Places Edited by Eric Grundhauser

A repository of Pasadena history.

The spur that wouldn’t die.

A British pub embodies the spirit of a California legend.

A newspaper building that made radio history.

The burial grounds of a Chinese eunuch who served his way into the highest levels of Imperial government.

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

A celebrated bandstand at the center of what was once the worst slum in London.

An engraved boulder marks the spot where Patsy Cline's life ended in a plane crash.

An abandoned meat mecca now serves as an excellent locale for urban exploration.

Wondrous stalactites house thousands of bats in these African caves.

A theme park attraction designed to turn your children into LARPers.

While not recognized by Guinness, this chocolate waterfall is likely to be the world's largest.

A long abandoned hospital building on the outskirts of NYC.

An ancient Chinese temple where even the emperor dressed like a farmer in the name of the harvest.

Sandstone rock formations that look like they belong on the cover of a progressive rock album.

A wartime promise becomes a shrine to Our Lady of Lourdes.

A bisected journey through evolution's history in the heart of Beijing.

A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

Bangkok celebrated its shifting monarchy with a militaristic homage to democracy.

Just below the surface, shrimp are producing temperatures hotter than the sun.

This 80-year old mannequin is so lifelike it is believed to be an embalmed corpse.