Places Edited by Eric Grundhauser

Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.

An enormous artwork that colorfully celebrates over 150 years of US military achievements.

Luxury hotel turned into a refugee camp, then turned back into a luxury hotel.

The charmingly disheveled clock tower of Tbilisi's puppet theater.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.

Unexplained bald patches in the landscape grow and recede over time, as though they are somehow alive.

A beautiful maze marks where three countries meet.

A 9 year-old boy’s elaborate cardboard arcade in his father’s used auto parts store.

Once living up to its name as the grandest hotel in all of Africa, the Grande Hotel is now home to a community of squatters.

The once-dying town of Sheffield, Tasmania has reinvented itself as a village of painted wonders.

A Viking-themed bar in a canal town for those retreating from the hustle and bustle of Shanghai.

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

1920's mining camp and environmental education center is serving to protect the surrounding forest, one of the last of its kind in the Pacific Northwest.

A mysterious stele of unknown origin sits on the peak of this curious mountain.

Native Americans built this circle of stones, which was used to predict astronomical events.

This deceptively salty lake looks like blushing pink lemonade.

Condemned US Navy seaplane control tower turned officers’ club sits atop Yerba Buena Island.

This quaint archive of the silent era preserves and pays homage to a seminal moment in film history.

Nursery with extensive collection of flesh-eating plants operated by the author of "The Savage Garden."

These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.

Around 100 sculptures from artists all over the world decorate the hiking trails surrounding this locale.

A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.