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How the 6-Day Race Became an American Spectator Obsession

In the 1860s and ’70s, people would gather, listen to live music, eat delicious food, and ... watch people walk in circles?
The Podcast Team June 30, 2025
Royston, Georgia

Ty Cobb Museum

A museum dedicated to the Georgia Peach, one of the greatest baseball players of all time.
York, Pennsylvania

Weightlifting Hall of Fame

Take a walk through the history of strength sports—from the early Olympic Games to modern day.
Cleveland, Ohio

League Park

Remnants of a forgotten ballpark where legend and infamy intersect.
Budapest, Hungary

Bud Spencer Statue

The bronze creation commemorates the life and work of a beloved actor.
Coplay, Pennsylvania

Saquon Barkley Plaque

A tribute to one of Coplay’s best athletes and beloved sons.
Denver, Colorado

The Cruise Room Bar

This swanky speakeasy is Denver’s oldest bar—and hasn’t changed a bit since 1933.
Sofía Robles, the first female mayor of Santa María Tlahuitoltepec, takes a ceremonial opening shot at a local tournament in 2012.
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Jump Shots at 6,000 Feet: Inside Oaxaca's Love of Hoops

Every year, thousands of Indigenous athletes flock to a small mountain town for "el honor del competir."
Sam Lin-Sommer April 10, 2025
A raseteur makes an acrobatic leap to dodge a bull at the arena in Aigues-Vives.
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A Friendlier Form of Bullfighting in the 'Wild West' of France

Straddling sport and spectacle, the <em>course camarguaise</em> puts humans and animals on equal footing.
Alexis Steinman March 28, 2025
Danville, Alabama

Jesse Owens Museum

A fascinating museum near the birthplace of the greatest track and field athlete of all time.
Thunder Bay, Ontario

Terry Fox Monument

Honoring the adaptive athlete's Marathon of Hope.
Aranjuez, Spain

Aranjuez Bullfighting Museum

This bullfighting museum is part of a bullfighting coliseum (plaza de toros) built in the 18th century.
Vernier, Switzerland

Geneva Skateboard Musuem

One of the world's largest skateboard collections is on display inside a historical mansion.
Kids gather around cinematographer Megan Eleanor Clark's camera for the filming of Atlas Obscura's film, <em>The Ugandan Quidditch Movement</em>.
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Harry Potter's Favorite Sport Is Changing Lives in Rural Uganda

Peek behind the scenes of Atlas Obscura’s new film: <em>The Ugandan Quidditch Movement</em>.
Roxanne Hoorn December 11, 2024
Kaiserslautern, Germany

Elf Freunde Kreisel

A team of concrete athletes stands in the middle of a traffic circle.
La Crosse, Wisconsin

'The Lacrosse Players'

This downtown statue pays tribute to the Native American game that gave the city of La Crosse its name.
A bronze statue of a golden retriever holding two flags in its mouth.
Ashland, Massachusetts

Spencer the Marathon Dog Statue

This sculpture is dedicated to a local therapy dog who later became the official mascot of the 126th Boston Marathon.
Ivrea’s Battle of the Oranges, Italy
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10 Extraordinary Sports Around the World

From battling bathtubs to running with llamas, these sports are anything but average.
Atlas Obscura November 12, 2024