Places Edited by Dylan Thuras

For over 40 years, this quaint little house has teetered on a rock in the middle of a river.

Calcium-rich water has turned the water and rocks of these Philippines falls slightly green.

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

Foreign invaders almost left this lovely Caucasus palace alone—almost.

The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.

Michael Jackson got Bad and Crocodile Dundee walked on heads in this iconic Brooklyn subway station.

This once-palatial plantation may have been the site where a draft of the Declaration of Independence was written.

This might just be the TARDIS of bookstores.

Within this lovely Richmond cemetery lie the remains of famous Virginians and some of Edgar Allan Poe's most beloved family and friends.

This stunning French estate was so lavish that it landed its original owner in jail for the rest of his life.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.

Balanced on four stone pillars, this historic tower was the site of a tragic political assassination.

A monument to Lenin has been transformed into a statue of everyone's favorite black-helmeted, fool-choking Sith Lord.

This Quebec estate is home to the elaborate gardens of a self-taught horticulturist.

This quaint New Jersey graveyard is an eternal resting place for thousands of beloved pets.

A collection of crumbling mansions stand as a reminder of a more prosperous time in this Indian village.

One architect's organic, human-centric design has been fully realized in this alien art house.

The world's largest secondhand book market is a haven for bibliophiles and bargain hunters.

The opulent home that inspired Tintin's Marlinspike Hall and the adventures within.

This graveyard is the eternal home of the residents of a vanished California town.

Hand-crafted tributes to a stray cat named "Room 8" now cover this LA elementary school.

Did Gustav Eiffel design this enigmatic metal building?

This sandstone gorge in New York State's Adirondack Mountains is home to waterfalls, flumes, and more.