Places Edited by Eric Grundhauser

Mysterious Spanish catacombs of unknown origins.

The last Americana on Route 66.

You were once able to challenge a chicken to tic-tac-toe at this park, which is now converted into the Aikman Wildlife Adventure.

Volcanically heated hot springs.

A hidden network of subterranean passageways lies tangled beneath Indianapolis' bustling City Market.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

Mausoleum and Holy Seat of Antiochus I of Commagene.

American bison herd descending directly from a Bronx Zoo breeding program that saved the species from extinction.

Gigantic unfinished stupa and the world's 2nd largest bell.

An enchanting monastery in the Spanish countryside appears lifted from a fantasy tale.

The island that holds the world-record for largest human massacre caused by animals.

More than 200 eclectic sculptures surround the artist's home.

A house covered entirely with shells.

An unexpected desert oasis in South America.

Mysterious standing stone formations looks like a petrified forest.

Fantastically decorated underground chambers built in the 1760s.

Once thought to be the Garden of Eden it holds a holy footprint claimed to belong to Adam, Buddha and Shiva.

China's monumental dinosaur museum featuring an open dig site.

Revolutionary War casualties fill the only 17th century structure remaining in Manhattan.

This micro-industry of Latino cuisine along Red Hook's Ball Fields represents a victory in a food fight with the city.

The site where Joe Gallo kept his guns, pet lion, and launched an all out mob war in 1960s Brooklyn.

Red Hook's massive public pool, built by Robert Moses.

A palatial sculpture park was built illegally and in secret by a self-taught artist over 36 years.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.