Places Edited by Kavya Ram Mohan

This pre-Revolutionary War grist mill ground corn and flour for soldiers in seven American wars.

This former quarry is now a picturesque gorge that hides a sunken lake.

A magically clear, blue river that seems to spring from nowhere.

This former estate of a fascist leader is now a burnt out ruin leading to a system of secret tunnels.

A sparkling sandstone cliffside that's worth a visit while it still exists.

This abandoned secret city is a crumbling wonderland of Soviet ruins.

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

Home to the story of the outlaw turned funhouse mummy, Elmer McCurdy.

This 1920s Amsterdam neighborhood was built as a giant experiment in concrete construction.

Captain John Smith thought these cliffs were amazing in 1608 but sharks thought so 20 million years before him.

The world's most charming instant portrait studio also happens to be its smallest.

This historic mini-suspension bridge was swept away once but is now here to stay.

This architectural triumph is the only Frank Lloyd Wright house in Alabama.

A small car graveyard sits in the shadow of the famous Cadillac Ranch.

After just one epic test blast, this literal loose cannon proved too explosive for combat.

An eerily abandoned stone tower is all that remains of a demolished dam on Cape Fear River.

This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.

Long-abandoned art nouveau baths beneath Milan's Piazza Oberdan.

This English-inspired Maryland garden is home to acres of opulent plant life including bushes shaped into an entire fox hunt.

An illuminated manuscript comprising the life's work of a lone monk, inexplicably decorated with a portrait of Satan himself.

Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.

This abandoned Slovenian military barracks has become a punky-political art squat.

Bananas are often left for the first monkey America ever recovered alive after being launched into space.

Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.