Places Edited by Eric Grundhauser

Self-sufficient greenhouse floating on the Hudson River.

One of several skulls claiming to belong to the beheaded St. John the Baptist is on display at this Roman church.

Central New York's first aquaponic farm (Closed).

Underground hospital complex constructed by slave laborers during the German occupation of the Channel Islands.

This beautiful natural train tunnel is said to grant the wishes of visiting lovebirds.

The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.

Gouged in the mountain to make stage coach access easier through the Fremont Pass.

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.

This family driveway also serves as the highest point in Illinois.

St. Francesca Romana, patron saint of drivers, resides in the church she founded.

A full figure 4th century incorruptible saint lies in a glass coffin in Croatia.

Church in Manhattan holds the bloody sock of Padre Pio, among with many other unusual relics.

Relics given to a Manhattan church to avoid seizure by the Italian government.

Egyptian Revival movie palace abandoned for decades and restored in 2013.

A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.

The uniquely-designed winter home and sculpture studio of Anna and Archer Huntington.

Vacant Beaux-Arts buildings that serve as reminders of a beach town’s glory days.

The sprawling, eccentric estate of Ames and Ames, a brilliant botanist, and a genius inventor and artist.

Debatably clever, or just plain honest hotel advertised as "The Worst Hotel in the World."

The long, arduous journey of the stones of the Abbey of New Clairvaux.

Seaside ruins of a settlement that date back to the first century B.C.

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

Natural rock formations resembling monks in hats inspire folk legends.

This unusual building straddles two countries.