Weeki Wachee’s underwater shows, featuring swimmers in full mermaid drag, have dazzled crowds since 1947 – so long as a gator doesn’t make its way into the underwater theater. In this episode we hear about the history of this Old Florida roadside attraction, including how it paved the way for Disney World.
Weeki Wachee is featured in our new book, America ... Show More
Nov 2
Going to Bat for Our Favorite Home State Places
The Atlas Obscura podcast team is from all over America. So, in celebration of Atlas Obscura’s upcoming book, “America Obscura,” members of the AO team recall their favorite places and traditions from their home state. We hear about everything from a miniature panorama of NYC, to ... Show More
23m 46s
Jan 2025
Roswell of Texas: The Aurora UFO
In 1897, locals of Aurora, Texas reported a UFO had crashed in their town. They supposedly discovered the body of an extraterrestrial, buried it in the cemetery, and never spoke of it again. Decades later, an Aurora resident claims the whole thing was a hoax, which prompts severa ... Show More
43m 24s
Jun 2019
The Airship Mystery Pt. 2: Alien Tombstone
In June 1973, Bill Case and a slurry of UFO organizations such as MUFON and NICAP attempted to exhume a grave in Aurora, Texas that supposedly housed the corpse of an alien visitor. However, there may have been another explanation for the corpse, and the aircraft it crashed in. P ... Show More
44m 55s
Jan 2025
Our Home on Cursed Grounds
A family home in Dallas, Texas, holds a sinister history of unexplained events spanning generations. From chilling encounters with shadowy figures and headless apparitions to terrifying interactions with dark entities, this house’s connection to an ancient burial ground weaves a ... Show More
22m 54s
May 2024
BACHELORS GROVE CEMETERY – Midlothian, Illinois
Bachelors Grove Cemetery - is an abandoned cemetery in the suburbs of Chicago, known for its storied history and eerie atmosphere. Its reputation as one of the most haunted places in the U.S. is fueled by frequent reports of spectral figures, unexplained lights, and ghostly pheno ... Show More
37m 54s
Jan 2023
S7 Ep7: Engraved in Stone - The Secret Language of Tombstones
Walk this way, Dear Guests- Tonight's engrossing tale is the key to the history of graves and the silent language of tombstone symbols. The dead have much to teach us about being buried for thousands of years, and what we choose to engrave on their headstones, speaks volumes to t ... Show More
35m 40s