Places Edited by Dylan Thuras

Largest private bird collection in Iceland, formed from a tragic accident.

Sweden's first nuclear reactor, R1, can be visited 25 meters underground.

Antiques shop filled with all manner of curious collectibles.

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

Giant statue of a disembodied head.

Only place outside China and India where two overhead DC power lines cross.

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

An old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses is a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs.

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

Standing guard on top of an old, vacant ice cream shop.

Advice-columnist's bell tower, paid for with pennies.

The world's longest known cave system.

God's Saharan sandbox of wrath.

Unique collection containing a wide and curious range of contraceptive items.

The 80-foot tire that looms over Michigan's I-94 was once a Ferris wheel in the New York World Fair.

Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.

House built with over 60,000 glass bottles.

Berry Gordy Jr.'s old home was the original headquarters of Motown Record Corporation.

Church built on the site where the last tsar of Russia and his family were killed.

Decrepit Victorian public lift is a white-knuckle ride.

Museum housed in underground tunnels that date back to Buenos Aires's earliest settlements.

A museum on the history of Paris, including a set of Napoleon's toiletries, Proust's room, and relics of the Revolution.

One of the largest crucifixes in the world stands 55 feet tall in a secluded, wooded area of northern Michigan.

Strange physical sensations and optical contradictions keep visitors coming back for more.