Places Edited by Eric Grundhauser

The attic of a four-century-old canal house hides a clandestine church.

The abandoned Bermudian home of a British naval leader is surrounded by crumbling sporting fields and the graves of convicts.

Twisted girders are all that remain of an Icelandic bridge that was wiped out by a combination of volcanic heat and glacial floods.

Take a stroll through the hellish grotesques of Hieronymus Bosch in this elaborate Netherlands church.

This grave marks the final resting place of a legendary frontiersman... unless it doesn't.

This ruined fort hidden at the top of Central Park can't seem to keep from losing its historical plaques.

Once a strategically imperative naval base, portions of this Bermuda dock complex now serve cruise ships.

After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.

The man who is mainly remembered for a chicken dish he had nothing to do with is buried under a large concrete dome.

This French "sea of rocks" is packed with stunning rock formations and its own medieval castle.

This remote Himalayan temple is in danger of being completely washed away by a melting glacier.

This ceremonial mound is one of the first officially recognized Native American historical sites in North Carolina.

This odd little home was built right into an African rock face.

This historic store hides a museum exhibiting a shoe-sizing x-ray machine and a pair of kicks that once belonged to the world's tallest man.

This orchid sanctuary protects countless varieties of the flower, from the huge to the microscopic.

This remote eatery and museum is preserved as a time capsule of a small Icelandic fishing town.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

Opinions differ as to whether this Arizona tree was actually used as a Wild West jail, but that hasn't stopped the town from capitalizing on it.

This California tree is the single source of the state's entire orange industry.

This ancient sinkhole-turned-healing-pool is a treasure trove of archeological discoveries and may even be the Fountain of Youth.

These secluded and abandoned anti-aircraft defenses have become one the most scenic viewpoints in Barcelona.

This German monument honors the so-called "Prince of Mathematicians."

A strange rock in Chicago marks the spot where a tree once stood in honor of the 18th President.

Plains of ash and pair of semi-active volcanoes contribute to the otherworldly beauty of this little-known Vanuatu island.