Places Edited by Eric Grundhauser

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

Despite its name this unique art piece was established to commemorate a tragic flood.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

Take a schvitz just like an infamous Soviet dictator while his unblinking eye looks on.

A historic chapel filled with colorful murals and a colorful past.

This preserved puppy was an adorable beacon of charity.

This abandoned horse racing track was an exercise in hubris from its inception.

A Spanish-style estate that has traded black ties for rock concerts.

The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.

Stained glass windows bathe this botanical garden in cosmic light.

A small town museum honors local WWII veterans and the queen of pop who put it on the map.

This monument marks where the exact middle of the world used to be.

Mined to a depth of 240 meters with a perimeter of about 1.6 km, the largest hand-dug excavation in the world.

California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.

This Southern Californian Conservation Center is home to singing and howling apes.

This former luxury resort in Kaua'i is now an abandoned relic.

This hands-on math museum believes in turning concepts into constructs.

Mosaics, storks, and brothels—this ancient city has it all.

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

Hundreds of bras, blowing in the wind.

An Italian ghost town that fought obscurity, until a mysterious illness brought it to its knees.

Cat art as far as the eye can see.

Every inch of this chapel is covered in craftsmanship from across the world.