Places Edited by Eric Grundhauser

A dentist's hated concrete colossi are now beloved icons of the community.

Austin’s nonprofit-run graffiti park where street art is meant to be painted over.

The chiseled jaw of this forgotten American hero still stands tall in a small Indiana town.

A unrivaled and rather horrifying collection of wax dermatological models.

The phone booths of New York City have all but disappeared, but their remains were once found in this "graveyard," sadly now removed as well.

An eccentric collection of antique items shares space with a prop-quality witchcraft museum.

A Korean rock bassist's wild dream has become a reality at this completely insane boutique hotel.

The mental institution where Van Gogh created some of his most famous work now allows guests to walk in the artist's footsteps.

The most isolated mailbox in America lets desert travelers record their passing.

Forgotten jail cells beneath this Scottish town hall are now used for delightfully artful storage.

This massive boulder is either a unique rock formation created by glacial melt or a magic energy vortex.

Hidden in a secluded Greek cove is a pristine beach marred only by the rusting smuggler's hulk stranded on its shores.

This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.

This otherwise unremarkable ski town building marks the site of Butch Cassidy's first robbery.

Mirrors and glass shards cover every inch of this arrestingly beautiful mosque.

The artwork that Italians felt California didn't deserve.

Very likely the only museum in the world that celebrates the glory of the humble banjo.

The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.

This open air archeological site houses almost as much wildlife as it does classical religious artifacts.

A promotional sun clock on the site of San Francisco's great raceway.

Legends surround an ancient tree trunk riddled with nails for good luck.

The ruins of the castle that chemicals built.