Places Edited by Ella Morton

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.

This crumbling UFO is one of only a few remaining "moveable ski chalets" of its kind.

This former Norwegian sailor's church is slowly being taken over by ramshackle robot musicians.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

This hill made entirely of ancient Roman jars was simply a garbage dump to the people of the time.

This Scottish bridge seems to compel dogs to leap to their death.

This collection of reclaimed landmines acts as both an exhibition of their deadly history and as a shelter for children affected by them.

This small group of sand dunes manages to pack in a strange rainbow of colors.

These WWII-era murals were initially booed as a libelous portrayal of the American dream but have survived multiple attempts to have them destroyed.

North America's oldest quarantine facility was built in response to Philadelphia's 1793 yellow fever outbreak.

The gilded vestiges of a sterling department store can still be found in a Brooklyn shopping center.

Closed for decades, this strange symbol of Japan's Expo '70 has finally opened its psychedelic insides to the public.

This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.

The smallest island in Manhattan is a manmade landfill dominated by a Buddhist peace arch.

This Italian-style temple replica has been threatening to fall off the Irish coast for hundreds of years.

The oldest house in Chicago certainly doesn't look the part and there are some who say it doesn't deserve its title either.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

This small city where almost everyone lives in the same building can only be reached via North America's longest tunnel.

The largest axe on the planet contains a time capsule that seems like it may never be discovered.

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

The legacy of a Moroccan Jewish community is remembered at this little mouldering cemetery.

This scenic Icelandic lava flow is named for a pair of Berserkers who were murdered, according to a famous Saga.

A pair of trees near a Hong Kong shrine are said to grant wishes, but only the ones they hold on to.