Places Edited by erjeffery

Visiting dignitaries and Hollywood stars once stayed at this 1920s hotel, alongside ghosts that are said to haunt its corridors.

A private selection of curiosities, carefully curated by a young Brighton local.

Peru’s only toy museum houses everything from pre-Inca whistles to lead soldiers and terrifying dolls.

This Seattle joint serves food inside an old train car once used by FDR.

This beautifully verdant lagoon is tucked below a massive volcano in a crater atop a black pebble beach.

People have been scribbling on this massive chunk of granite for more than 1,500 years.

The Forest Service's surprisingly sophisticated collection of wildfire prevention art features America's most beloved bear.

Gorgeous views of Italian mountains and valleys form the backdrop of this unique open-air theater.

This gallery of prehistoric red ochre art lines the wall of a scenic segment in Utah's San Rafael Swell.

This remarkable prehistoric town is full of watchtowers and houses that have withstood thousands of years.

Seattle's super-sized cowboy apparel once belonged to a themed gas station that wrangled in herds of tourists.

This graveyard contains markers and monuments dedicated to some of the darkest chapters in Washington's history.

This eclectic collection documents the wild legacies of "America's Wickedest Street."

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

The small family-run business has kept alive the fading art of creating beautiful handmade book covers.

Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.

A colorful narrow alley in Cuba is full of street art and sculptures made of found objects.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

An ancient fortified mound raised over the millennia from settlements built one on top of the other.

Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.

Where school buses go to die and be reborn as whimsical works of art.

Inside a humble hangar is some of the best roller derby the world has to offer.

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.

Arthur, Merlin, and Guinevere are among the largest and oldest satellite dishes on the planet.