Places Edited by Daniel McDermon

Perhaps the only prehistoric monument with its very own public bus stop.

A giant concrete orb in far north Iceland marks the ever-shifting boundary.

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.

Bacteria and algae give the salty water its bubblegum hue.

An abandoned Depression-era zoo hidden just off the highway.

This tribute to the founding father of the American dictionary originally contained a spelling error.

An eccentric aristocrat brought these Australian natives to their current Scottish home.

This painted blacktop brings the classic arcade game to life.

This colorful creation wasn't always a welcome part of Toronto's Moccasin Trail Park.

Chicago’s incendiary role in the labor movement.

This historic motel standing at the "crossroads of America" offers a radio in every room and was saved by local protesters.

This greenhouse was once a hockey arena.

A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.

France's high-tech, future-themed amusement park.

A striking public sculpture representing the period of martial law in Communist Poland.

A little-known sculpture park of contemporary environmental art in a Lapland forest.

The contents of this safe survived a 37-kiloton nuclear bomb.

The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."

Canada’s surprisingly controversial monument to Dwight Eisenhower.

No one knows the meaning behind this giant sculpture of a nude woman with a fork riding a rooster in Havana.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

An airy Art Deco space devoted to the weird and wonderful folk art traditions of Mexico.

This small Arkansas town once had a close encounter with the Beatles, and are determined never to let anyone forget that. Ever.