Places Edited by Daniel McDermon

The final resting place to 300 Victorian-era pets hides inside the city park.

This Budapest bar allows drinkers to leave their mark on the walls, floor, and even ceiling.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

Hidden behind a wall for decades, this masonic lodge was only rediscovered during renovations.

A huge wooden clock that is so beautiful its creator was forcibly blinded.

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.

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

Built as a gift to the hottest tastemaker of the time, these hidden quarters remain an Art Deco showpiece.

A glowing underwater cliff attracts marine life and divers in equal measure.

"World's largest scrap metal sculpture" stands in an outdoor sculpture garden in the middle of Wisconsin.

A salty red wasteland in Tanzania is a breeding spot for endangered flamingos.

Besieged by war, this castle ruin has crumbled into a peaceful picnic spot.

France's national museum of scientific and industrial instruments.

An ever-changing gathering of crude wooden figures haunts the St. Lawrence River.

Goethe's "Faust" was inspired by these rock formations known as the "Devil's Pulpit" and "Witches' Altar."

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York’s only fraction of a street.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

Even drowned in an ocean of toxic waste, the remnants of this Romanian village stand tall.

The encased skull that is widely believed to belong to St. John the Baptist.

A grove of colossal man-made flowers built to collect the sun's rays.

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.