Places Edited by Eric Grundhauser

The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin was neighbors with Mark Twain while living in this Connecticut home.

New England's tallest light house stands on an island with a history of cannibalism and death.

This haunted corpse of a drive-in is now a graffiti-covered ruin.

One lonely, modern pyramid has gone from corporate think tank to deserted boondoggle.

One man's lifetime collection of tiny objects of wisdom gathered from around the world, on display for public enjoyment.

One of New Jersey's oldest surviving buildings still bears the mark of our former British overlords.

This massive chapel in the middle of the Indonesian forest is both haunting and fowl.

The wreckage of a deadly bomber plane crash can still be found near an Arizona peak.

An illuminated manuscript comprising the life's work of a lone monk, inexplicably decorated with a portrait of Satan himself.

The Guinness Record holder for largest hedge in the world is a verdant Scottish bulwark.

With the chapel itself being left to moulder, the cemetery of this abandoned church might be the freshest part.

At the point of oceanic inaccessibility, you can't get farther from dry land without leaving the planet.

The home-turned-museum of Barış Manço, the mustachioed Turkish Elvis for children.

This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.

This huge, disused viaduct is now a crumbling concrete underworld of covered in years of graffiti.

This Oregon farm is dedicated to teaching people the professional art of tree climbing.

Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.

One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.

Environmentally crucial raptors like eagles and vultures are kept and protected in this massive sanctuary.

This tiny little island has, as the name says, just enough room for its single house.

This historic Dutch newspaper building is covered with media-themed details—and one unrelated oddity.

A strangely forgotten claimant to the much contested title of "Source of the Nile."

This abandoned Poconos resort is haunted by a history of kitschy romance and a violent fugitive.

From economic backbone of a community to deadly diving hole, these former stone quarries are now a park for rock climbers and graffiti artists.