Places Edited by Henrik Johansson

An eerie, existential museum dedicated to the author of "The Metamorphosis."

A secret garden in a picturesque Edinburgh village has inspired artists for centuries.

From under the bed of one of the co-founders, this server helped launch the notorious file-sharing website.

These giant volcano sponges in Antarctica are thought to be the world's oldest living animal, at 15,000 years old.

The Arctic Circle runs through this isolated spot north of Iceland.

On any given day this sprawling market houses literally tons of government-regulated gold, gems, and precious metals.

A collection of more than 1,000 teddies from nearly any profession.

The world’s largest knitted mitten is displayed in one of Sweden’s smallest Arctic villages.

A portable, wooden replica (minus the hyphen) of Hamburg’s iconic crooked coffee shop.

This modern arts center is built around a gem of late-Baroque architecture.

A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.

This Old Testament garden features 100 plants from biblical times.

The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

Inmates dig the graves at the largest prison cemetery in the U.S., the final resting place of both cowboys and Indians.

Walk through Czech history in Prague's largest graveyard.

The inventor of the iconic Pringles can was so proud of his invention he was buried in one.

Seemingly unremarkable items like empty sushi trays, chef hats, and freshness stickers are being preserved so future generations can look back on this beloved cultural import.

A sobering account of the vibrant multicultural neighborhood that was destroyed under apartheid.

One of the world's tallest waterfalls wasn't revealed to the world at large until 2006.

The bust of Romania’s most notorious ruler, Vlad Dracula aka "Vlad the Impaler," keeps watch over the ruins of his medieval court.

The abandoned "Red Star Train Graveyard" is the final rusting place for precious artifacts of train history.

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

A blank headstone topped with a pile of pennies marks the final resting place of the infamous assassin.