Places Edited by IJVin

A three-piece musical sculpture installed between the subway tracks at Kendall Station near MIT.

If you visit Santa's village, you can get your passport stamped to show you crossed into the Arctic Circle.

The spot where three Protestant clergymen were burned at the stake during the reign of "Bloody Mary."

This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.

Hundreds of handmade critters fill this tiny window gallery in the heart of Portland's Alberta Arts District.

Eritrea's futuristic gas station is a nod to Italy's fascist history.

A 19th-century smallpox cemetery is being reclaimed by scrub forest and sand dunes.

This stately mansion, built in 1787 by America's first Secretary of the Navy, is rumored to be one of the most haunted buildings in Washington, DC.

A little Lego easter egg is hidden underwater in the Boston Tea Party tableau at Miniland.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

One of 100 “Whaling Wall" murals painted in 13 different countries by a renowned marine life artist.

The alpine falls where Sherlock Holmes apparently met his demise can actually be visited.

Turns out you can see the world without ever leaving Maine.

The homestead of American patriot John Adams.

Just outside of Nairobi lies a large estate surrounded by endangered Rothschild giraffes, who have been fed from the window by Mick Jagger and Walter Cronkite.

A 16th-century Andalusian palace.

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

Shakespeare has been brought to life in this open air theater for the better part of a century.

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

This simple highway curve has become a comedic pilgrimage site.

The world's first commercial spaceport is a disappointment of cosmic proportions.

A simple midtown bar was once the home of a secretive and exclusive club staffed by "bunnies" under Hefner's strict rules.

A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.

If there is one thing you don't want to be in Sweden during Christmas, it's a Yule Goat.