Places Edited by Eric Grundhauser

This monument remembers one of the manliest men of the frontier who fought a grizzly before dragging himself 200 miles to safety.

The home of one of America's most beloved fictional characters has become a real world landmark.

The Kirkland Monument remembers a selfless Civil War hero who braved the battlefield to give water to his dying enemies.

A majestic hotel for dreamers rises from the center of a fairytale wood.

The most visited pilgrimage site in Armenia once held a saint in a pit for 13 years.

The world's largest historic armory was established by independent citizens to defend themselves from the wars of larger forces.

Over 12,500 words are scrawled across each room of this historic plantation house and no one knows why.

Shoes and revealing shirts are not allowed inside this giant Vietnamese Christ.

This Italian stadium makes liberal use of fascist statuary to evoke classical sporting arenas.

These magnificent 240-year-old machines are considered distant ancestors of the computer.

Said to be the only museum in the world dedicated to the most classic of all blooms, the rose.

The remains of Martha, the last known passenger pigeon, serve as a tool to educate about conservation.

Japan's first automaton went missing, only to be revived by the Osaka Science Museum.

A well for a well, this anachronistically Indian-styled water pit was built in its small town home in gratitude for a similar favor.

This humble historic facade hides a history of boozing and the gentlemanly sport of rat-fighting.

The music is over at the Ballhaus Riviera Ballroom, but the ballroom remains in haunting disrepair.

A decorated war pigeon stands guard in eternal taxidermied rest at his alma mater.

The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.

Pennsylvania's highest point is spotted with boulders which were pushed to the surface by nothing but cold.

This little museum is making sure that the art and history of the graffiti sticker is not scraped from history.

The oldest inn in Kilkenny was established by the first convicted witch in Ireland.

The narrowest street in the world is in danger of closing up entirely.

These crumbling towers are some of the last remnants of a centuries-old Vietnamese culture.

This mountaintop beacon is only lit three times a year but shines like some kind of all-seeing eye.