Places Edited by Eric Grundhauser

The ruins of a cotton mill that was burned in the Civil War are still hidden in a Georgia forest.

The ancient past meets the retro-future at these dinosaur tracks that are protected by a geodesic dome.

This Irish show cave is said to have been the site of a Viking massacre that claimed 1,000 lives.

The soulless eyes of 82 bronze children stare on forever in remembrance of a horrifying World War II massacre.

The last of Philadelphia's wood-paved streets is now a landmark of terrible engineering.

This medieval Estonian tower provides access to a series of tunnels that have been home to soldiers, punks, and fine art.

The oldest house in Manhattan is now a museum that remembers the home's sordid history of scandals, vice-presidents, and ghosts.

The pedestrian traffic signals in Brazil's teeming metropolis light up with clues to nearby landmarks.

Manhattan and the Bronx have been playing tug-of-war over this former island neighborhood for more than a century.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

This Hawaiian cattle ranch acts as a museum devoted to the island cowboys that predate the wild west.

A crumbling staircase in upper Manhattan is all that remains of one of the most important sites in sports history.

Oslo's historic toboggan run has been letting thrill seekers slide from train stop to train stop for over a century.

For better or worse, this whimsical sculpture garden was a favorite place of Rupert Murdoch's.

This replica medieval European village in the Dominican Republic was built by a Hollywood set designer.

This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.

A portion of the old Pirates stadium over which a defining home run once flew still stands even after the rest of the stadium was torn down.

This Cold War siren is one off the last of its kind still standing with its immensely powerful original horn.

A tiny plaque hidden miles into the Washington wilderness is all that remains to honor a shipwreck that left 18 people dead.

This secret Australian garden was built on love after a man planted a random bulb he found in the ocean.

This French anatomy museum greets guests with a skinless man, mid-shovel.

This abandoned cemetery is crumbling into ruin, exposing the artifacts and bodies buried there.

The "Versailles of the Jungle" built by a dictator is now a decaying shadow of its hubristic grandeur.

The bat-covered home of one of the world's most popular brands of rum is located on a tropical Art Deco campus.