Places Edited by Dylan Thuras

For hundreds of years, this huge figure has been blessing visitors before they explore his body.

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

This abstract roadside poultry was saved from demolition by outraged drivers and pilots.

A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

Over 2,000 ancient temples dot the Myanmar landscape at the site of this famed archaeological site.

Rumored to be the famed pirate's lookout tower, this historic stone structure is now just watching for tourists.

You thought Santa Claus didn't exist, but it turns out you were wrong.

The private island of Yale's elite Skull & Bones society is kind of a dump.

A towering work of stone and philosophy that was constructed using ancient Hindu science.

A condom-covered Thai restaurant that is more concerned with birth control than food.

A 1:20 scale piece of the Netherlands commissioned by a queen lets visitors take a stroll as giants.

A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.

This picturesque mansion has gone from opulent ruin to nature museum.

A field of nothing but boulders which resembles a giant's gravel driveway.

A theater sits abandoned on Roosevelt Road, once majestic in splendor, now majestic in decay.

The house that birthed The Old Man and The Sea is now a museum devoted to the old man who wrote it.

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

Built to repay the sins of the father, this church is home to one of the most valuable works of Western art.

A war-torn Olympic relic is being overtaken by graffiti and nature.

An immersive art experience built by local arts collaborative, Factory Obscura, in the building formerly known as The Womb, a psychedelic arts center founded by the frontman of the Flaming Lips.

A grand New York post office that is home to mailman Santas, scraps of postal history, and a pneumatic mail system.

This simple apartment may have inspired some of the most important theories in the history of science.

Nondescript elevator doors open to reveal a stunning, surreal world.