Places Edited by Hana Glasser

There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.

Outlaws, hot springs, and tragedy have all left their mark on this ancient road in the Icelandic highlands.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

This WWII-era military installation once held an entire city within its walls - now, its walls are falling down.

A unique, free-floating electric ferry may be the only of its kind in Europe.

This floating garden in the sky is straight out of a fairy tale, but the real thing is nothing short of magical.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

An unusual stroll through gentlemen's erotica demonstrates that pornography is timeless.

An unusual manor of stunning beauty, born out of a crippling disease.

This family mausoleum is steeped in symbolism and looks more like a fantasy location than a grave.

One of the world's largest collections of rare and magnificent bird specimens.

A lovingly curated curio shop in which the taxidermy wear newspaper party hats, and peanut shells are spread across every surface.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

Undone by Prohibition, this abandoned brewery-turned-flour mill is now ready for its third act.

A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.

The site of one of history's most indelible and horrific tragedies.

Berlin's natural history museum houses the world's largest mounted dinosaur and the late beloved polar bear Knut.

This attraction was abandoned after the Chornobyl disaster.

Featuring the the longest lift span of any vertical-lift bridge in the world.

High Victorian fantasy created a fairytale castle out of a ruined fortress in Wales.

This three-chambered cave is the only protected natural bat hibernaculum in Quebec.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.