Places Edited by Eric Grundhauser

Tiny Swedish village with a distinct local phenomenon known as an "Elk Shower."

The world's largest solar furnace uses 10,000 mirrors to concentrate the sun's rays to generate power.

Beijing's World Park offers the excitement of international sites without the travel.

Reverend Jen's unique museum/living room showcases her troll collection.

The Cathedral of Salamanca has a number of unusual carvings but none so surprising as a modern astronaut.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

The blood-soaked ruins of the castle where the murderous Blood Countess was walled in alive.

A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

Cathedral carved out of salt, located a mile below the Earth's surface.

Where Nor'easters go to die.

The bears of Bern have been a city highlight for over 500 years.

A micronation of epic proportions.

More than 200 statues filled with cryptic symbols give this park spot an aura of horror vacui fantasy.

The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.

The deepest hole drilled in the name of science, where evidence of Precambrian life was found.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.

An icon among Florida's pre-Disney tourist attractions, just west of Orlando.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

Twenty-seven massive radio antennas on the high plains of New Mexico search for life on other planets.

Modern sundial uses ancient methods to tell time and date perfectly.

Museum devoted to the artificial language of Esperanto.

A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.