Places Edited by Aty Trocious

From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.

This sci-fi gazebo located in a Washington power town is made from old bits of industrial electrical equipment.

This Cold War siren is one off the last of its kind still standing with its immensely powerful original horn.

Pick up all of the cosmic knick-knacks under the sun or take a creative writing course, all offered in this novelty storefront.

The final resting place of one of the most sensational guitar players of all time was created only after his father got the rights to his music.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

One of the only cooperatively owned bars in the nation wears its eclectic history on its walls.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.

This massive subterranean fissure is known as the "underground Grand Canyon."

A brewery warehouse which doubles as a circus bigtop.

The spur that wouldn’t die.

Artistic Oasis in Industrial Ballard.

Essence of hound's tongue and tincture of bloodroot are just the tip of the herbalist iceberg at this beautiful, impressively-stocked apothecary.

Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

A "Minnesota-style" pizza parlor in the Scandinavian heart of Seattle.

A commemorative mural in this tiny Ballard park honors the neighborhood's rich Scandinavian ties, particularly with Seattle's Norwegian sister city Bergen.

A 1,000 pound brass bell commemorates a time when this small maritime neighborhood was actually its own separate city.

Granting the right of way to ships over surface traffic since 1917.