<p>A one-room museum located in the basement of a church-turned-community arts center is crammed with mementos from a pretty spectacular period in history. We hang with some retired dancers who recall the time when Chinatown in San Francisco was filled with late night cabarets famed for their showgirls.</p><p>READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/showgirl-magic-museum-san-francisco-california">https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/showgirl-magic-museum-san-francisco-california</a></p>

Atalaya

An audio guide to the world’s strange, incredible, and wondrous places. Co-founder Dylan Thuras and a neighborhood of Atlas Obscura reporters explore a new wonder every day, Monday through Thursday. In under 15 minutes, they’ll take you to an incredible place, and along the way, you’ll meet some fascinating people and hear their stories. Our theme and end credit music is composed by Sam Tyndall.