Places Edited by Dylan Thuras

Depression-era fun lives on in this Harlem museum dedicated to the sport of the street.

This Belgian theme park began as a refuge for bored church children and was closed down when a boy lost an arm.

A small abandoned and abused cemetery that has become a magnet for ghost hunters.

The second largest surviving chained library is housed in this 12th century church.

This Ecuadorian cemetery is home to a jaw-dropping topiary wonderland.

This Minnesota-shaped forest is actually located in the state it is shaped like.

This crumbling headstone commemorates the first death by tiger in Britain's history.

Crammed inside this grounded passenger plane is a bar that was once a Communist hang out and is now a ratty relic.

A sudden forest of traditional Papua New Guinean art works is hidden in a corner of Stanford University.

The oldest Roman lighthouse still in use.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

This strangely vacant Western amusement seems to be an empty tribute to residents of Lucerne Valley.

One philanthropist's extensive collection of knick-knacks and curiosities is now a public museum of oddity.

A Netherlands hotel where you can sleep inside a wine barrel.

The largest arcade museum in the world chronicles the golden age of video games which ended promptly in 1987.

A massive stairway that almost wasn't leads to one of Australia's most scenic vistas.

A proud bronze billy stands as an eternal symbol of Ireland's oldest festival, where a goat is made king.

Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.

A swamp that was the site of prehistoric water burials also managed to preserve its corpses for millennia.

Pablo Neruda's custom-built lover's nest was made to remind him of the sea and named after his mistress' hair.

This lake-bound geographical marker sits at the point where three European countries intersect.

During this Bolivian festival/fair you can wish for wealth, success, love, and more by buying a miniature version of your desire.

The greatest collection of New Orleans masking and processional traditions covering everything from Baby Dolls to Skull and Bone gangs.

A retired tobacco farmer's pet project turned into a sturdy miniature city.