Places Edited by Dylan Thuras

The world's second largest rocking chair is found on Route 66 in Cuba... Missouri.

This historic Benedictine monastery brews a booze so toxic that it has often been blamed almost singularly for Scottish hooliganism.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

Two distorted Romanesque columns hold aloft a mine cart in honor of laborers who died during WWII.

The mysterious "Candelabra of the Andes" could represent anything from a god's trident to a hallucinogenic plant.

Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.

This remote island village was in danger of depopulating completely until a tunnel was built to connect it to the rest of the world .

Frank Lloyd Wright’s most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.

The largest oak in England is said to have been the hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.

This collection of lakeside pagodas and temples are flanked by giant lions, tigers, and dragons as well as their welcoming maws.

Visiting this cacophonous collection of vintage novelties is like stepping into the mind of a crazed toymaker.

It’s not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music’s library has been described as a “cathedral of books.”

Planes, trains, and automobiles have all been sunk as attractions at this Illinois diving spot.

What was once the second largest steel mill in the US is now a sprawling complex of modern ruins.

What was once one of the country's largest confectionary plants is now an abandoned ruin, but is still pretty sweet.

This tiny historic jail along Route 66 is the perfect fit for exactly one criminal and their partner-in-crime.

The last of Philadelphia's wood-paved streets is now a landmark of terrible engineering.

This historic lavatory leftover features two levels of defecation stations completely without context.

This small, but long-running hobby club has built one of the largest model rail lines in the US.

Manhattan and the Bronx have been playing tug-of-war over this former island neighborhood for more than a century.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

This lagomorph-obsessed Route 66 emporium is home to a giant jackrabbit that sits in a bunny graveyard.

This historic-shipwreck-cum-diving-spot can still be seen poking its boiler out of the Lake Michigan waters that claimed it.