Atlas Obscura Highlights: Rivers Flow

The Brian Lehrer Show | May 23, 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), concludes our spring pledge drive series with more of her favorite hidden gems from the Atlas Obscura trove.  

Today's picks:

Far: Ancient Egypt's: The Nilometer

Near: Manhattan's smallest island: U Thant

Plus: A chance to trace your Caribbean/Chinese roots: The Hakka Conference 

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