Places Edited by erjeffery

This tiny Minnesota city tried to secede from the Union as a last-ditch effort to fix its crumbling water system.

Nature took her revenge on the "Wickedest City in the World."

This collection of historical artifacts and tropical wildlife waits just beneath the surface of the water.

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.

Turns out you can see the world without ever leaving Maine.

It’s a bug’s life at this Korean eco-event park, built to host an annual butterfly festival.

The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.

The only natural lake in the world that drains into both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

This overgrown Illinois water park offers a whole new type of adventure.

Tucked away on an empty wooded lot in suburban Oklahoma City lie the remnants of an abandoned circus camp.

The rusty hull of this 1899 ship serves as a tribute to explorers of the bottom of the world.

Visit this church that's shaped like a giant glass pump either to cater to women or to reference a tragic local tale. Or both.

For over 40 years, this quaint little house has teetered on a rock in the middle of a river.

A marble Lucifer hides behind the pulpit of this Gothic cathedral.

This beautiful system of tunnels built into natural rock serves as a centuries old plumbing system.

Originally built as a promotional giveaway, this suburban house was designed to be an IRL version of the Simpson home.

The once-grand remains of this resort are slowly turning into the strange ruins of the future.

This memorial marks the devastating day that Texas City was destroyed in a daisy chain of exploding ships.

The ruins of this gorgeous clifftop castle look like something from a fantasy novel.

This scout retreat, still in use today, was the filming location for the original “Friday the 13th” film.

Rent out a glass igloo to watch the Northern Lights like you live in the future.

The most gigantic, swoony, intimidating trio of fingers in all of antiquity.

Kentucky's anomalous peninsula projecting into the Mississippi River, site of legendary earthquakes and local feuds.

An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.