Places Edited by Dylan Thuras

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

A decommissioned Naval base now rents itself out for people who want to blow stuff up.

The home of a neoclassical master is now a shrine to his chosen art style.

Lovers proclaim their unbreakable bond by leaving their names on locks fastened onto the Shoreditch fence in East London.

While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.

A secretive collection featuring objects that were designed specifically for U.S. intelligence operations.

A forest wonderland caused by Burlington, Vermont's aggressive southwestern winds.

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

The world's largest impact crater is mainly eroded but still remembers the planet's violent history.

Continuing a tradition of movie magic on the site of America’s oldest continually operating movie theatre.

Pasadena glamour turned government issue.

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.

A super-sized promotional trick that is now a D.C. landmark.

Always a new use for this old building.

Seattle’s Whimsical Mural Master.

A Bicycle Path in the Sky.

A commonwealth favorite in the heart of Pasadena.

A unique seaside cave where Aleister Crowley faked his own death.

A crypt believed by many Congolese to be a center of black magic.

From silent movie theater to rock &roll palace and beyond.

The simple auditorium that launched a pop icon's career into the stratosphere.

Political debates in a fabulous Pasadena castle.

A landmark for a trailblazer for female architects and the designer of one of the most famous and opulent buildings in California.

Colorado Boulevard’s historic bookstore, operating since the bustling city of Pasadena was merely some orange groves and a few ostrich farms.