Places Edited by Henrik Johansson

The Real LegoLand.

A nerdcentric group and creators of the Nerd Prom.

The Art Deco Silver Screen.

Queen Anne style apartment house built in 1886.

These serpents are considered holy and pampered accordingly.

"Would you like your sangria in an IV bag, or straight-up?"

The world's only silo that was topped by two revolving restaurants has unfortunately been demolished.

The "first cat," "first dog," and even a presidential pygmy hippo all get their due in this museum.

In the early 1800s, surgery was also a show.

One of the first sewers in the Americas.

The earliest known map to show America, discovered by accident at a Paris bookshop.

The single richest source of elemental discoveries in the world.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.

A wellspring of natural Viagra found in Bosnia.

1513 Turkish world map, full of European state secrets and snarky commentary.

Made by river sediment, it is the largest alluvial fan in the world.

A onetime gangsters' hideaway where you can dine on steaks, fine wines, and cigars just like they once did.

The sad remains of a monument to martial arts legend and movie star Bruce Lee—in the middle of Balkans.

A Very Low Frequency transmitter you can tune in on your PC.

A thin pane of glass keeps visitors from sliding off this futuristic skywalk.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

The personal library of the founder of modern neurology is open to visitors.

A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.