Places Edited by Daniel McDermon

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

The middle finger of modernity.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

The world's largest covered wagon is piloted by a giant Lincoln lawyer.

While he no longer has an eatery to give him context, this off-brand Paul Bunyan still holds his giant hot dog with pride.

Today this bizarre rooftop phone booth seems like a piece of kitsch but it was once used to spot disastrous storms.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House on Haunted Hill" to a robot hunter's pad.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

A once crucial portion of the Long Island railroad still lays abandoned, waiting to be turned into an urban park.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

This Costa Rican topiary park is a surreal garden of unearthly delights.

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.

This collection of odd proofs of concept is like taking a walk through the imagination of a Victorian engineer.

As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

A special shop catering to the needs of things that go bump in the night, and also helps kids become writers.

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

The easiest way to the highest point in Wyoming is only accessible via one hefty fee.

Over 20,000 sets of spice shakers reveal the surprisingly telling history of our most basic spices.