Places Edited by Daniel McDermon

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

The stunning remnants of this wreck emerge from an otherworldly backdrop of rainforests.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

A 19th-century Baja cantina that many say is the birthplace of the margarita.

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

The ruins of a Florida miracle spring resort make it seem like a wonder that this was ever a health spa.

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

Every hour on the hour a naked heroine and her leering foil appear from this giant cuckoo clock.

The remains of this hell for leather wild west town can still be found in the Arizona desert.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

Fire meets ice at the southernmost volcano on Earth.

A fantastic Christmas tradition where defecation meets the manger.

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

A trading post in the North Pole where children send letters.

Every Christmas, one Arizona city makes the most of its dry climate by creating an arid desert tannenbaum.

This sanguine boulevard was named after a deadly cowboy bar fight.

The world's oldest individual clonal tree looks like a wimp despite standing tall for 9,550 years.

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.

This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.

The remains of a historic ranch house that witnessed the Civil War battle dubbed the “Gettysburg of the West.”

This scout retreat, still in use today, was the filming location for the original “Friday the 13th” film.

This remote Scottish isle is only inhabited by seals, birds, and the memory of a tragic settlement.