Places Edited by Eric Grundhauser

The last slot car racing arcade in Brooklyn is keeping the dream of speedy little autos alive.

This German museum devoted to the simple wonders of salt is actually built over an old saltworks.

This Luxembourg cave is covered in cryptic looking marks left by mining activity.

This museum chronicles the history of a leprosy quarantine hospital that then became a refuge.

The post-apocalyptic remnants of a bucolic town ruined by a plane crash.

This abandoned asylum in Wales might look haunted, but it's still beautiful.

This historic mini-suspension bridge was swept away once but is now here to stay.

Wayne Newton's sprawling estate is now open for visitors to catch a glimpse of his "heart and soul."

This little slice of old Jerusalem in Oklahoma is the evolution of a century-old passion play.

This small-town library was the first in the world to be entirely supported by taxation.

Despite being stolen multiple times, this civic electrician's street corner Snoopy won't be stopped.

An informal walk of fame in front of a Hollywood office building remembers a comedic great and his associates.

The world's largest collection of fine-scale miniatures and one the nation's largest collections of antique toys.

This multi-story wooden waterpark offers homemade thrills.

This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.

One fisherman has used his love of pebbles and shore to create a crazy garden of rocky art.

In a town that's had a whole lot of giant chairs this one still stands tall, just not the tallest.

Built in 1869, this now-retired structure looks more like a medieval fortress than a county lock-up.

This simple highway curve has become a comedic pilgrimage site.

This little museum has an exhibit devoted to the elusive forest denizens.

This curved Manhattan building was built to house the opulence of John D. Rockefeller's oil empire.

If you've ever wanted to tear Hello Kitty apart with your teeth, this is the place.

The Midwest's reigning king of surplus stores is full of nothing you need and everything you want.

Despite being tiny and rural this Georgian airport looks like a sci-fi boondoggle.