Places Edited by Eric Grundhauser

A magical, macabre wax museum, beloved by locals, uses real artifacts to depict an assassination from the French Revolution.

On the small Thai island of Ko Mak, there is a forgotten garden of erotic statuary.

The only remaining piece of hull of the most decorated US ship of WWII is this giant name plate.

This lovely little bridge hidden in a Switzerland gorge is essentially a fairytale.

An impactful museum ensures notorious war crimes disguised as "medical experimentation" won't soon be forgotten.

This historic Australian bridge was built by convicts with giant stone spikes to prevent cattle from falling off the sides.

This North Korean pegasus statue was built as a symbol of the speed and perseverance of North Korean workers.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

A 11-foot former president stands on a Kosovo street that also bears his name.

The site of Neil Armstrong's first flight is marked by a full on replica of the moon landers.

A radio telescope for listening to the stars, based in one of the cloudiest countries in the world.

A peculiar idol to the Hindu King of Ghosts demands fine leather footwear in exchange for warding off evil.

This giant Boston statue of Mary is standing on a globe to show her power over the universe.

The atomic museum in the basement of this German castle displays long strands of replica uranium cubes.

Lebanon's highest point offers expansive views, martian terrains, and eerie ski lifts.

The original Uncle Sam was actually a New York meatpacker who is buried under this historic grave.

A former Latvian headquarters of the brutal KGB secret police is now open as a grim reminder of their atrocities.

Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.

Despite violent work crews and massive delays this abandoned canal tunnel was built to last into the modern day.

This 13th century castle is chock full of ghosts and impossibly rare cows.

A famed data visualizer's personal sculpture garden is a landscape of modern and megalithic wonders.

An inspired museum dedicated to the patron saint of enslaved people, inside the cloisters where he lived and died.

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.

The lush coastal city of Astoria is riddled with forgotten secret sidewalks.