Places Edited by Dylan Thuras

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

This moving cemetery sphere is a slowly rolling stone.

One of the highest emergency huts in the world has been waiting almost a century to give imperiled climbers a place to lie down.

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.

This gem-encrusted temple is said to contain some of the Buddha's hair which can make the deaf hear and the blind see.

A Bulgarian monument to Russia's role in World War II is constantly being painted in pop culture protest.

The humble home where the famous beat author lived briefly and wrote one of his most famous works.

Bizarre dirt trail winds a narrow path above the tree line.

This massive solar system model is sprawled out across Maine's suburban wilderness.

A natural arch carved by a river gave its name to the so-called "Cave of Forgotten Dreams."

Natural sonic phenomenon comes with a grisly legend of murder and blood.

The oldest living organism in New York City. Maybe.

These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.

Once the scene of a young boy's home in revolt, this Norwegian island is now home to the world's first "ecological" prison.

This Florida resort community is where the Amish come to have fun in the sun.

A crumbling island fortress that seems to be covered in a field of stone crosses but is simply incomplete.

Despite its name, this fast food museum is actually a replica of the ninth McDonald's store.

The city of Rockford, Illinois is symbolically protected by a quartet of fittingly stony sentinels.

A hobby born from insomnia has turned into a hangar full of objects that have been be-buttoned by the Button King.

A goddess-topped water fountain in Chicago was created thanks to the dreams of a thirsty newsboy.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

This narrow path was cut right into a French mountainside to feed the country's early naval expansion.

This historic Illinois "Muffler Man" has been converted from axe-touting lumberjack to rocket-wielding space ace.