every year, thousands of people come from across the country to march through the streets, play music, celebrate French culture, and cook up an absolutely enormous omelet.

Every October, amateurs and professionals alike gather in this small town in the Appalachian Mountains to hone their storytelling chops and share them with crowds of thousands.

Discover Wood Island Lighthouse's eerie history, ghostly tales and celebrity dog.

Get a crash course in the fascinating temperature-controlled ecosystem we’ve created to keep our food fresh.

In the South Dakota badlands, a small pharmacy employed an ingenious marketing gimmick.

Pick up a tip whether you’re about to make your first or 10th trip with littles this summer.

Meet Florida’s unofficial mascot: the manatee.

Fall in love with black holes.

How a strange landmark becomes a nostalgic icon.

One of the last unmanaged group of horses contend with their non-native home.

Meet the actual boy who rode the back of a real bear.

One of the boldest spy operations during the Civil War was led by Harriet Tubman.

Travel with us to the Atacama Desert in search of a unique observatory.

Hear listener love letters to trees that played a special role in their lives.

The scene of one of the darkest moments in American labor history has been left essentially untouched since the tragedy.

Author and Atlas Obscura columnist Colin Dickey takes us on a wild, alien-filled ride.

This sculptor's work is for people...and fish.

From a rubber duck contest to hypnotizing chickens.

A small town museum remembers where the infamous—but often misunderstood—couple’s story ended.

Understanding the ways in which the moon has helped impact human life.

Inside a vintage arcade in San Francisco.