Places Edited by Kavya Ram Mohan

NASA's leading space science lab started by a co-founder with deep ties to the occult.

Beyond being incredibly fun, not much can be said about the Hole with certitude.

Burlesque Hospital Themed Restaurant.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

A forest of phallic offerings found in a quiet corner of a hotel car park.

The most unique castle in all of Southern California, entirely constructed from repurposed materials.

America's oldest archaeological site or a muddled case of wishful thinking.

A bizarre form of natural mummification was discovered in the church of this Frisian village.

An eccentric garden of sculptures crafted in India decorate an Irish green space dedicated to Alan Turing.

A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.

This collection started by a Cornell professor once held more than 600 human brain specimens, including the one that belonged to its founder.

On the Pakistan-India border the militaries perform an elaborate theater of aggression each and every night.

With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.

One-layer pyramid in Indiana.

Death road of Bolivia.

Hundreds of wooden coffins dangle from cliffs and caves in the Philippines.

An "anarchical" no man's land, complete with garbage sculptures and a hobo-run "Landfillian Library."

A famed drink seasoned with an amputated toe, now on its tenth digit.

Art museum based around the collections accumulated over 58 years by one eccentric thrift store owner.

One of the world's tallest, oldest, and most disgusting chocolate cascades.

One of Scotland's most important modern structures, it just made the '100 Most Endangered Sites' list.

17,400 lbs., 12 feet in diameter, and 29 years in the making.

What better place to take a seat?

This bridge provides safe passage for squirrels.