Places Edited by Daniel McDermon

This freshwater spring fills with 10,000 gallons of water per minute.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

One man's extraordinary topiary garden in a small South Carolina town.

Beer lover's can-covered house.

The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.

Antarctica's bustling metropolis, originally established by Richard E. Byrd.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.

This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

World's largest cave was only discovered in 1991, and now offers tours to the public.

The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

Abandoned rock quarry now a haven for mountain bikers and hikers.

Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

Memorial to the father of the Republic of China.

This fairytale inspired, warped building houses restaurants, shops, and a radio station.

One woman’s obsession gave birth to this lovely oddity at the Boston Public Library.