Places Edited by Lex Berko

Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.

The composer did some of his finest work in this country home, including "The Nutcracker."

The world’s largest knitted mitten is displayed in one of Sweden’s smallest Arctic villages.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

Mine your own precious stones.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

This historic Pittsburgh tennis complex is a rare example of natural red clay courts.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

Every St. Andrews student knows to avoid this inscription for fear of a martyr's curse.

The remains of a British railway rusting in the jungle mist of a Brazilian mountainside.

An eerily charming collection of salvaged buildings and curios grown out of a family scrap business.

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

The inventor of the iconic Pringles can was so proud of his invention he was buried in one.

Seemingly unremarkable items like empty sushi trays, chef hats, and freshness stickers are being preserved so future generations can look back on this beloved cultural import.

A Texas landowner spelled out his name with three miles of trees, a giant signature that's been used by NASA to evaluate satellite imagery.

This seemingly out-of-place gas station by the Watergate hotel was once described as the most expensive gas station in the world.

The skeletons, demons, and corpses serve as a warning of the terrors of Buddhist Hell.

One of the largest collections of Catalan literature and cultural materials outside of Spain, created by a community of 1960s expats.

A statue commemorate Tommie Smith and John Carlos's brave protest at the 1968 Olympics, a watershed moment for civil rights.

Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.

A safari-themed castle in the South African bush with the largest maze in the southern hemisphere.

A decommissioned Soviet airplane has been used as a movie theater and a cultural center.

The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.