Places Edited by Andreas Rekdal

This private island is still in the family after a 400-year history including a witch hunt, a pirate, and multiple wars.

This underground oasis is one of North America’s most fascinating prehistoric places—and you can scuba dive in it.

Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.

One of the final grand railway depot hotel complexes is slowly being restored to its former glory.

Celebrate the history of the rich and truly misunderstood relationship between man and pigeon.

This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

This California tree is the single source of the state's entire orange industry.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

Planes, trains, and automobiles have all been sunk as attractions at this Illinois diving spot.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

Since ancient times these picturesque springs have been providing bathers with healing waters.

River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

This titanic java kettle is one of the many kitschy landmarks located along America's OTHER famous highway.

This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

A train station that was abandoned by the coal industry and converted into a cocktail bar. Now it’s home to the local visitor bureau.

An immersive art experience built by local arts collaborative, Factory Obscura, in the building formerly known as The Womb, a psychedelic arts center founded by the frontman of the Flaming Lips.

Rusting, graffiti-covered tanks litter the beach of this island, once used by the U.S. military for target practice.

The world's first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory continues to report on the stars.

Uh, pardon me, ma'am, but I couldn't help noticing that there's a Columbo statue in the middle of Budapest.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.