Places Edited by Eric Grundhauser

A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt.

Former hotel turned into haunted playground.

Largest man-made excavation on earth!

A house and yard adorned with bizarre concrete sculptures in a Milwaukee suburb.

A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.

These rows of World War II-era bunkers were the scene of some of the infamous Mothman sightings.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

Penn State's giant bug collection.

An astounding collection of medical specimens, including bits of President Lincoln.

An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.

The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

A small "palace" and museum made of, and devoted entirely, to salt.

A geological oddity topped with a 2,000-year-old pagan temple.

A large circus museum with summer performances.

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

A spectacular cave and a beguiling lake.

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

A cabinet of curious mathematical models and old calculators.

A museum of tiny buildings in the tiny country of Andorra.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.