Places Edited by Ella Morton

According to the locals, the sands of this secluded Norway beach are infused with gemstone particles.

This modern museum of Mediterranean culture is surrounded by a surreal concrete honeycomb.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

This medieval Italian town is a sheer (and beautiful) cliffside defense.

This trio of bronze giants celebrate the influential trip to Britain that led to Botswana's independence.

The victims of a free-floating Japanese bombing during WWII are remembered by this stone monument.

A Barbados crypt where it's said that the coffins refuse to stay put.

The moving metal works of one troubled artist can still be viewed on his front lawn... for now.

This ancient abandoned church in a remote part of Turkey is in danger of falling over.

This tiny Vietnamese village is known for eating snakes and serving their still-beating hearts in shots of vodka.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

Tucked away inside a historic Savannah hotel is a hundred-year history presented in ladies' lids.

This former coal mine has been turned into a sprawling modern art complex.

This haunting stone chasm is a hotbed of mossy rock and English legend.

This small museum holds a treasure trove of ceramic figures that are either a hoax or proof of dragons, aliens, and dinosaur riders.

This controversial depiction of the "Founder of California" looks as though it was sculpted from mashed potatoes.

This historic Benedictine monastery brews a booze so toxic that it has often been blamed almost singularly for Scottish hooliganism.

The remains of a Canadian train crash are now mouldering beneath layers of rust and graffiti.

There is only one place in the world where the corners of four nations come together.

This collection of illusory paraphernalia has been culled from the history of London's premier magician's club.

The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie 'The Fugitive' can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.

Despite his legacy of work in Spain, Cuba, and Florida, the larger-than-life writer's grave is a simple affair tucked in an Idaho cemetery.

This dramatic rail curve was once the target of a failed Nazi attack.

A stretch of New Hampshire lake water is the only ice runway in the lower 48 states that is FAA-approved.