Places Edited by Eric Grundhauser

In the most arid desert on the planet, the world's leading telescope allows astronomers to see more than has ever been seen before.

Walls of stone rise up from sinkholes caused by underwater erosion.

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

Iconic rock formations that allow for exploration during high or low tide.

Model Trains and Much More in Hamburg.

A 70,000-square-foot institution dedicated to a very literal, creationist perspective on the Book of Genesis.

Men in rubber-soled boots serve as your "brakes" on this toboggan ride Hemingway described as "exhilarating."

Only two of these trees remain in the natural world, found high in the cloud forest of the island of Mauritius.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

St Bernard de Clairvaux Episcopal Church, better known as one of the oldest European buildings in the Western Hemisphere.

A showcase of canine neckwear spanning five centuries of doggie fashion and function.

This everlasting lightning storm may be the world's largest generator of ozone.

Michael Heizer's masterwork in the Nevada Basin.

Sleep amongst an abundance of art from the modern era.

A fiery-red region of scooped out land still largely untouched by civilization, tourists or otherwise.

The world of the ancient Celtic civilization explained through a bewitching 11 acre garden.

The subtle interplay of fire and water is hard to ignore at this remote Jamaican spring.

Norway's oldest cathedral still in use.

On stormy days debris from this unfinished and abandoned skyscraper rains down on the Bangkok streets.

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

A unique underground structure dating back to the 1st century BC.

A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the 20th century.

A bridge destroyed three times: once as a ruse, then in an actual attack, and finally for the movies.

A vast array of tropical plants collected by a vacationing couple.