Places Edited by Lex Berko

Canada's accused-traitor-turned-folk-hero is buried under a red stone in a ring of his own.

An experimental forest at the foreground of arboreal science is also the canary in the coal mine for climate change.

Once used to screen films for theater owners to rent, this historic building is now a start up hub.

The former home of a mad diplomat is said to still be marked in bloody, arcane scrawls.

The violinist who played on as the Titanic sank is buried in this quiet English cemetery.

Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.

From bench to vandalism to art, this silly prank seat was funny enough to become permanent.

James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.

This crumbling little graveyard was saved from the undergrowth by concerned veterans.

A literally moving statue of stacked metal giants just continually trying (and failing) to find love.

This penis-focused monastery is dedicated to Buddhism's "Divine Madman."

This museum remembers the tough Mormon trek across America through an intriguing array of artifacts.

A complicated, forgotten beacon of hope for thousands of immigrants, "Canada's Emerald Isle" lies in ruin.

A giant pair of thick black glasses mark the tragic demise of a trio of rock and roll legends.

Just another terrifying garden filled with hundreds of endlessly smiling doll people.

This dark, damp, perilous tunnel is the only passage from north to south Tajikistan.

An exercise in patience and imagination, where Mother Earth turned common stuff into precious hidden treasures.

Created by four famous men, the beautifully designed Buffalo State Asylum was resurrected as a hotel and art center, but still boasts a ghost story or two.

This simple convenience store sits on the location where the Ouija board was named—and has a plaque to prove it.

Rent out a glass igloo to watch the Northern Lights like you live in the future.

The last slot car racing arcade in Brooklyn is keeping the dream of speedy little autos alive.

This German museum devoted to the simple wonders of salt is actually built over an old saltworks.

This Luxembourg cave is covered in cryptic looking marks left by mining activity.

This museum chronicles the history of a leprosy quarantine hospital that then became a refuge.