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Daniel McDermon

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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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‘The Scream’ View

Oslo, Norway

‘The Scream’ View

The hillside where Edvard Munch experienced the panic attack that inspired “The Scream” offers one of the most striking evening views in Oslo.

Garching Maypole

Garching bei München, Germany

Garching Maypole

An enormous hand-carved and painted pole.

Celadon wares

Hong Kong

Treasures From Sacred Hill Exhibit

Ancient artifacts discovered during the construction of an underground railway station are now on display in its concourse.

Hotel Porta Fira

Barcelona, Spain

Hotel Porta Fira

This bizarrely tree-like red skyscraper is one of the newer additions to Barcelona’s skyline.

Damstredet

Oslo, Norway

Damstredet & Telthusbakken

Charming small streets lined with well preserved wooden houses dating to the 18th and 19th century.

The entrance staircase has only ten extremely steep steps with very narrow treads, and the sense of vertigo that hits upon entering is immediate and unsettling.

Teresina, Brazil

Box 43

Hidden beneath a craft market, this underground cell preserves a physical space from Brazil’s military dictatorship.

Nintendo Headquarters

Kyoto, Japan

Nintendo Headquarters

The home of Mario and his friends

Terrace & trees

Hong Kong

Wing Lee Street

A rare surviving cluster of 1950s tenement buildings were saved from demolition after featuring in an award-winning film.

Naramachi Historic District.

Nara, Japan

Naramachi Nepalese Window

A traditional Nepalese window blends into the historic merchant district of Old Nara Town.

Chief Tecumseh in Minooteeni Park

Vincennes, Indiana

Tecumseh Sculpture

The Native American leader is commemorated by a sculpture by Peter Toth.

St Peter's Church

Barton-upon-Humber, England

St Peter's Church

The first building to be positively identified as Anglo-Saxon in origin.

Vulture City Ghost Town

Wickenburg, Arizona

Vulture City Ghost Town

Vulture Mine was Arizona’s most productive gold mine, and instrumental to the development of Phoenix.

Poás Volcano caldera before the 2017 eruption

Alajuela, Costa Rica

Poás Volcano

A park that allows you to get up close and personal with one of the world's largest open volcanic craters.

A sub-shrine at the edge of the forbidden forest.

Hakui, Japan

Forbidden Forest at Keta Taisha Shrine

This “forbidden” sanctuary has managed to preserve a unique, ancient ecosystem.

Site of the Original Krispy Kreme Doughnut Shop

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Site of the Original Krispy Kreme Doughnut Shop

Visit the site where the original Krispy Kreme doughnut was made back in 1937.

Neuhaus Chocolate Shop

Brussels, Belgium

Neuhaus Chocolate Shop

The original shop where the iconic Belgian praline was invented.

St. Phillip’s Cemetery

Charleston, South Carolina

Gateway Walk

Spend a hour meandering, breathing, and learning along this lovely untouted path that connects historic gardens.

Trafalgar Cemetery

Gibraltar

Trafalgar Cemetery

Many of the tombs contain victims of yellow fever epidemics.

Strike a pose with Rosie, where WWII history meets riverfront views

Clarksville, Indiana

Rosie the Riveter Statue

The Rosie the Riveter statue in Clarksville, Indiana, honors a real-life riveter who worked on B-24 bombers.

The Great Siege Tunnels

Gibraltar

The Great Siege Tunnels

Engineering ingenuity during the battle of Gibraltar.

Caesar Salad being prepared table side

Tijuana, Mexico

Caesar’s Restaurant Bar

The original home of the Caesar Salad.

Fragment 22

Manila, Philippines

Fragment 22

This piece of the Berlin Wall symbolizes the shared German and Filipino struggles for freedom.

Swedish Coffee Pot Tower

Lindstrom, Minnesota

Swedish Coffee Pot Tower

An old water tower converted into a functioning large Swedish coffee pot showcases Lindström, Minnesota's Swedish roots

Kellie's Castle

Batu Gajah, Malaysia

Kellie's Castle

A Scottish tycoon’s unfinished mansion is known as one of Malaysia’s most haunted buildings.

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