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EricGrundhauser

Director of Programming, Atlas Obscura Membership. Eric heads up Atlas Obscura's membership program, hosting and producing shows that bring our curious world to life! He lives in Brooklyn with his comic book collection. His work has been featured on Slate, NPR, Vanity Fair, The AV Club, Motherboard, Smithsonian, and a bunch of other places where reasonable content is sold. Helluva guy. Have any issues? eric@atlasobscura.com

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For Sale: Britain's Last Working Aircraft Carrier

It was a good run.

amusement parks

5 Ways To Become A Disney Character Without Using Magic

Why just dream of living a Disney fantasy when you could make it your job?

8 Plane Wrecks That Have Become Their Own Memorials

These abandoned airplanes lie where they landed.

For Sale: A Giant Piece of Cereal, Signed By Wrestlers

From one of the more insane stunts in wrestling history.

Help Us Make A Calendar of Fictional Holidays!

Take a second to tell us about your favorite fake holiday from TV, books, and film.

Sold: The Most Expensive Mansion in Atlanta History

It was Tyler Perry's.

gems and jewels

For Sale: The Second Largest Diamond Ever Found

It's going to sell for a lot of money.

How to be Cool (According to a Video Game Magazine From 1982)

Learn how to behave yourself in the arcades of the '80s from this old magazine article.

Safe Zones For Exchanging Internet Purchases Are Popping Up Around the U.S.

Creeped out by buying from a stranger on the Internet? You now have a safe space to trade.

5 Amazing LEGO Jobs Currently Open

If you're tired of your day job, there are hundreds of careers available with LEGO.

Get Hypnotized By This Interactive Map of the Winds

Using live meteorological data, it shows every wave and gust on the planet.

For Sale: Rare Picasso Tableware that Could Fetch Millions

A complete set on auction for the first time.

For Sale: Over $1 Million in Costumes and Props from The Hunger Games

Whether you are a regular fan or a wealthy collector, may the odds be ever in your favor.

essential guide

A Visual Guide to 11 of the World's Most Baffling Theme Parks

Forget Disneyland. These theme parks are inspired by everything from toilet humor to high-end jewelry.

Sold, for Over $18,000: A Skullcap Worn by the Pope

A lot of money for a simple hat.

How To Drive A Six-Ton Potato Without Causing A Five-Car Mashup

We talk to the man behind the wheel of the Big Idaho Potato Truck.

For Sale: Solar Panels at IKEA

To power that fancy lamp you just bought.

Bought: The Most Expensive Pumpkin Seed Ever

Will an oversize, £1,250 seed be able to produce the world's largest pumpkin?

The Billiken is Much More Than the Strangest College Mascot

The history of The God of Things As They Ought to Be, from tchotchke to college sports oddity.

Sold: Some of the Original 'Laws of Base Ball,' For Over $3 Million

The third most-expensive piece of baseball memorabilia ever.

Bought: A Billboard Pleading For Old Star Wars Stories

Disney turned the Expanded Universe into Legends. Some fans never forgot.

8 Places From Shakespeare That You Can Actually Visit

Why just watch a play when you can experience some of his most famous locations for yourself?

The Ornate Charm of American Currency from the 1700s

Bills of the time were covered in beautifully unique designs.

For Sale: A Massively Anti-Semitic Letter Sent By William Howard Taft

Against the U.S.'s first Jewish Supreme Court Justice.