Places Edited by Ella Morton

Off-limits and full of venomous pit vipers, Brazil’s Snake Island has a frighteningly apt nickname.

A town church once nearly submerged by the damming of a river is now hauntingly visible as the water recedes.

The ruins of an Estonian prison are drowning in the quarry lake where the convicts were once forced to work.

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

A small Rwandan workshop where you'll find traditional works of art—made from cow dung.

Derelict airplane bodies serve as both home and income for three Thai families.

The strange behavior of a tween led to allegations of witchcraft and a curse being placed on anybody within earshot.

This renaissance château was home to an infamous witch hunter who sent a hundred suspected witches to their deaths.

Hundreds of stone stairs and a winding medieval bridge connect this haunting Spanish island to the mainland.

The deepest sinkhole in Central Europe comes with a grisly tale and an unusual nickname: “The Stepmother Abyss.”

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

The world's largest neutrino telescope searches for secrets of the universe at the South Pole.

The massive cave church of Cairo's Zabbaleen community is one of the largest Christian churches in the Middle East.

This sanguine boulevard was named after a deadly cowboy bar fight.

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

Originally built as a promotional giveaway, this suburban house was designed to be an IRL version of the Simpson home.

This UFO landing strip was created by a charitable Wyoming city that was worried about residents of Jupiter.

Dr. Strangelove-esque tours reveal the inside a bunker once reserved for Stalin himself.

Tucked away in a small German apartment is an eclectic museum devoted to West African vodun culture.

Since the 1700s, this old barrel has acted as a post box that relies on the kindness of travelers.

The remnants of a record-setting industrial bucket system can still be found dotting the Swedish countryside.

The bears may be gone, but their old cages can still be found.