Places Edited by Dylan Thuras

The library of every book lover's dreams.

This lush Florida island is home to the ruins of a crooked ship breaker's tiny empire.

This lovely hilltop tower was specifically built to withstand 100 MPH winds.

A lecture hall sink once used by Einstein and other noted physicists is now regarded as a strange science relic.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

This odd stone memorial remembers a loyal dog who offended the rail barons with his speed and saved his master with his pee.

The legend of a monkey that was hanged as a spy has inspired not only a football team name, but a successful mayoral campaign.

This amended headstone marks the grave of a participant in one of the most successful military deceptions of all time.

Surrounded by lonely toys, this Massachusetts gravestone marks the final resting place of six children who were murdered by poverty.

This crumbling Portuguese ruin overlooks the populace it once ruled.

Stuck in the middle of a modern Madrid city block are the remains of a 19th century sports complex.

This historic Amsterdam bar used to accept sailor's monkeys as payment.

Twisted girders are all that remain of an Icelandic bridge that was wiped out by a combination of volcanic heat and glacial floods.

This whimsical stacked cabin looks like something out of a children's book.

These secluded and abandoned anti-aircraft defenses have become one the most scenic viewpoints in Barcelona.

Plains of ash and pair of semi-active volcanoes contribute to the otherworldly beauty of this little-known Vanuatu island.

This giant Massachusetts sycamore is said to hold the dubious distinction of being the "widest tree East of the Mississippi!"

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

This medieval Italian town is a sheer (and beautiful) cliffside defense.

The one-time office of the architectural firm that ushered in the Gilded Age is now a Club Monaco.

The victims of a free-floating Japanese bombing during WWII are remembered by this stone monument.

This ancient abandoned church in a remote part of Turkey is in danger of falling over.