Podcast: New Bedford Whaling Museum
For 20 years, a whale skeleton has been slowly dripping oil on the floor of the Massachusetts museum where it hangs.
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In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we visit the New Bedford Whaling Museum in Massachusetts, where an oozing whale skeleton isn’t the only attraction. Our producer’s visit reveals some surprising facts about an industry that helped enrich a city.
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