Places Edited by Eric Grundhauser

Liquor and flowers mark a holy site for Indian motorcycle riders.

Civil War dumping ground for the bodies of terrorized Union sympathizers.

A safe place for the wild donkeys of a hot vacation destination.

Art and armour fill every inch of this rich kid's Italian villa.

This Art Deco masterpiece has stood in for some of the most famous buildings in comic book history.

An extraordinary library and archive dedicated to the history of the Arctic and Antarctic poles.

The Vatican's secret porn-festooned bathroom was painted in erotic murals by one of the greatest artists of the Renaissance.

A salty red wasteland in Tanzania is a breeding spot for endangered flamingos.

Modern art commemorates one of the first military actions of World War II.

The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.

A preserved dragon's rib that remembers the legend of the founding of the city of Atessa.

A 200-year-old prison that now houses a peculiar crime museum.

This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.

It's not a typo, now say it five times fast!

This crescent-shaped sliver of sand is a magical haven for a herd of feral horses.

This holy goods emporium is where priests go for a little retail therapy to outfit their churches.

This rocky spread has been squeezed up directly from the bowels of the earth.

An impressive monument to Poland's independence.

Monsters and miniatures are held in equal esteem at this wondrous museum.

Besieged by war, this castle ruin has crumbled into a peaceful picnic spot.

The skyline of Montreal includes the silhouette of an unexpected fruit-shaped Canadian staple.

One woman's decades-long obsession with the "La Fée Verte."

Luxurious devotion and 500,000 images of Buddha in Myanmar.

In the loving memory of a tragically deceased role-player this Illinois park is decked out with both dungeons and dragons.