Places Edited by Eric Grundhauser

A Barbados crypt where it's said that the coffins refuse to stay put.

The moving metal works of one troubled artist can still be viewed on his front lawn... for now.

The remains of this ornate chapel now act as a portal to a cramped French cemetery.

This tiny Vietnamese village is known for eating snakes and serving their still-beating hearts in shots of vodka.

The world's second largest rocking chair is found on Route 66 in Cuba... Missouri.

The bar where "The Great Train Robbery" was planned was once a nexus of high society and low morals.

Spanking machines, fake goats, and more devices of humiliation are on display in this museum of fraternal initiation devices.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

Tucked away inside a historic Savannah hotel is a hundred-year history presented in ladies' lids.

This former coal mine has been turned into a sprawling modern art complex.

This haunting stone chasm is a hotbed of mossy rock and English legend.

This small museum holds a treasure trove of ceramic figures that are either a hoax or proof of dragons, aliens, and dinosaur riders.

The barrel-made lookout from Shackleton's final ship is tucked away in the crypt of one of London's oldest churches.

This historic Benedictine monastery brews a booze so toxic that it has often been blamed almost singularly for Scottish hooliganism.

An octet of classic chrome trailers speared into the ground act as a tribute to the silver bullets of the open road.

The remains of a Canadian train crash are now mouldering beneath layers of rust and graffiti.

A British plaque explains that a house was built using the spoils of the first international golf bet.

The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

This exclusive resort has completely covered a tiny Balkan island in a 5-star warren of guest rooms.

There is only one place in the world where the corners of four nations come together.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

Sail through this subterranean show cave that is home to a legend that would go on to name nearly everything around it.

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.