Places Edited by Eric Grundhauser

A former French military respite turned jungle tourism hotspot.

A blooming house of worship for the masses.

A turn-of-the-century architectural marvel built on healing mineral springs and salt licks.

A nude beach alongside a washed-out road.

Leaf through over 30,000 artists' sketchbooks in what may be the world's largest collection of doodles

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

A curious collection dedicated to human and animal anatomy and pathology.

When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument.

An illegally built ramshackle mansion tucked in the middle of Brooklyn is now being turned into condominiums.

Visit this playground of waterfalls, caves and sinkholes.

The Seven Story Pagoda of Sibu.

Tiny communists hammer away on the Olomouc Astronomical Clock.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

Pink, packed sanctuary and home of the world's fullest-time Elvis fanatic.

As if T-rex wasn't big enough, this Canadian monument is four times larger than the real thing.

A Belgian self-built tower inspired by the Bible and ancient civilizations.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

A museum devoted to osteopathy and its creator, Andrew Still.

An original apothecary from 1792.

Each August, one of the largest religious (and food) celebrations in the country is held in Boston.

This popular Boston haunt is reminiscent of a time gone by, when slow cafes and sweet-smelling smoke wafting from patios was the norm.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

Fighting the British and making game shows for over 150 years.