Places Edited by janwo

A unique look into the bowels of a century-old funicular.

A monument to one of the few Olympic flames ever to be lit outside of the host city.

This abandoned hospital has a long history, having housed both German and Soviet soldiers in the course of its life.

The country’s first escalator is located in department store filled with batiks and beautiful Indonesian products.

This arch granting triumphal entrance into Antalya was designed to honor the emperor's visit.

The remains of a former colonial fort on a stretch of beach that is occasionally visited by crocodiles.

The site of a famous samurai duel.

This "cursed house" features secret rooms, hidden vaults, and dark escape tunnels.

This century-old painting of a portly 10-foot-tall man spent years hidden behind plaster.

This 135-year-old weather station studied the effects of the climate on human health.

This natural history museum houses one of the world's largest rat kings, a terrifying jumble of tangled rodents.

This public space is speckled with the eerie remnants of a defunct amusement park.

A 90-ton, gravity-defiant steam locomotive shoots for the skies in this bizarrely beautiful public artwork.

A top-secret bunker now turned museum, is an eerie look at what life would have looked like in the event of nuclear war.

This tiny, tranquil Senegalese island serves as a powerful symbol of the Atlantic slave trade.

The 1936 Summer Olympics site is a crumbling remnant of sportsmanship and a history its host country would like to forget.

Reportedly 1,400 years old, this may be the first of the Fiji Mermaids.

Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.

One kilometer of thick brass rod laid out before your eyes.