kpres12

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2013

My name is Kurt and I am a graduate student at Harvard University studying comparative ancient religion. Not surprisingly, I find old stuff to be fascinating (except when it's boring!). I also love to run and to travel.

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Neutrino Japan Facility Super Kamiokande

Hida, Japan

Super-Kamiokande

Enormous underground chamber built to detect 'ghost particles' of the universe.

Platform 9 3/4

London, England

Platform 9 3/4

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

Winchester Mystery House, with some of its many doors and windows.

San Jose, California

The Winchester Mystery House

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

The Zimmer Tower Clock Face

Lier, Belgium

The Zimmer Clock Tower and Museum

A 14th-century fortified keep showcases the masterpieces of an ingenious 20th-century clockmaker.

City Hall Station

New York, New York

Old City Hall Station

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

The Skeletons of Waldsassen Basilica

Waldsassen, Germany

The Skeletons of Waldsassen Basilica

Skeletons dressed in extravagant 18th century royal costumes cavort in the aisles of this German basilica.

Cenote Xkeken

Dzitnup, Mexico

Cenote Xkeken

These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.