Places Edited by Eric Grundhauser

An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

This ancient Chinese observatory still contains early astronomy technology.

This lighthouse was witness to the end of WWII hostilities and now collects creepy cairns.

This massive fiberglass Gulliver turns every visitor into a Lilliputian.

This beautiful Victorian ironwork masterpiece was built to keep London from smelling like poop.

The preserved house of a jazz legend still echoes with his music.

Terrapins of all colors and shapes are quick to bring fascination (and possibly long life) at this museum.

Are these prehistoric metal pipes evidence of alien plumbers? Nope, but they are amazing nonetheless.

A decommissioned submarine base makes a great space for graffiti art.

A theme park made of glass, from the gleaming books on the shelves to the crystal fish in the mirror lake.

This historic timepiece is thought to be the only public clock in the world that keeps lunar time.

A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.

A Biblically notable site over the ruins of an ancient city that is now a protected World Heritage site.

Found art has transformed this Pittsburgh neighborhood into a psychedelic dream.

New Zealand's epic shrine to all things puzzling.

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

A collection of housewares from recent Irish history adjoined by a tower from ancient Irish history.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

It seems that the residents of of this megalopolis suddenly vanished, but they were never actually there.

Europe's second largest ossuary wasn't discovered until 2001.

A mysterious ancient cemetery with Roman sarcophagi and Lycian inscriptions.

A private collection of massive steel monsters guarding a Texas pipe works.

Alien rock formations grown from the sands of an Australian national park.