Weekend Road Trip: The Jokes Phone
6/6/202617 min
A pay phone in Washington, D.C tells you jokes and affirmations.
This episode is part of our Weekend Road Trip Series, where we bring you stories of the strange, incredible, and wondrous places right here in the United States, that you can see from the road. This series was produced in partnership with T-Mobile.
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First 90 secondsKelly McEvers· Host0:01
Today's special episode of Atlas Obscura was made possible by T-Mobile. There's something different about being connected in the places you least expect. T-Mobile's partnership with the National Park Foundation is helping people stay connected while connecting with our national parks, making America's backyard a little bigger. With America's best network and off-grid satellite coverage, you are free to wander. Wander over to T-Mobile.com to switch today. That's based on analysis by Ookla of Speedtest Intelligence data for 2H 2025. T-Satellite with capable device in most outdoor areas in the US where you see the sky. Service may be limited or unavailable. Included with Experience Beyond or $10 a month. Auto renews. Cancel anytime. [instrumental music plays] Hey, everybody. It's Kelly McEvers, co-host of the show. This past month we've been doing this weekend road trip series where we bring you stories of the strange, incredible, and wondrous places right here in the United States that you can see from the road. And today, we have reached our final destination. We started in California, then headed to New Mexico, then Wisconsin. If you missed any of these episodes, you should go back and check them out. We've got stories about a stump that proved that sequoias are real, a truly wild folk art museum outside Albuquerque, a museum dedicated to bobbleheads. And today, we made it all the