Places Edited by Allison Meier

Post office plaque commemorates local resistance to a cult invasion.

A formerly glacier-tipped volcano that inspired none other than Jules Verne.

A puppy slum that protects canines from the cruelties of the human slums.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

Napoleon’s home in exile, decorated with poisonous wallpaper.

Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.

Architect Le Corbusier built his friend a cubist house to match his impressive collection of cubist art.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

The world's largest ship graveyard is the product of decades of corruption.

One of the largest sculpture collections in the U.K. features history's greats, from Bob Dylan to Galileo, in bronze.

This war hero's old shop remembers the fine line between medicine and quackery during the Revolutionary War.

Statue of death tucked in the University of Medicine courtyard.

This abandoned, turn-of-the-century astronomy hub is now the subject of more photographs than it ever took.

A shrine to a skeleton saint in the city of angels.

This massive mushroom has spent centuries eating its way across a huge swath of Oregon.

This museum has a most unusual location: inside a giant, three-headed elephant.

This pebble beach is so beautiful that taking its rocks is against the law.

An incredible garden taking over the interior of a massive sinkhole.

The home of the world's first and last remaining "wooly ant."

A century and a half of research in the sciences and natural history, still going strong.

This whimsically unique butterfly farm focuses solely on creating habitats for the gentle insects.

A unique seaside cave where Aleister Crowley faked his own death.

Red frames showcase remnants of one of New York's original subway stations.

This zombie-themed restaurant stands out in the heart of corn country.