Atlas Obscura Highlights: Toe-tally Gross

The Brian Lehrer Show | May 21, 2018

Ella Morton, Atlas Obscura's senior editor and co-author of Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders (Workman Publishing Company, 2016), joins us each day during the pledge drive to talk about some of her favorite hidden gems from the Atlas Obscura trove.  

Today's global pick: Sourtoe Cocktail (click through, if you dare!)

Today's local pick: Brooklyn's Dead Horse Bay

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