Chris White

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2013

Chris White lives in Brisbane but grew up in Tokyo. Oh, and he spent a bit of his life on Christmas Island (this was before they turned it into a concentration camp.) A writer, he cannot afford to travel anywhere near as often as he'd like.

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Articles by Chris White

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Before Radios, Pilots Navigated by Giant Concrete Arrows

flight

Before Radios, Pilots Navigated by Giant Concrete Arrows

The Beautiful Network of Ancient Roman Roads

roads

The Beautiful Network of Ancient Roman Roads

Head Space: Behind 10,000 Years of Artificial Cranial Modification

Head Space: Behind 10,000 Years of Artificial Cranial Modification

Standing Stones: The Great Stones of Great Britain and Ireland

mythology

Standing Stones: The Great Stones of Great Britain and Ireland

The World's Oldest Companies

hot springs

The World's Oldest Companies

The Great Old Ones: In Celebration of Our Tree Elders

forests

The Great Old Ones: In Celebration of Our Tree Elders

Drowned Towns Lost to Progress

ruins

Drowned Towns Lost to Progress

Mushrooms, Cockatoos, & Elderly Eels: The World's Oldest & Biggest Things Aren't What You Expect

world's largest

Mushrooms, Cockatoos, & Elderly Eels: The World's Oldest & Biggest Things Aren't What You Expect

Counterfeit Paris & Other Fake Cities Built in the Name of Espionage

wwi

Counterfeit Paris & Other Fake Cities Built in the Name of Espionage

Haunted Houses: Tokyo's Real Estate Listings with Problems

suicide

Haunted Houses: Tokyo's Real Estate Listings with Problems

Why There Is a Hidden World of Underground Cities

cliff villages

Why There Is a Hidden World of Underground Cities

From defense to desperation, humans have long sought protection under the earth.

Eerie Instruments Played by the Wind

art

Eerie Instruments Played by the Wind

Navigating the Tokyo Labyrinth Through its Robots and Giant Spiders

statues

Navigating the Tokyo Labyrinth Through its Robots and Giant Spiders

Scavenger Cities

infrastructure

Scavenger Cities

I'm Big in Australia: The Concrete Giant Obsession Down Under

giant food

I'm Big in Australia: The Concrete Giant Obsession Down Under

Tanuki the Tipsy Trickster: Why a Well-Endowed Raccoon Dog Is Big in Japan

cryptozoology

Tanuki the Tipsy Trickster: Why a Well-Endowed Raccoon Dog Is Big in Japan

Finding Edo, the City Lost Beneath Tokyo

lost cities

Finding Edo, the City Lost Beneath Tokyo