Places Edited by Kavya Ram Mohan

The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.

This subterranean necropolis holds three floors of antler-dug grave caves.

This Massachusetts home was the first to have a telephone line and its own phone number: 1.

An 1870s ranch for pioneers, rodeo stars, and divorcees was abandoned and left for dead, until the city reopened it for exploration.

This dangerous-looking suspension bridge may have been too unstable to remain open.

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

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.

The largest tea plantation in Southeast Asia supplies gorgeous vistas alongside tea for the surrounding countries.

This massive stone and steel monument remembers a century-old battle that cost thousands of lives and nearly destroyed the city.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

Modern art meets modern convenience in possibly the world's most architecturally important public bathroom.

The honor of highest point in Michigan was almost given to the wrong peak before this mountain won out by 11 inches.

This intricate Hindu temple is the largest of its kind outside of India itself and was constructed like a giant puzzle.

This abandoned 19th century orphanage started as a boarding school for children of Civil War veterans.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

This Minnesota-shaped forest is actually located in the state it is shaped like.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

A Netherlands hotel where you can sleep inside a wine barrel.

A town whose main resource was blue asbestos... what could possibly go wrong?

On this Puerto Rican island, many abandoned naval ammunition bunkers sit open while a few have been padlocked by locals as personal storage.

The northernmost point in Denmark is a turbulent sandbar created by two clashing seas.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.