Places Edited by Eric Grundhauser

Two towns are linked by an engineering marvel masquerading as a boring suspension bridge.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

No one is exactly sure why over a hundred lakes have formed amongst the tallest sand dunes on Earth.

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

This shell of a historic manor house on the Isle of Wight is said to be the most haunted site on the island.

This huge clock made of flowers and simple machinery was once used a political weapon.

The world's largest boar is a huge steel titan found at a French rest stop.

The site of a concentration camp where inmates were made to take part in one of the largest counterfeiting operations in history is now hauntingly empty.

Nestled in a peaceful valley, this Armenian monastery may have been saved from Mongols thanks to the eyes of God.

Sitting empty in a lonely Canadian field is a century-old stone bunker sometimes called "One Man's Castle."

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

A sealed test tube said to hold Thomas Edison's dying breath was given to the inventor's friend and mentee, Henry Ford.

A reversed traffic signal that was once violently misinterpreted as a statement on British-Irish relations.

The 25th President's marble casket can be visited in this classical Ohio tomb.

The legend of a monkey that was hanged as a spy has inspired not only a football team name, but a successful mayoral campaign.

A veteran Disney animator turned his gift for storytelling to a museum devoted to his love of a California city.

This amended headstone marks the grave of a participant in one of the most successful military deceptions of all time.

A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.

Surrounded by lonely toys, this Massachusetts gravestone marks the final resting place of six children who were murdered by poverty.

This Connecticut chapel is a starkly modern, and surprisingly colorful, architectural rebel.

This basement museum explores the art and artistry of fascism.

This historic California cemetery holds the bodies of veterans of both the Civil War and the Donner Party.

This natural French spring has been turned into a magical grotto by Roman and medieval constructions.

A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.