Places Edited by Dylan Thuras

A museum documents the development of the invention that tamed the Wild West.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

Tropical paradise strewn with hundreds of World War II wrecks.

An abandoned Gold Coast-era mansion once intended for the exiled ruler of Albania, who never arrived.

A WWI fighter plane and turn-of-the-century penny candy shop are among the unexpected features of this Financial District building.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

The oldest Naval cemetery on the West Coast.

Buy your friend a drink or staple some cash to the wall for the next guy at the Salty Dawg Saloon.

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.

Museum on French naval history, with magnificent figureheads, a historic diving suit, and a boat used by Napoleon.

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

Former abode of notable poet, complete with literary references and stories of ghosts.

A working metal shop and venue for outrageous art and music shows in a former cannonball factory.

An ornate Detroit church, left empty and ravaged by time.

Couple's personal collection of pinball machines turned public pinball museum.

This dilapidated castle-like structure overlooks the Hudson River at one of its widest points and was once home to nuns.

This outpost of America's most popular fast-food restaurant is housed inside a palatial mansion.

Rock-hewn monastery complex with hundreds of cave structures tucked away into the mountainside.

An abandoned horticulture institute gloomily presides over rows of derelict and vine-wrought greenhouses.

Bohol's unusually shaped hills turn brown in the summer months.

Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.

A striking series of six bridges connect islands in Indonesia.

Destroyed Serbian army headquarters sits half crumbled in a largely revitalized Belgrade.

From Ancient Rome to WWII, Neupfarrplatz has over 2,000 years of history underneath its main square.