Places Edited by Eric Grundhauser

Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.

A giant scale model giving a sneak peek at what urban planners see for Shanghai by 2020.

Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water, this ancient crypt is more wishing well than burial site.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

For a couple of months each year this Swedish city turns into a festive neon phantasmagoria.

A town filled with hot chocolate, dazzling lights, and lots of Christmas cheer.

One of the world's largest ice festivals dazzles visitors for over a month with radiant sculptures and carvings.

If there is one thing you don't want to be in Sweden during Christmas, it's a Yule Goat.

The villagers of the coldest inhabited place on Earth adjust to unique challenges presented by day-to-day living.

For the holidays, the tallest broadcasting tower in the Netherlands turns into one of the world's tallest Christmas trees.

Quality time with reindeer in the stunning scenery of their natural Lappish habitat above the Arctic Circle.

This Brazilian astronomy museum allows guests to gaze at the stars through their telescopes each weekend.

The yawning remains of a complex naval fortress still haunt this Australian shore.

This wrecked airplane has been sitting on a black sand beach since the 1970s.

The oldest experimental corn field in America is still creating better ways to grow crops.

Giant eggs, walls of bread, and nightmare surreality mark the largest collection of works by Salvador Dalí.

The mysterious white squirrels of this Illinois city are treated like sacred cows.

The Stonehenge of Wales is one of the grandest neolithic dolmens still in existence.

This former Cyprus flight hub is now a crumbling, abandoned ghost complex.

In order to save this beloved rock, locals blew it up and put it back together piece by piece.

Created hundreds of years ago, the magical follies and landscapes at this park were almost lost to time before being restored.

These lovely Turkish-styled baths were brought back to life after winning a reality show competition.

The remains of one of America's first radiation testing grounds still rest ominously in a Georgia forest.

A beautiful stretch of Bangladeshi river known for its high quality sand is possibly more remarkable for its color changing water.