Places Edited by Eric Grundhauser

Hidden beyond a kitschy giant beetle is this remarkably sprawling collection of preserved insects.

This extensive collection of dead bugs may be the world's most idiosyncratic and personal insect museum.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

The "original web site," this farm in Northern Vermont encourages orb-weaver spiders to build their daily webs, and then sells the preserved masterpieces.

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

This dramatic sea spire is home to the world's rarest insect and is part of the lost continent of Zealandia.

Swarms of dainty flying insects swarm into the Petaloudes Valley to get busy.

The thousands of shades on display — some toxic, others impossibly rare — are a library of more than just color.

This cave was hidden for thousands of years, storing the worldly goods of ancient Native Americans.

Have a seat with the father of modern computing at this Manchester monument.

A progressive LGBTQ hub offers dancing, HIV testing, art, and more.

A pink cottage covered in hearts served as a haven and a resting place for LGBTQ activists.

A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.

The oldest trees in Northern Germany.

A living antique aviation museum in the historic town of Red Hook, New York.

The floor of the oldest surviving synagogue in the Americas is entirely covered in sand.

A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.

The mystery of the Putim Ossuary involves a tricorn hat.

San Francisco's oldest operating hotel, with a Victorian atmosphere and a "haunted" fourth floor.

In a small churchyard in Dingolfing, Germany the quaint Schusterkapelle is there to remind you of your imminent mortality.

The last woman executed for witchcraft in Europe is remembered in this Swiss museum.

Painstakingly built dioramas sit unnoticed in a Boston office building.

This seemingly cursed monument is dedicated to one of Canada's great war heroes.

A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.