Places Edited by Lex Berko

A stray meteor left this picturesque hole in the Australian outback.

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

This pair of Australian "waterfalls" appear to be falling straight across the land.

The holes in the world's longest golf course are in a series of different towns.

The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.

This abandoned Antarctic research station is a Soviet ghost frozen in time.

Southern Ocean waters and glacial forces transform the Antarctic ice into these stunning bridges and caves.

This crumbling folly looks like an enchanted left over from Middle Earth.

This lovely little burbling creek is actually a deadly waterway that has dragged down everyone who ever set foot in it.

Possibly the world's only drive-in movie theater with an attached motel.

Nicknamed Kazakhstan's Grand Canyon, this natural wonder lies east of Almaty near the Chinese border.

Leave a button on the jacket of this iconic Seattle clown.

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.

This 50-foot rock formation looked like a face that was once believed to be that of a Native American chief.

This little Vancouver shack is a temple to all things Hendrix.

This giant Christ took first place in South America's religious arms race.

This abandoned Antarctic base sits nearly unchanged since it was forsaken in the 1950s, just waiting for you to visit.

Originally built as a promotional giveaway, this suburban house was designed to be an IRL version of the Simpson home.

One Italian taxi driver covered his entire house in small seashells creating a weird bit of architecture that is preserved to this day.

A convincing little bit of ancient Egypt smack dab in Richmond, Virginia.

Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.

The ancient remains of this natural fortress can still be found along the Silk Road looking surprisingly preserved.

No one is sure what to do with this WWII shipwreck that sits at the bottom of the Thames, still loaded with tons of explosives.

Once a state-of-the-art tuberculosis treatment spa, these ruins are now ruled by paintball players.