Places Edited by Henrik Johansson

A girls' boarding school inspired by the Chicago World's Fair, once abandoned, now restored to strange and scenic glory.

At one South African whaling station, this industrial extermination led to a feeding frenzy that may have even been a key inspiration for Jaws.

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

Genitals, claws, and faces are served at this Beijing eatery.

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

A celebrated bandstand at the center of what was once the worst slum in London.

A scalable map of Colombia with the bonus of a butterfly house.

This historic timepiece is thought to be the only public clock in the world that keeps lunar time.

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

A comic book store that puts the marvel back in marvellous.

Residential building on the Regents Canal is a breeding ground for creativity and innovation.

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

A magical world of elves and fairies tucked amongst the trees in Colombia.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.

Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.

A "Minnesota-style" pizza parlor in the Scandinavian heart of Seattle.

A commemorative mural in this tiny Ballard park honors the neighborhood's rich Scandinavian ties, particularly with Seattle's Norwegian sister city Bergen.

An otherwise quiet campground becomes a bustling medieval town for two weeks every year.

A 1,000 pound brass bell commemorates a time when this small maritime neighborhood was actually its own separate city.

Granting the right of way to ships over surface traffic since 1917.

This former medical factory gives home to cutting edge arts in the shadow of a gas works.

Another in a long tradition of legends regarding infernal seats.

Electrical curiosity museum housed in an old transformer station.