Places Edited by Allison Meier

North America’s largest collection of horological devices and home to a colossal clock with a dizzying array of features.

The largest falcon hospital in the world, caring for over 6,000 feathered patients every year.

A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.

Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.

According to one local tradition, the entrance to the Voodoo underworld can be found in New Orleans through seven gates scattered throughout the city's French Quarter.

Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."

Superstitious? Discover the witchy side of Mexico through its largest esoteric market.

Protecting the future of some of the rarest and most misunderstood mammals of North America.

Hunting trophies decorate Oregon's most unique bar-restaurant.

A four story, football field-sized, nine-grotto creation made of shells, minerals, and rare stones.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

Sparkling, calcite-covered skeletons of children who may have been sacrificed to appease an angry god.

A stratovolcano located in the south of Iceland, with a long history of charted activity and a rich mythology attached.

A two thousand year old brothel uncovered in Northern Greece.

A macabre sculpture museum in the capital of Haiti fuses human bones with broken metal to create challenging contemporary art.

The longest hedge maze in the world.

Paranormal activity on the great lakes.

From scholastic to sepulchral - now under reconstruction.

An annual celebration of the infamous, unsolved skyjacking.

Beijing's version of Disneyland, completely abandoned, mostly destroyed.

Display that gathers the basic elements of the universe in one convenient location.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

A haunting tribute to pioneering photographer Clover Adams.

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.