Places Edited by Allison Meier

An abandoned meat mecca now serves as an excellent locale for urban exploration.

Whether hero or rogue, his silver bullet is said to have taken down the murderous "Beast of Gevaudan."

A sanctuary for wolves in a community which once trembled in fear of the murderous "Beast of Gévaudan."

A long abandoned hospital building on the outskirts of NYC.

The resting place for anonymous victims of the Danube's dark waters.

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

Just below the surface, shrimp are producing temperatures hotter than the sun.

Beneath the surface, something slithers. And if you find it, prepare to be slimed and glowing.

This 80-year old mannequin is so lifelike it is believed to be an embalmed corpse.

This lighthouse was witness to the end of WWII hostilities and now collects creepy cairns.

This massive fiberglass Gulliver turns every visitor into a Lilliputian.

A scalable map of Colombia with the bonus of a butterfly house.

The palace of the King of Kings, burned by Alexander the Great.

The preserved house of a jazz legend still echoes with his music.

Terrapins of all colors and shapes are quick to bring fascination (and possibly long life) at this museum.

Are these prehistoric metal pipes evidence of alien plumbers? Nope, but they are amazing nonetheless.

A theme park made of glass, from the gleaming books on the shelves to the crystal fish in the mirror lake.

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

The haunting, dilapidated remains of a former poorhouse on Staten Island's Greenbelt.

The creek where a shark wreaked terror upon New Jersey, and served as the inspiration for "Jaws."

The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

It seems that the residents of of this megalopolis suddenly vanished, but they were never actually there.

Europe's second largest ossuary wasn't discovered until 2001.

Launchpad for the US military’s dead mouse operation to battle millions of snakes.