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The Atlas Obscura Podcast

The Wren’s Nest (Classic)

The Atlas Obscura Podcast

SiriusXM Podcasts & Atlas Obscura

Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.61.6K Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2024

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

The Wren’s Nest in Atlanta is both a museum and former home of journalist Joel Chandler Harris and a hub for modern storytellers.

Transcript

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0:00.0

So I've been living in Atlanta for a few months now, and I'm really starting to get to know the place, you know, finding my favorite restaurants and places to hang out.

0:13.0

And one of my favorite restaurants right now is this place, Tassely's Raw Reality Cafe in West Atlanta.

0:19.0

It's a vegan spot that's amazing.

0:21.8

And every time I walk out of there,

0:23.4

I notice this old burnt orange Victorian house right across the street.

0:27.7

And this house is on a beautiful lot with a well-maintained lawn,

0:31.6

tons of nice trees,

0:32.9

and it has a large, inviting wraparound porch with a stylish trim. There's a sign out front that says

0:40.4

the Wren's Nest. After seeing it a few times, I got curious. So I reached out to the folks who run

0:46.0

the Wren's Nest, and I paid the house an official visit. The house just has a really classic feel

0:53.3

to it, you know, like nothing too modern on the outside, even the lights are kind of old style.

1:00.0

It was like really big bulb lights that kind of looks like there could be a flame inside of it.

1:09.0

This cobwebs in some part, some corners of the house.

1:13.6

This house sticks out in the neighborhood.

1:14.6

You know, there's a lot of businesses around here and some houses too.

1:18.6

But besides this one, there aren't any Victorian homes.

1:21.6

But this isn't just a house.

1:23.6

It's actually a museum and a hub for storytellers.

1:28.7

That's where we're headed today.

1:35.7

My name is Bodilare, and this is Atlas Obscura, a celebration of the world's strange, wondrous.

1:39.3

I never get that right.

1:40.9

I never get that right in the field.

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