Places Edited by Kerry Wolfe

The plague quarantine island home to the alleged "Vampire of Venice."

A clone-tree in Washington Square Park sprung from seeds that went to the Moon and back.

The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.

Where dogs like the rare "Fire-Tailed Border Cocker" run free on the mountainside.

This scalding hot river was thought to be a myth until one geoscientist made it his quest to study the mystical waters.

An acoustic anomaly with a mysterious cause sits in the heart of Tulsa.

A lake with hundreds of ancient skeletons surrounding it. The surprise is what killed them.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

The tragic reality of a village riddled with rumors of haunts, chemical spills, and serial killers.

A mysterious echo seems to defy the laws of acoustics.

A special train service transported Sydney's dead from this station to "Necropolis Receiving Houses" at Rookwood Cemetery.

A museum in south England celebrates the amphibious vehicles that cruise on a cushion of air.

A reliquary of pop culture marvels, including the world's largest (and most terrifying) Jack-in-the-Box.

The ancient Greek Titan guards this massive dam holding a lightning bolt to symbolize electricity.

The not-quite-incorruptible St. Bernadette is perhaps the most beautiful of preserved saints—with a little help from Paris.

A collection of haunted artifacts chronicles the career of the world’s most famous paranormal investigators. Museum is temporarily closed with plans to re-open.

Thirty creepy ghosts now inhabit this decaying 14th-century church.

A rusted metal giant pays tribute to Birmingham’s industrial past.

A tour of underground Berlin takes you through WWII air raid shelters and tunnels used to smuggle people out of East Germany.

A state-of-the-art medical facility from the Imperial era is now a derelict ruin.

A statue beloved by—and named by—the local townsfolk it represents.

These mysterious circular formations are actually remnants of 19th century gristmills.

Dedicated to a song so popular the request to "Play Shoreline" became part of Swedish culture.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.