Places Edited by Eric Grundhauser

A massive work of modern art that appears to be a crop circle in the middle of the desert.

Historical Japanese-Dutch relations are honored with haunted rides and flower fields in this replica town.

This monolithic slab of art metal crowns a German slag heap.

These molds for fiberglass statues have formed an eerie, accidental sculpture park.

This half-finished "city of toys" was almost Italy's own Las Vegas.

This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.

A magically clear, blue river that seems to spring from nowhere.

Nordic giants resurrected from the sea and restored to their former greatness.

This UFO landing strip was created by a charitable Wyoming city that was worried about residents of Jupiter.

This bronze sculpture on a former squash court marks the secret origins of the Atomic Age.

Peek into the world of those creating the beautiful, delicate paper parasols found all over the globe.

The Grand Ole Opry's big voice came from a small home in rural Virginia where she was eventually buried.

No one knows who built this strange cave of worship or exactly why.

This shallow cave got its name from copious amount of human bones found inside.

This museum remembers an apocalyptic cult that became more famous for baseball than religious radicalism.

Thousands of effigies of Buddha watch from caves set high above a legendary river, plus whiskey.

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.

This series of Baroque passageways in Vienna's cultural center mix old architecture with modern art.

This former estate of a fascist leader is now a burnt out ruin leading to a system of secret tunnels.

This nostalgic Russian museum is full of USSR cultural artifacts from the 1970s and 80s.

This folk art wall claims to be the world's one and only memorial to the bygone age of hippies.

This little gallery is devoted to one small town's passion for a very special cheese.

An ancient quarry rediscovered by a dog and claimed by biblical kings, a German cult, and the Freemasons.