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Kris McCracken

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2013

I fall down a lot.
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Nyan-nyan-ji

Kyoto, Japan

Nyan-nyan-ji

A century-old house transformed into a cat temple by an artist.

The Gothic Bank

Melbourne, Australia

The Gothic Bank

This Melbourne bank has unique Gothic-style architectural features and is one of the most majestic operating bank branches in the world.

Abbotsford Convent.

Abbotsford, Australia

Abbotsford Convent

This 19th-century convent is now a flourishing 21st-century hub for art.

Cook's Cottage

Melbourne, Australia

Captain Cook's Cottage

The 18th-century home was disassembled into 253 cases and brought all the way from the other side of the world.

Melbourne Observatory Building and Astrograph House

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne Observatory

The city’s oldest gateway to the galaxy lies at the entrance to the Royal Botanical Gardens.

Cow up a Tree, Australian history and humor

Melbourne, Australia

Cow Up a Tree

This piece of Australian modern art is part joke and part history.

Fruit Bat!

Fairfield, Australia

Fruit Bats of Yarra Bend Park

Is there such thing as too many fruit bats? Not anymore.

The Ballroom

Melbourne, Australia

Flinders Street Station Ballroom

An abandoned jewel of a ballroom on the top floor of Australia’s busiest rail station echoes with the sounds of a bygone era.

Aufbau der Republik

Berlin, Germany

Aufbau der Republik

One of the best-preserved pieces of DDR propaganda in Berlin.

The sculpture/benches by Siameses Company.

Mexico City, Mexico

Plaza Tlaxcoaque

A small square that sheds its troubled recent history with its surrounding artworks, some of which are not without controversy.

Bus Terminus in summer

Hong Kong

Shek O Bus Terminus

Cheerful little building that has greeted visitors to the beach town of Shek O for 70 years.

'Zygote'

Copenhagen, Denmark

'Zygote'

A towering sculpture, likened to an adult toy, sparked local and national debate.

Weltzeituhr

Berlin, Germany

Weltzeituhr

Check the time in 145 countries at once with this East German relic.

The Marforio Dragon

Venice, Italy

Marforio Dragon Lamp

An iron dragon with a long neck covered in feathery scales perched above one of Venice's most popular squares.

Statue of Věra Čáslavská in Prague

Prague, Czechia

Tribute to Věra

This moving sculpture depicts contortionist positions based on photographs of gymnast Věra Čáslavská, who protested the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia.

Tower facing Northeast

Hong Kong

Signal Hill Tower and Garden

A century-old tower with great harbor views in a quiet space, hidden among skyscrapers.

The Devil's Column

Prague, Czechia

The Devil's Column

According to local legend, the devil shattered this column after losing a bet.

Note the chrysanthemum crests.

Koto City, Japan

Hachiman Bridge

The oldest iron bridge in Japan is preserved and unassumingly placed over a pedestrian path.

Hibiya Godzilla Square

Tokyo, Japan

Hibiya Godzilla Square

Japan’s tallest Godzilla statue contains a piece of the original 1954 film within its base.

Punk monument of Visací zámek.

Prague, Czechia

Punk Monument

This pink tractor statue pays tribute to a legendary underground punk band.

Torre Telefonica Chile

Santiago, Chile

Torre Telefonica Chile

It's just another skyscraper, but it's shaped like '90s cell phone.

Monument to the Indigenous People

Santiago, Chile

Monument to the Indigenous People

This sculpture meant to honor the bravery of the Indigenous Mapuche people of Chile proved controversial.

Wall of Disappeared Persons

Santiago, Chile

Museum of Memory and Human Rights

A museum founded to reflect on and remember the human rights abuses under Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet.

Monumento a la Raza

Medellín, Colombia

La Alpujarra Administrative Center

In the heart of Medellín, an artsy urban complex sets the stage for demonstrations and protests.

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