Places Edited by Dylan Thuras

A self-explanatory attraction allows fans to respectfully remember and honor a comedy legend.

Now a pile of ruins and rubble, this was a lovely mountain town as recently as 1960.

Legendary private island in the Bronx...devoid of rats.

Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.

In the midst of a residential town in Washington exists a property saturated with one man's artistic creations.

Cliffside houses provide a spectacular view from their perch above the valley.

A toy store with a century-long history preserves the craftsmanship of playthings of the past.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

This popular bar has been blurring the line between normal and edgy for more than 75 years.

A dark, dank room in subterranean Manhattan was the site of a ghastly murder.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

Ham is serious business at the Prosciutto Museum-Serious, delicious business.

Tucked behind the Institute of Neurological Science down a decrepit street resides the largest display of human brains in Latin America.

Site of the 1889 murder-suicide of crown prince Rudolf and his lover Mary Vetsera.

Ancient Peruvian fertility temple or modern money-making hoax? Either way these monoliths still look like penises.

Climb through the life of a Mexican hero as you ascend a 130-foot statue.

Stunning views over Ontario's old-growth pine forests.

A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.

Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.

The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.

Commercial airplanes land mere feet over the heads of sunbathing beachgoers on this tiny island.

The world's oldest surviving music hall was also once a freakshow.

The fastest mail service in the west is tracked and memorialized along this 1,400 mile trail.

Two thousand feline artifacts fill Malaysia's "Cat City."