Places Edited by Eric Grundhauser

Amid the marketing blitz of modern Times Square is an elegant holdover from its showbiz glory days.

Sitting in the arguable birthplace of the Wild West, this museum holds the largest collection of bronco busting bric-a-brac in the world.

Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.

A simple plaque remembers an act of WWI terrorism that obliterated an island and forever scarred the Statue of Liberty.

The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.

This massive World War II calculator hearkens back to the days when "computer" was a job title.

These aggressively sustainable art homes look like something out of 1970's science fiction.

Helped by a surprise posthumous donation this small town toy museum features over 5,000 vintage playthings.

This Italian-style temple replica has been threatening to fall off the Irish coast for hundreds of years.

The oldest farmer's market in America is so ancient it was approved by the King of England.

Once housing children next to hardened criminals this historic jail once displayed Ned Kelly's skull until it was stolen.

Adobe ruins punctuate the beauty of an 800 foot canyon carved by the Canadian River.

This picturesque stream was up until recently the site of a ten story mountain of slag and sewage.

This short bridge is the only thing connecting a tiny Irish island to the mainland.

Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.

One of the largest caverns in the world has a maw large enough to stack cathedrals in.

On the shores of Lake Kalamazoo, a plaque marks a fictional event where an island nation ran aground.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

The ruins of this abandoned fort now stand as a picturesque reminder of America's march West.

Hidden in the back of a disused small town hotel is a dive bar shellacked with over a million pennies.

This southwestern historic site was designed and built by an artist who wanted his work to "feel at home."

This ancient burial site is believed to be one of the first earthquake-protected structures in the world.

Hidden among popular Sydney golf courses is a little remembered graveyard populated by smallpox victims.

In Grand Rapids, Michigan, a marker honors the creation story of a proud fictional culture.