Places Edited by Dylan Thuras

Now a memorial, this factory was once used as a concentration camp for artists by the Vichy government.

Georges Seurat’s pointillist masterpiece has been recreated in Ohio in topiary form.

This Nebraska museum was once the smallest courthouse in America.

A marble Lucifer hides behind the pulpit of this Gothic cathedral.

Thanks to this small string of islands World War II still hasn't officially ended between Russia and Japan.

A giant bisected onion dome remembers the Iraqis who died in the Iran-Iraq War.

The haunting concrete remains of a Nazi pebble crusher can still be found in this small French commune.

Entombed in this strange, white stone hill are the deadly remains of radioactive weapons production.

This shrine to the patron saint of Alaska sits on a small tidal island and was built from the land’s own beach stones.

Stalin's prisoner-built rail line sits in ruin, never having a single car ride its tracks.

Literally a million fascinating cartographic artifacts are held in this sprawling university collection.

From Nunavut to Tierra del Fuego, you won't find any lighthouse higher than this one.

Yes, this monument is aware that it is about 20 miles away from the actual center of the United States.

A sudden, striking cluster of hills south of Padua has been attracting visitors for centuries.

Just a few miles from downtown Atlanta is a trail covered in a crazy collection of outsider art.

The rust covering this old mine's abandoned buildings matches the red pigment it once produced.

Dothan, Alabama has been invaded by scores of anthropomorphic peanuts.

Railways may have forged this quintet of lovely tunnels, but now they are open to hikers.

From mining complex to industrial exhibition, this museum once played a major part in the X-Files.

Located on Guam's south shore, this small cave is named for an ancient and powerful Chamorro Chief.

Whether they are bulls or pigs, these ancient animal sculptures are fascinating relics.

This Ukraine alleyway has become its own little island of forgotten things.

This beautiful system of tunnels built into natural rock serves as a centuries old plumbing system.

This lost city belongs to one of the earliest civilizations in the world.