Places Edited by Eric Grundhauser

This university research project is the U.S. government's weed dealer.

This historic old movie house was the scene of one of the Blob's most iconic attacks.

This imposing memorial contains the remains of Che Guevara — and 29 other guerrillas who died with him in Bolivia.

The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.

The walkable ruins of an 19th century hotel, destroyed in a horse cremation gone wrong.

This lovely public park has an intriguing past and unique wooden bridges made of concrete.

No one is sure if the world's fourth-largest diamond had been found in a rubbish heap or was pawned by Napoleon's mom.

The history of the tea trade is told in bas-relief on this historic pair of Boston doors.

The first privately owned air raid shelter in Britain, built after a horrifying night of Zeppelin bombings.

Sky ships, planes, and portraits left as unique tokens of hope and thankfulness.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

An all-American grocery store in Paris sells U.S. "cuisine" like Pop-Tarts and Heinz ketchup to homesick ex-pats.

This magnificent Cincinnati graveyard is also a popular public park.

Built in 1911, the Tees Transporter Bridge is one of only six transporter bridges still in operation.

This ornate English estates "Prodigy House" still bears the cannonball marks of civil war.

Picnic on the seashore in the footsteps of ancient kings, protected by giant mythical cat beasts.

This bar and museum are devoted to the controversial comic book work of Kája Saudek.

When this massive wooden temple ran out of rope, they made one out of devotees' hair.

A key producer of charcoal iron in the early 1800s, the structure still stands today.

A bronze kitty adorns the grave of the polar explorer who brought the original feline to the Antarctic.

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.

These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.

A cave dwelling that was started by the Celts, expanded by monks, and finished by knights.

One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.