Places Edited by Jaszmina Szendrey

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

Created as a punny statement about genetic engineering this monstrous hybrid statue has become a beloved icon.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

The attic of a four-century-old canal house hides a clandestine church.

The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.

Poland's oldest surviving university building holds a wealth of historic science instruments including some used by Copernicus.

Possibly the oldest of Britain's ancient henges is also one of its most stark.

Spinning silently in the lobby of an Art Deco masterwork is a massive vintage model of the Earth.

Opulence and fantasy collide in this royal chair which is supposedly made with unicorn horns.

These warring psychedelic crags commemorate an unsuccessful military operation.

Giant eggs, walls of bread, and nightmare surreality mark the largest collection of works by Salvador Dalí.

The oldest house in Glasgow is now a museum dedicated to the city's medieval history.

An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.

This small group of sand dunes manages to pack in a strange rainbow of colors.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House on Haunted Hill" to a robot hunter's pad.

This short bridge is the only thing connecting a tiny Irish island to the mainland.

This ominous Albanian fortress houses tanks and downed planes as a reminder of their victories over Western imperialism.

The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.

This sacred cave temple is home to thousands of bats and according to legend, a giant snake king.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.