Places Edited by Fred Cherrygarden

A former copper mine which became a truly unsuccessful prison.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

This Art Deco masterpiece has stood in for some of the most famous buildings in comic book history.

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York’s only fraction of a street.

Europe's second largest ossuary wasn't discovered until 2001.

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

Abandoned Japanese ghost town gives a glimpse into what our own metropolises may leave behind.

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

Turkish adventurer antiques in the heart of the Grand Bazaar.

We heard you like volcanoes so we put a volcano in your volcano so you can die for sure...

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.

The largest collection of model trains in the world is actually run using full-size locomotive technology.

The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.

This bridge is embedded with a giant steel dragon that breathes fire from its mouth.

The world's largest drain sits below the city of Kasukabe, Japan.

One of the few remaining ancient aqueducts described by Frontinus as 'the most solemn testimony of the Empire.'

The oldest bibliophilia club in America, with exhibitions on historic books and graphic arts.

How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?

This ancient temple is set up to take you on a pilgrimage of self.