Places Edited by Eric Grundhauser

NYC's legendary underground network for bovine transportation.

This three-chambered cave is the only protected natural bat hibernaculum in Quebec.

A huge stone pyramid built for fun.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

Visitors to this library are in for a real-world education in modernist architecture.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

One of the oldest libraries in England, and one of the last of the great medieval chained collections.

The Cimetière des Chiens et Autres Animaux Domestiques is one of the oldest pet cemeteries in the world.

This floating cinema brings new meaning to the phrase "going out" to the movies.

The Fox Sisters, America's leading mediums in the mid-19th century, possessed a table they claimed helped them "communicate" with the dead.

16,500-acre ranch filled with American heritage, geological wonders, and a giant pile of tires is the crown jewel of an intriguing tug-of-war.

Noble beasts perhaps, but not the Emperor's dogs.

A preserved college lock-up that recalls a clubhouse approach to discipline.

King Ludwig I's collection of beautiful women.

A mysterious painting of the self-declared Emperor of the United States watches over a local hof-brau.

The final resting place of the Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico.

A modern English garden of eccentric beasts, follies, and oddities.

The largest whiskey stash on the West Coast survived the 1906 fires--but not without heroic effort.

A giant pineapple, a symbol of hospitality, and an amazing vacation rental option.

A petite castle folly in the English countryside.

The site of a gold-digging conquistador's bloody landing in the Americas.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

This landlocked lake is the world's largest on an island.