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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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Wreck of the Marjory Glen

Argentina

Wreck of the Marjory Glen

This rusty hull was used as fighter plane target practice during the Falklands War.

Fort Antoine Theatre

Monaco

Fort Antoine Theatre

This public amphitheater was once a key part of Monaco’s defense strategy.

A popular meeting place, Smith Drug Co. became a hotbed for the Civil Rights Movement in Hattiesburg.

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Smith Drug Co.

This historic drug store-turned-museum served an important role in the Civil Rights Movement.

The Bard is represented on the sign.

Manchester, England

The Shakespeare

This haunted 17th-century pub was moved to a new city when it was already almost 300 years old.

This restaurant celebrates a country that only existed for a few weeks.

Košice, Slovakia

The Republic of the East

Pay your respects to a country that only existed for a few weeks.

Santa's cabin outside of Uummannaq

Uummannaq, Greenland

Santa's House

Danish children are taught that Santa lives in Greenland, at this exact cabin.

Some locals in Oslo were shocked when this sculpture debuted.

Oslo, Norway

'Myth (Sphinx)—Kate Moss'

This striking sculpture of a supermodel in a yoga pose challenges traditional public art.

It's bigger on the inside....

Cuballing, Australia

TARDIS Bus Shelter

On a rural farm road in Western Australia, a full-size, electrified police call box with a big surprise inside.

A metro ticket gets you entry to one of the city's best galleries.

Madrid, Spain

Iguazú Digital Waterfall

This 40-meter waterfall of light graces one of the most iconic stations in the Madrid metro network.

A close-up view of the Ancient Melancholy Man.

London, England

Ancient Melancholy Man

This statue in Holland Park might be one of London’s oldest outdoor statues, but its exact origins are unknown.

Dylan Lewis Studio and Sculpture Garden

Stellenbosch, South Africa

Dylan Lewis Studio and Sculpture Garden

A sculpted indigenous garden featuring more than 60 works by Dylan Lewis.

Joan of Arc medallion

Cedar Crest, New Mexico

Sandia Medallion Trees

Mysterious markers have been giving the public a lesson in dendrochronology for over a century.

This once-abandoned space has been given new life as a public park.

Bangkok, Thailand

Chao Phraya Sky Park

Bangkok's take on the High Line is a park on a traffic bridge above the iconic Chao Phraya River.

The Door of Wishes was built to withstand an earthquake.

Durrës, Albania

Old Doors Trail

A fascinating little project dedicated to preserving the charming historic doors of Durrës.

Ilulissat Icefjord

Ilulissat, Greenland

Ilulissat Icefjord Center

A remote Arctic museum focusing on the science of icebergs and the archaeology of an ancient Inuit settlement which lies just outside its doors.

Looking down Lake Como road at sunset

Blanca, Colorado

Lake Como Road

The worst road in Colorado is the main gateway to some of its highest peaks.

Modern Martyrs

London, England

Modern Martyrs

The niches over the western entrance of Westminster Abbey honor individuals from the 20th century who gave their lives for their Christian beliefs.

The Oval Cricket Ground in 2022 with the Oval Gasholder in the background (and with redevelopment taking place on the former gasworks site).

London, England

Oval Gasholder

How did a fuel storage container become one of the most famous sights in the sporting world of cricket?

A crowd of statues

Taoyuan, Taiwan

Garden of the Generalissimos

A Taiwanese garden teems with the retired statues of the island's former dictator.

Bishop’s Palace.

Galveston, Texas

Bishop's Palace

This private mansion turned Catholic bishop’s home is an iconic Galveston building.

Ted Lewis Memorial Portrait

Circleville, Ohio

Ted Lewis Museum

Tiny museum in the tiny town of Circleville, Ohio, that celebrates the life of native son and jazz-age superstar, Ted Lewis.

Arènes de Picasso

Noisy-le-Grand, France

Arènes de Picasso

A suburban housing complex with astonishing architectural features, locally nicknamed "the Camemberts."

The monument

Leadville, Colorado

Irish Miners’ Memorial and Cemetery

Thousands of unmarked, sunken graves in a pauper's cemetery.

A view of the perfectly round Lac Pavin.

Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise, France

Lac Pavin

This volcanic crater lake is renowned for its perfectly round shape, stunning blue-green waters, and unique geological properties.

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