Places Edited by Eric Grundhauser

What was to be the world's most secure Cold War document vault ended up as just a few shallow caves.

Gutted during the Liverpool Blitz, this architectural husk has been left destroyed in honor of the dead.

This historic steamboat is scuttled just a few hundred feet from where it was built over a hundred years ago.

These disused steel furnaces are now haunting ruins that may one day be a national park.

This smily stone feline is meant to represent a mythical lion that almost destroyed the island of Kea.

Despite a fraught and controversial history this African island holds a powerful monument to the tragedy of the slave trade.

The world's largest collection of artifacts from our history of industrial gas use is hard to simply pass.

This subterranean necropolis holds three floors of antler-dug grave caves.

Starting with nothing more than discarded conch shells, one man has built an island/bar that would make Jimmy Buffet jealous.

Looking like nothing more than a cartoon deserted island, this tiny sandbar is home only to a single umbrella.

This tiny tropical village was sick of anonymity so the locals made this sign, which actually changed the name of the town.

This eccentric mansion museum holds a impressive collection of rare and automatic instruments.

The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

This constantly evolving art space saved an Italian town from its own crippling reputation.

Said to be one of Sweden's most haunted places, this vicarage once even attracted a ghost-busting priest.

Despite the groans of archaeologists, this astounding groups of Bronze Age petroglyphs have been painted red for tourists.

Once described as the "Eagle's Nest," this ruined ancient city rests on a remote mountaintop.

This Massachusetts home was the first to have a telephone line and its own phone number: 1.

This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.

This sacred cave temple is home to thousands of bats and according to legend, a giant snake king.

A lone gunner's station is all that remains of a replica Spanish Fort in Florida.

This once-grand marvel of engineering is now 41 miles of scenic hiking trail.

A former electrical substation is now home to an eccentric junk art masterpiece.