Places Edited by Eric Grundhauser

Huge concrete structures designed as an early warning system for Britain to detect enemy aircraft.

Come for the pastrami, stay for the million-dollar art.

The small cave that housed Tennessee's "first citizen."

The world's oldest and largest museum of mass transit vehicles.

One man’s hobby is another man’s world of metal wonders.

The short oil boom of Venice Beach, and its swift removal from the tourism-laden landscape.

A lighthouse on a diminutive island was one of the first of its kind to guide seamen home.

Second largest wastewater treatment plant in the country.

The site of the tragic isolation of Nipmuc Native Americans left to perish in King Philip's War.

Site of an oft forgotten and revolutionary battle.

Last church of this militaristic WWII style.

Solar powered Spectacle Island features all-green facilities.

"The only replacement for a DC-3 is another DC-3."

A lovely summer day by the sea becomes a nightmare.

Perhaps the most unique of any Frank Gehry design for one simple reason: Gehry himself actually lives here.

Fine dining in the bizarre world of Lewis Carroll.

The first full-scale tunnel built in America is short but scenic.

A unique opportunity to stay the night in retrofitted sections of sewer pipe.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

A mecca for India's Jains.

The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.

One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.

A city continually buried under the ash of a volcano that has been erupting for more than 15 years.

This massive and unusual rock formation near Okotoks is the world's largest known glacial erratic.