Places Edited by keslar

The remnants of what was once the largest film studio on the East Coast are hiding in plain sight.

The burial site of 16 men’s hair buns, which were lopped off in place of their heads.

This sculpture of a pylon is upside down and askew, as if its main purpose is to confuse passersby.

This California artist's front yard acts as a gallery for his unique, scrap metal animal sculptures.

These magnificent city walls rise from the barren sun-baked Spanish plains like something straight out of a fairytale.

The forgotten remains of the first steamship that launched on Lake Tanganyika.

Science meets wall art to highlight the beauty of famous mathematical equations.

This underwater cave in Madagascar is home to what is thought to be the country's largest fossil graveyard.

Beautiful antiques and obscure engineering artifacts trace the evolution of phones from rare luxuries to ubiquitous.

The medieval network of canals hidden underneath the city is opened to explorers each year.

The largest dinosaur trackway in North America is tucked away among this canyon's ghosts and archaeological gems.

A storefront museum in Asbury Park honoring the Jersey Shore’s deep history of mystery—including the Jersey Devil.

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

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

A whimsical, but often overlooked clock in Park Avenue.