Places Edited by Eric Grundhauser

This memorial marks the devastating day that Texas City was destroyed in a daisy chain of exploding ships.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

This bone-filled cave got its name after they found 140 bear skeletons inside.

This Peruvian bone silo lined with hanging human skeletons and hundreds of skulls is topped with a remarkable Michelangelo replica.

This former small-town cinema palace was built with the remains of a luxury liner.

Off a hiking trail in Rhode Island stands a picturesque memorial to a long-forgotten war.

At least 14 twice-retired ships were sunk to make a lovely rusting breakwater in Comox Harbour.

This Canadian city is actually two-in-one, even if they only respect the timezone of one side.

Only through deep darkness and tragedy did this elaborate royal palace become a sacred temple.

This glass-stain Mary attracted thousands of pilgrims until her head was shattered by a vandal with a slingshot.

This abandoned secret city is a crumbling wonderland of Soviet ruins.

The sun acts as a key that only fits this giant keyhole twice a year.

The remains of a historic ranch house that witnessed the Civil War battle dubbed the “Gettysburg of the West.”

There's a mini version of Iguazu Falls hidden in the Balkans, and it's got a rope swing.

Imagine playing a version of Legends of the Hidden Temple, but with a distinctly Southern Gothic flare.

One man’s vision of living among dinosaurs credits Jesus Christ as the engine of biological evolution.

This massive mall has hundreds of shops, an amusement park, and a history of deadly amusement attractions.

Oliver Cromwell once seized the land under this house, which included the ruins of a medieval abbey that the owner used to build his stately home.

A few stone foundations and an old graveyard are all that is left of this once thriving settlement in the wilds of Connecticut.

The ruins of this gorgeous clifftop castle look like something from a fantasy novel.

This huge concrete map of Scotland was built as a thank you gift from a Polish soldier.

This remarkable checkered church on a Corsican hilltop is fabled to have been built by angels.

This hauntingly stark structure is a relic of an industrial past.

What's that on the side of that building? Va Va Voom, it's Bettie!