Places Edited by Eric Grundhauser

This neolithic stone grave has been altered and restored so often its now more neo than lithic.

This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.

Pablo Neruda's custom-built lover's nest was made to remind him of the sea and named after his mistress' hair.

This presidential tomb was not dedicated until years after Harding's death due to personal controversy.

This lake-bound geographical marker sits at the point where three European countries intersect.

This incredible stone temple is a monument to death, victory, and fantasy architecture.

During this Bolivian festival/fair you can wish for wealth, success, love, and more by buying a miniature version of your desire.

A whimsical monument marks the highest point in Kansas, not that you could tell by the looks of it.

Beneath Denmark's Højbro bridge, a bronze merman and his seven sons forever mourn for the mother and wife who left them for land.

This little museum is built on a theater that was once a wildly elaborate speakeasy.

This natural spring not only claims to heal the wounded but it has also been willed to God.

On this Puerto Rican island, many abandoned naval ammunition bunkers sit open while a few have been padlocked by locals as personal storage.

Everyone from Mark Twain to Teddy Roosevelt has a pipe hanging from the walls of this historic chophouse.

A railroad magnate's replica village has become home to a genetic seed bank for rare breeds of livestock.

A so-called Singapore junk store that is closer to a historical restoration center.

A colorful piece of contemporary art cheerfully clashes with Lyon's historical architecture.

A mad mystery man who led Canadian mounties on a 150-mile wilderness chase is still buried with his secrets intact.

This shack nestled in a 120-acre forest of maple trees in Mont-Rigaud is a wonderland of sugary syrup.

This jam-packed Singapore antique museum preserves the fading remnants of a uniquely mixed culture.

This former Masonic hall has been turned into an art project that uses even more metaphysical iconography.

A retired tobacco farmer's pet project turned into a sturdy miniature city.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.