Places Edited by cdanesh

This cramped crevasse saw the entire population of its island suffocated inside its depths.

This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.

Replicas of Apollo's leonine stone guard cats still line a sacred row in Greece.

This historic Illinois "Muffler Man" has been converted from axe-touting lumberjack to rocket-wielding space ace.

The world's oldest rose is so tough it survived being bombed in World War II.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

Achill's most recently abandoned village dates back to to the Age of Enlightenment.

The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.

Where the lovelorn find a home for their sentimental keepsakes.

Bold black and white motifs of life and death add a dramatic flair to this 17th-century crypt.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

A historic hotel on the edge of the Australian outback.

A park in Mexico offers all the experiences of an illegal border crossing except for one: the border.

Fascination continues to surround one of history's most infamous shipwrecks.

Azerbaijani ghost town, decaying after a war left it an armed forces buffer zone.

This ghost town in Belgium will lose its street art when it ceases to exist.

Charnel house at the foot of Mount Sinai.

Ancient Egyptian relief, claimed to depict an electrical light.

A shrine of fire worship built on top of a natural flame.

Ghost Town in the Demilitarized Zone of the Golan Heights.

The only electricity pylon built over two lanes of traffic.

Three members of Syria's ruling family entombed in quiet mountain town.

The remains of the first saint from Alaska in the Russian Orthodox Church.

Khmer Rouge's high security prison.