Places Edited by Annetta Black

Gleaming self-built castle towers made from beer cans and inspired by "Vitamin Mary Jane."

The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.

A stunning, abandoned limestone quarry in southern Indiana provided the stone to erect the Empire State Building.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

Final resting place for the Triangle Shirtwaist fire’s unidentified victims.

A mass grave for victims of one of the city’s worst fires.

The chefs at El Diablo use heat generated by an active volcano to cook the food.

On this island, you suck away your garbage via an elaborate pneumatic tube system.

The famous author's cottage hideaway.

Visit the site of a subway powered by nothing more than air--and lots of it.

This lava formation earned its whimsical name from the log-like formation of it stones.

The Florence Nightingale Museum is home to the famous nurse's most treasured possession: her beloved pet owl.

A small island less than half a mile from Venice is a forbidden island with a dark and twisted past.

An art instillation for the sake of "raising vibrations."

An archeological treasure trove stumbled upon by a couple of children.

Haven for steampunks.

Over 315,000 preserved amphibians and reptiles in jars.

A wax effigy of St. Valentine hides one of the saint's relics.

Glasgow’s piece of the patron saint of love.

A saintly relic hidden in a Prague church basement.

An octagonal folly tower overlooking the sea.

Legendary private island in the Bronx...devoid of rats.