Places Edited by Eric Grundhauser

The Vatican of the movie industry turned into an actual church.

An architectural marvel that spans the Arda River, and has stories of a haunted past.

A museum and gardens with unusual plants and a history of progressive programming for the blind.

A Bed-Stuy gymnasium that hosts expansive raves, performances, dance parties, and more.

Largest cave system in Africa.

From scholastic to sepulchral - now under reconstruction.

A giant "X" symbolizes the blood spilled from the brutal Juárez drug wars.

Tucked away on a hilltop in the backwoods of Mississippi lies the remains of a blues legend.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

Limestone caves with spectacular showcase chambers.

Display that gathers the basic elements of the universe in one convenient location.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

The largest underground church in Europe.

An island in the middle of a lake, in the middle of a volcano, in the middle of a bigger lake, in the middle of a bigger island, in an archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean.

Home on the Hillside, and home of the first breakfast cereal.

The largest ancient burial mound in Ohio.

A wonder of natural limestone formations etched by millions of years of natural interaction between rainfall and rock and air.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

38-story baroque tower reflecting Detroit's rise, fall, and possible rise again.

The forgotten mummies of Dakhla oasis.

A haunting tribute to pioneering photographer Clover Adams.

A former insane asylum despised by Nelly Bly and Charles Dickens is now fashionable apartments.

This art deco masterpiece was once a miracle spring mecca but is now simply a government office building.

The youngest volcano in Central America.