Places Edited by Eric Grundhauser

Every year, a Louisiana town remembers a brief Civil War truce inspired by Masonic brotherhood.

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

In legend, this ancient dolmen was said to have been created when a troll tried to destroy a church.

Dozens of musicians have planted trees in this Danish park, and donated songs to go with them.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

This Danish rock field is actually a sprawling ancient cemetery holding the bodies of 700 Vikings.

The experimental test tracks of a retro-futuristic monorail still stand in the French countryside.

Stuck in the middle of a modern Madrid city block are the remains of a 19th century sports complex.

Created as a punny statement about genetic engineering this monstrous hybrid statue has become a beloved icon.

The right to a full beard is honored by the grave of a man who was attacked and jailed due to his facial hair.

An oddly specific collection of handmade dolls remembers the women of the White House.

The farm where one of America's greatest leaders was raised is now a well-appointed landmark.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

Every president in history is immortalized in bronze in downtown Rapid City.

The high point on the 16th president's eponymous roadway is marked by a massive version of his head.

This historic Amsterdam bar used to accept sailor's monkeys as payment.

From neon green watering holes to bleached elephant foetuses, this Mozambique museum makes natural history weird.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

This evocative New Jersey statue memoralizes the Polish victims of a Soviet massacre.

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

The secret cells in the basement of the KGB's Estonian "Grey House" have been preserved as a grim Cold War museum.

There is an unmarked red button hidden over Houston's Buffalo Bayou that is just begging to pushed...

The grave of America's 11th president is not in some grand monument but instead it's hidden away on the grounds of the Tennessee Capital.

From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.