Places Edited by Allison Meier

Three bridges straddle a stream, one stacked upon the other.

Final resting place of the most prolific Fijian cannibal of all time.

The most unloved grain elevator in Brooklyn was a “Magnificent Mistake.”

Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.

The highest point in Louisiana, Driskill Mountain at 535 feet above sea level.

Weird wax anatomical models reside here, as do other anatomical specimens.

Inspiring Herman Melville and Henry David Thoreau, Mount Greylock in western Massachusetts is the highest point in the state at 3,491 feet above sea level.

This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.

Miles of man-made caves and tunnels are currently used for cultivating mushrooms.

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.

A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.

The highest peak in the state of Vermont has some interesting features.

A recently restored Shoreditch landmark with ties to Jack the Ripper.

A 400-year-old mummified arm dangles from the ceiling of St. James the Greater, serving as a warning to thieves.

This beautiful natural train tunnel is said to grant the wishes of visiting lovebirds.

A giant gun barrel in Barbados that once hoped to shoot outer space with science.

The largest volcanic caldera in Japan holds an entire city in its maw.

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.

St. Francesca Romana, patron saint of drivers, resides in the church she founded.

Church in Manhattan holds the bloody sock of Padre Pio, among with many other unusual relics.

Relics given to a Manhattan church to avoid seizure by the Italian government.

Egyptian Revival movie palace abandoned for decades and restored in 2013.

The highest point in Iowa, while not that impressive to mountain states, has earned its own monuments.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.