Places Edited by Allison Meier

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.

The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.

A medieval fresco which reminds visitors that death will come for us all.

A beautiful final resting place with some surprising residents.

An abandoned 19th century quarry in the middle of the woods, remade by unnamed wanderers into a massive series of rock thrones.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

The history of radiation is on safe display at the foot of a radiation science laboratory.

One native village in Bali lays their dead at the foot of a holy tree whose natural fragrance seems to hide the stench as the bodies decompose.

These rat eating Giant Malaysian Pitcher Plants may have evolved to eat shrew poop.

Home to Hollywood history and a very special salt crystal.

This country market harbors goats on its roof.

A prehistoric landscape hidden in the cliffs of Maha'ulepu.

Memorializing the bravery of one young woman facing the monster of her age.

This natural gas vent certainly earns its name as the smallest volcano in Italy.

A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.

Paris' fabled purveyor of exotic taxidermy and natural history curios.

This museum looks at the history of one of America's most famous prisons and most beloved albums.

Putrefaction plateaus in Iran, where the dead were sent for decontamination before going to their final resting place.

This giant dish located in a sheep paddock was the primary receiver of Apollo 11 TV transmissions.

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

"World's largest scrap metal sculpture" stands in an outdoor sculpture garden in the middle of Wisconsin.

A safe place for the wild donkeys of a hot vacation destination.

The Vatican's secret porn-festooned bathroom was painted in erotic murals by one of the greatest artists of the Renaissance.

A salty red wasteland in Tanzania is a breeding spot for endangered flamingos.