Places Edited by Eric Grundhauser

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

The skeleton of a whale that beached itself in this Irish town is now on display in their public park.

This skeleton-filled altar piece served as a backdrop to one of the most iconic scenes in "The Sound of Music."

According to legend a man pooped out the window of this tower to prove that it was straight.

This 18th-century dissection theater's frescoes display a gorgeous tension between the terrestrial and esoteric.

A museum where visitors can learn about greyhounds and (more importantly) pet them.

This World's Fair showpiece was built in Chicago, but shipped to Maine.

Striking ruins of a mansion that stood center stage in one of modern Brazil's most puzzling crimes.

This beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.

These broken shards of ancient ruin may hide an ancient pyramid.

This huge ship ran aground and has simply been left to sit there ever since.

A winged-helmed, sword-brandishing tribute to German Americans.

A vast, otherworldly collection of Buddhist stupas.

Manchester's abandoned train depot lingers in a post-industrial purgatory.

The largest of the Fuji Five Lakes is home to an impressive swan population—some real, some with paddles, and one with an observation deck.

This famed marionette theater and museum is bursting with imaginative string puppets.

The only way to see Pittsburgh is from the top of this lookout point, just like the ancient members of the native peoples did.

Legends say that this Art Deco apartment building almost became Hitler's British headquarters.

In terms of history and architecture, this is one of the most remarkable cemeteries in the world.

Florida's first suspension bridge.

This statue is dedicated to Grace Sherwood, the last person in Virginia to be convicted of being a witch.

This South Carolina water tower is an icon of the city of Walterboro, but it also once served as the county jail.

A giant, bloody battle rages throughout the Bolivian Andes each year.

The so-called "world's shortest river" is actually a window into a cave.