Places Edited by Daniel McDermon

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

More gold than anywhere else, ever.

A historic house in St. Louis was plagued by a series of suicides committed by family members involved in a successful brewery.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

Discover the taste of mold.

A collection of the best toys ever made inside a museum devoted to play.

The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.

No need to strap in for a “ride” on this walkable roller coaster.

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

17th-century tradition of public weighing is met with boos or cheers depending on the Mayor's weight.

Site of a classic 19th-century physics experiment to prove the earth is rotating.

Remnants of the most densely packed city in world history, that thrived on anarchy for 30 years.

An abandoned colonial French prison notorious for its hellish conditions.

Not a single witness can attest to the creation of the world's largest geoglyph.

One man's lifelong obsession with death.

This naturally-sourced hot spring is now home to a clothing-optional resort.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.

Norway's chilly all ice-instrument festival.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

This is not your typical jungle gym.