Places Edited by Eric Grundhauser

A life-sized memorial to Harry L. Collins, the official corporate magician of Frito-Lay.

This crumbling headstone commemorates the first death by tiger in Britain's history.

The highest point in Oklahoma used to be a lawless outlaw's paradise.

An Icelandic island full of diving birds and legend.

Climbing Iceland's highest peak on the rim of the Oræfajökull volcano.

This rough experimental house was created by flooding a dirt hill with concrete.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

A large piece of modern art makes this roundabout the only one in the world with its own laser.

This small museum dedicated to the painful memory of segregation is essentially a time capsule.

A succession of eerily contemplative iron figures lead from a Scottish museum to the sea.

This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.

Crammed inside this grounded passenger plane is a bar that was once a Communist hang out and is now a ratty relic.

Etched into a dry lake bed, this massive directional indicator is accurate without magnets.

This replica stave church looks like a piece of Norway was simply plopped down in South Dakota.

The highest point in New Jersey is marked by a massive, if simply named, obelisk.

The oldest Roman lighthouse still in use.

The largest body of water in Massachusetts annihilated four small towns just to slake Boston's thirst.

This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

This series of rope-style bridges brings visitors into a jungle layer that is usually reserved for birds and monkeys.

This indiscriminate collection of audio antiques is trying to preserve the history of the audio industry one vintage appliance at a time.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

This temple to the sturm and drang of Richard Wagner contains a dragon's cave and reptile zoo full of living "dragons."

This stream-carved gorge has inspired poets, hidden smugglers, and trained soldiers, all without losing its beauty.