The Atlas Obscura Podcast

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 Obscura. Preorder your copy today: https://www.atlasobscura.com/hubs/america-obscura
Some sounds in this episode were used courtesy of freesound user CCCanary.



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In the late 19th century, the small rural community of Exeter, Rhode Island, found itself at the center of a chilling tale that blurred the lines between folklore and medical mystery. Tim Harford, host of the Cautionary Tales podcast, joins us in this episode to unravel it all. This is the story of Mercy Lena Brown, a young woman whose death brought upon a legend that would endure for centuries

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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 a diving competition, to an unsettling relic in a chapel.
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On Fridays this October, we're surfacing strange, incredible and sometimes spooky stories.. At Denmark’s largest haunted house attraction, it’s not just about the screams. Researchers are studying the effects – good and bad – that fear has on humans
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The James J Walker Park is a local New York City park in Greenwich Village. But what people might not know is that there are 10,000 dead bodies buried underground. In today’s episode, writer and tour guide Christina Ray Stanton tells us how a cemetery becomes a park, reveals some of the disturbing things that’ve happened there and gives us the story of the man who made sure we remember it all.

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