Wonders in Your Backyard

The Atlas Obscura Podcast

SiriusXM Podcasts & Atlas Obscura

Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.6 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2021

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

You’ve been leaving us messages about the strange and wondrous places in your towns, like the world’s largest tin soldier, the home of the first public beach and a phone connecting us to people we’ve lost.

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0:00.0	Hi, you have reached the Atlas Obscura podcast line.
0:15.4	Leave me a message about a strange, unusual or surprising place that happens to be near
0:20.4	where you grew up or where you live now.
0:24.2	I'm Dylan Therese and this is Atlas Obscura, a celebration of the world's strange, incredible
0:29.9	and wondrous places.
0:32.4	And today, I'm joined by a new member of the Atlas Obscura team, Manolo Morales.
0:38.2	Hello, Dylan.
0:39.2	Hi, Manolo.
0:40.2	How are you?
0:41.2	I'm really good.
0:42.2	Manolo, you've taken up a particular task, yeah?
0:45.7	I've been listening to all these voicemails that people have sent, and they basically talk
0:50.4	about their wonders in their backyards.
0:52.8	That's awesome.
0:53.8	So, the first voicemail you pulled is from Lori in New West Minster Canada?
0:58.4	Yes.
0:59.4	And what may you choose this particular voicemail, Manolo?
1:02.8	What grabbed you about it?
1:03.8	I just love how much she's into her hometown, you know, she's automatically just gives
1:09.3	us these two attractions that she loves and she doesn't even have to think about it.
1:15.3	Hi, it's Lori Williams, calling from New West Minster Canada.
1:20.1	And we have two surprising things in our town.
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