Places Edited by Eric Grundhauser

In this tiny Iranian town playing on the roof isn't just encouraged, it's the only place to go.

Like something out of a pulp adventure, this abandoned plane wreck is slowly being retaken by the Caribbean jungle.

Dress up like a miner and take a slide into the disco-lit depths of this once foundational salt mine.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

A tree that grows parallel to the ground was declared Brooklyn's "crowning curio" by the poet who saved it.

After this one-of-a-kind palace was built the architect's hands are said to have been cut off to keep it that way.

These jagged limestone blades cut out through the canopy of the jungles of Borneo.

This huge pile of volcanic boulders hides a stunning network of secret grottoes.

Tucked away atop a quaint Alabama pharmacy is this tiny display of antique medical tools.

This chilly Canadian hotel has a four-month lifespan due to the unusual material it's made of.

The bodies of some early polar pioneers are still buried beneath the harsh snows of the Antarctic.

These passages carved from the Antarctic ice hold strange shrines to the harsh southernmost climes.

The world's first ice hotel is still one of the most elaborate and beautiful.

Mind-blowing carvings and fantasy ice scenes grace the largest year-round ice environment in the world.

Half curiosity cabinet, half late night hotspot, this Brazilian bar is helping turn a dangerous neighborhood around.

This ancient ruined monastery has been destroyed by fire so many times that it seems like God hates it.

The final resting place of the tragic king and queen of the Jazz Age is tucked away in a small Maryland graveyard.

The largest wooden building in the world now houses a fascinating collection of aircraft.

Meet your friends, marry your true love, or tell your enemies to kiss your butt under this historic Pittsburgh timepiece.

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

Only a handful of these gorgeous historic waterwheels remain but even those are in danger from local unrest.

These Stalin-era industrial 'death traps' hang lifeless above the city

As the aging humans of this Japanese village die off one local artisan is replacing them with eerie homonculi.

The crumbling ruins of this southern American fort have survived storms, war, and cults.