Places Edited by Christy Margeson

Despite a recent paint job, the factory still sits empty.

An underwater statue of Christ blesses the coral reefs off Key Largo.

The tragic reality of a village riddled with rumors of haunts, chemical spills, and serial killers.

The not-quite-incorruptible St. Bernadette is perhaps the most beautiful of preserved saints—with a little help from Paris.

A much more welcome kind of snowbird vacationer, manatees camp out in these springs every winter.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.

This private island is still in the family after a 400-year history including a witch hunt, a pirate, and multiple wars.

This underground oasis is one of North America’s most fascinating prehistoric places—and you can scuba dive in it.

Here’s how Robert the Doll earned his reputation as the most haunted doll in the world.

This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.

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

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.