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<em>Mad Travelers</em> takes readers to glacier-covered Bouvet Island, one of the most remote places in the world.

Podcast: Extreme Travel with Dave Seminara

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team February 16, 2022

Chicken buses are old American school buses fixed up and turned into public transportation in Central America. Here, they wait for passengers in Antigua, Guatemala.

Guatemala's Tricked-Out 'Chicken Buses' Have Lots of Stories to Tell

These old American school buses are a fixture of daily life across Central America.

Megan Janetsky February 4, 2022

Podcast: Boulders Beach Penguin Sanctuary

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team February 3, 2022

Podcast: The Unclaimed Baggage Center

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team January 6, 2022

Zora Neale Hurston was an author, filmmaker, anthropologist, and leading light of the Harlem Renaissance.

Keeping the Memory of Zora Neale Hurston Alive in a Small Florida City

The preservation of a heritage trail, where the author and anthropologist spent the last years of her life, takes a whole community.

Tunika Onnekikami December 6, 2021

Podcast: What Makes an Atlas Obscura Place?

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team November 17, 2021

How World War I Turned Soldiers Into Tourists

A new exhibit reveals the wondrous sights service members found away from the trenches.

April White November 8, 2021

Munich, Germany

Smokey Joe's

This airport currywurst stand is made out of retro airplane parts.

Podcast: Martian Meteorites and Greek Columns With the AO Places Team

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team September 21, 2021

Podcast: Magical Summer Memories, Vol. 2 – Via Francigena

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team September 16, 2021

Podcast: Magical Summer Memories, Vol. 1

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team September 9, 2021

Podcast: Dead Companions

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team August 26, 2021

Podcast: Traveling While Aging

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange stories.

The Podcast Team August 18, 2021

Prabhat Touring Talkies brings a film to a Maharashtra town two hours' drive from the nearest permanent cinema.

Are These the Last Days of India’s Touring Tent Cinemas?

Once a major part of rural life, these traveling pictures shows were struggling even before the pandemic.

Neha Bhatt August 3, 2021

The author and the founders of Spazi Indecisi with Pierfrancesco Cenni, owner of the Underground Cinema-Theater in Imola, Italy.

A Tour Through Italy's Massive 'Museum of Abandonment'

The organizers posit that "derelict heritage" can be a path to rejuvenation.

Alessio Perrone July 28, 2021

Burj Al Babas today is composed of hundreds of unfinished castle-like villas.

The Story Behind Turkey's Pricey, Fairy-Tale Ghost Town

Burj Al Babas may one day be full of wealthy vacationers, but for now it's a strange sight.

Inka Piegsa-Quischotte July 20, 2021

Bouvet Island, South Atlantic Ocean. All the photos in this story reflect some of the most difficult-to-visit sites in the world, much coveted by travel collectors.

Can You Be Addicted to Travel?

An exploration of wanderlust, compulsive curiosity, and the world’s most traveled persons.

Dave Seminara July 20, 2021

Podcast: Pics or It Didn’t Happen - Part 2

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team June 22, 2021