Places Edited by Eric Grundhauser

Celebrated as a center of civilization, the remains of the ancient city have been nearly destroyed by greed, egoism, and war.

Nicknamed the "Museum of Horrors," this French anatomical collection has been fascinating visitors for over a century.

The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.

An unconventional space for art and science housed in a massive old warehouse.

On Keriri/Hammond Island, a marker shares the story of an imprisoned woman and the island she saved and that eventually saved her—in the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere.

Past Blinman, past the end of the asphalt, in the majesty of the Flinders Ranges, you will come upon three stone markers by the road.

In the Flinders Ranges of South Australia, this marker marks the severe haven of War Kangaroos that once roamed here in the fictional parallel world of Kcymaerxthaere.

A museum in Hokkaido is housed in a former high school. On its grounds a marker shares the awakening of a man who longs to be reunited with his soulmate in the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere.

An hour south of Punta Arenas (Chile) along the Strait of Magellan, a Kcymaerxthaere plaque tells the story of Culev Larsze, cursed to live without words in the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere.

Taxidermy of the racing horse with a huge heart, who inspired hope in the Depression.

Museum deep in the catacombs of St. Michael the Archangel Church is explored by touch, sound, and smell.

Interactive modern and vintage submarine equipment, World War II relics, and submarine attire.

A restaurant and lodge in northern Wisconsin which served as a clandestine hideout for John Dillinger and featured one of the most famous botched FBI raids in history.

Hunting trophies decorate Oregon's most unique bar-restaurant.

A four story, football field-sized, nine-grotto creation made of shells, minerals, and rare stones.

The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.

Final resting place of Geronimo, Quanah Parker, and the first atomic gun ever fired.

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.

French scientists make up the majority of the few humans to occupy this remote island in the extreme southern Indian Ocean.

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

A miscalculation turns a very shallow freshwater lake into a very deep saltwater lake.

The hermits of Karoulia protect their asocial lifestyles by living on the vertical face of a treacherous precipice.

Dynamite factory turned museum explores the history of explosives.

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.