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Daniel McDermon

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2025

Now: senior editor at Atlas Obscura. I chase public art, dive bars, and strange museums.

Previously: editor at The New York Times and elsewhere.

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Enkiri Enoki

Tokyo, Japan

Enkiri Enoki

A small shrine run entirely by vending machines.

Mausoleum of Levy Mwanawasa

Lusaka, Zambia

Embassy Park

All your favorite presidents of Zambia, in one convenient spot.

Close up of the Alexander Graham Bell Statue.

Brantford, Ontario

Alexander Graham Bell Statue

An imposing, larger-than-life statue of Alexander Graham Bell sits at the entrance of the Bell Telephone Company office.

The Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa

Alexandria, Egypt

The Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa

A subterranean necropolis blending Egyptian, Hellenic, and Roman traditions and art styles.

Chancel

Bamburgh, England

St Aiden’s Church and Crypt

A church instrumental in the spreading of Christianity in England and the final resting place of hundreds of Saxons.

Gas Stripping Tower, Brisbane

West End, Australia

Gas Stripping Tower

A heritage-listed, cast-iron tower that was used for stripping out components of raw coal gas.

Boros Collection

Berlin, Germany

Boros Collection

Art and concrete merge into a single entity within a WWII bunker that possesses a deeply storied and turbulent history.

Top Withens

England

Top Withens

A ruined farmhouse that inspired an (inaccurate) illustration for Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel “Wuthering Heights.”

The Bell family home at the Bell Homestead.

Brantford, Ontario

Bell Homestead

The telephone was first conceived here in 1874 by Alexander Graham Bell.

Burial Row Marker, Outagamie County Cemetery

Appleton, Wisconsin

Outagamie County Asylum Cemetery

This cemetery holds the bodies of at least 133 former patients.

A trumpeter swan with a wing tag.

Burlington, Ontario

LaSalle Marina

The world's largest swan species was saved from extinction thanks to conservation efforts at this park.

Sydney:Newcastle rail bridge from Dangar

Dangar Island, Australia

Dangar Island

A unique car-free island in the Hawkesbuy River serviced by a regular ferry and on-island electric buggy.

The waterfall

As-Sabikah, Tunisia

Chebika Oasis

A gem in the middle of the desert that looks like it came straight from a fairytale.

Choum Tunnel

Choum, Mauritania

Choum Tunnel

Both an engineering feat and a monument to bad colonial politics.

The nine-pound banana split sundae is best when shared.
Permanently Closed

Fairmont, West Virginia

The Poky Dot

This technicolor classic diner is known for its nine-pound banana splits and retro flair.

Sponsored By West Virginia Department of Tourism
'Gesellschaftsspiegel' ('Society Mirror')

Hamburg, Germany

'Gesellschaftsspiegel' ('Society Mirror')

Elevated brass pavilions form a kaleidoscope of fragmented views of the surrounding historic cityscape.

The Temple

Scotland

The Temple

A folly hidden in the woods that once became home to a cowherd.

Paul Carr Jogging Trail

Houston, Texas

Paul Carr Jogging Trail

Jog (or stroll) down an esplanade of fluctuating and whimsical sculpture works.

Vehicle Top 1

Bjelovar, Croatia

Barutana Memorial Area

Site of a massive 1991 ammunition depot explosion that marked a turning point in the Croatian War of Independence.

External view

Varna, Bulgaria

Dormition of the Mother of God Cathedral

Grand Orthodox cathedral with walls filled with frescoes and icons.

Books, Beans, & Candles

Birmingham, Alabama

Books, Beans, & Candles

Alabama’s oldest and largest metaphysical shop.

Hultanäs station

Hultanäs, Sweden

Hultanäs Station

A little piece of railroad history preserved on a narrow-gauge railway

Vesavar Art Gallery

Pune, India

Vesavar Art Gallery

A contemporary art space located within a charming hundred year old heritage building.

Italo Calvino’s Grave

Castiglione della Pescaia, Italy

Italo Calvino’s Grave

The final resting place of one of Italy’s most influential and imaginative writers.

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