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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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Giant Puppet Parade

Siem Reap, Cambodia

Giant Puppet Parade

See the streets of Siem Reap light up with themed paper puppets.

Remnants of the Rattanakosin Walls

Bangkok, Thailand

Remnants of the Rattanakosin Walls

Remainders of the defenses established at the start of the previous era in Thai history

The stone in question.

Helsinki, Finland

The Fire Captain's Stone

Moved after its owner's death, this granite seat left the house with a haunting on its hands.

Prehistoric Crocodile Footprint

Kildonan, Scotland

Prehistoric Crocodile Footprint

Dating back roughly 240 million years to the Triassic period, it was left by a large, 12-foot-long crocodile ancestor called a Chirotherium or "hand-beast".

Nicholas Kramer's headstone from my visit in 2022

Evans City, Pennsylvania

‘Night of the Living Dead’ Grave Markers

The iconic grave markers from George A. Romero's 1968 horror masterpiece,Night of the Living Dead.

The Birdhouse Tree of Riga

Rīga, Latvia

The Birdhouse Tree of Riga

A bare tree in Riga’s Esplanāde is transformed into an extraordinary vertical neighbourhood by scores of colourful bird nesting boxes clustered across its trunk and branches.

Ford on a sunny day.

Portland, Maine

John Ford Statue

The master of westerns can be found in...the coastal city of Portland?

Waldkunstpfad

Darmstadt, Germany

Waldkunstpfad

A forest outside Darmstadt becomes an open-air art gallery, where international artists turn trees, branches, stones, and clearings into strange, playful, and thought-provoking works.

Timothy Dexter’s William Pitt Statue

Newburyport, Massachusetts

Timothy Dexter’s William Pitt Statue

The last surviving life-size sculpture owned by eccentric 18th century businessman and self-styled "Lord Timothy Dexter" who once decorated his home with 40 of these.

Acueducto de La Partida

Madrid, Spain

Acueducto de La Partida

The oldest surviving example of the aqueducts that crossed the Casa de Campo to distribute water.

Bunker Tombé

Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer, France

Bunker Tombé

Impressive spectacle of how a bunker can land on a beach and resist mother nature for the years that have passed since WWII.

Duong Long Cham Towers

Binh An, Vietnam

Duong Long Cham Towers

Standing as a 12th-century architectural titan, this trio of brick structures boasts the tallest surviving Cham tower in Vietnam, reaching an impressive height of 38 meters.

Cape Bear Lighthouse

Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island

Cape Bear Lighthouse and Marconi Station

This lighthouse has been in operation since 1881, with an interesting connection to the RMS Titanic.

Liberation Mural

Indio, California

Liberation Mural

The sequential animation shows a galloping horse stretching, morphing into a winged Pegasus, and finally transforming into a bird soaring.

Where the east-west orientation of the Hungarian Cemetery (left) meets the Anshe Emeth Cemetery.

Cleveland, Ohio

Fir Street Cemetery

The second oldest Jewish cemetery in Cleveland was, despite its diminutive size, originally three separate burial grounds.

The Ring

Montreal, Quebec

The Ring

This massive circular sculpture may not be a portal to other worlds, but it does inspire the mind to imagine them.

The submerged wall becomes visible during exceptionally low tides along the coast of Nhon Hai, Quy Nhon.

Quy Nhơn Đông, Vietnam

Ancient Underwater Wall of Nhon Hai

A mysterious submerged wall stretches from the coast of Nhon Hai toward Hon Kho Island, emerging from the sea only twice a month.

Jingling Pot

England

Jingling Pot

A spectacular pothole (pit cave) in The Yorkshire Dales, the home of British vertical cave exploration.

North American Cryptid Museum

Plano, Texas

North American Cryptid Museum

The North American Cryptid Museum doesn't simply tell stories about monsters—it invites you to step into their world.

Bunski Kanal

Malo Polje, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bunski Kanal

Bunski Kanal is a hidden natural wonder where the emerald Buna River dramatically merges with the mighty Neretva through a narrow limestone channel.

Regent St/Shaftesbury Ave

Hong Kong

Gin Drinkers Line

The tunnels in the ruins of this failed British World War II defensive line bear the names of famous London streets.

View of the Missing Cabin

Jemez Springs, New Mexico

‘The Missing’ Cabin

What appears to be a historic cabin nestled within Valles Caldera National Preserve is actually part of an abandoned movie set.

Volvo Island

Ottawa, Illinois

Volvo Island

A goofy attempt to generate business for a repair shop turned into one of Ottawa's favorite tourist attractions.

The temple is in the basement of the shopping mall that was built around and above it. It's a free museum.

Mainz, Germany

Isis Heiligtum (Isis and Magna Mater Temple)

An ancient Roman temple hidden in the basement of Römerpassage, a modern shopping mall.

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