Places Edited by Eric Grundhauser

Take a walk in a recreation of ancient Rome.

The only museum dedicated to the history of the "Magic Lantern," a medieval slide projector.

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

A 2000-year-old Roman amphitheater lies just below Guildhall Yard.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

A friendly pub with a sordid past in cock fighting.

This chest hospital with a dark, haunted past serves as a fitting set for horror films and a paradise for ghost hunters.

An abandoned whaling station on an active volcano offers hot springs in Antarctica, surrounded by ruined giants of industry.

The largest pool at its elevation sits on top of one of the most expensive resorts in the world.

Townhouse facade doubles as an RMS Titanic Memorial.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic’s missed arrival.

Catacombs turned marketplace.

Abandoned Coast Artillery fort now serves as a graffiti canvas and sightseeing vantage point.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

This lab's maddening silence is good for business but bad for sanity.

In this cobwebbed old operating theater, you can practically hear the screams of the unanesthetized patients.

An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.

A small collection of magic tricks and memorabilia is now an apartment-sized museum.

Spanning the El Chorro gorge, this pathway used to be one of the most dangerous crossings in the world.

Gleaming self-built castle towers made from beer cans and inspired by "Vitamin Mary Jane."

Australian Lake set aglow by Noctiluca Scintillans.

A chessmaster's dream destination.

Known as "The Hill of the Little Devils."

A stunning, abandoned limestone quarry in southern Indiana provided the stone to erect the Empire State Building.