Places Edited by Lex Berko

How would you like to dine in the same room where some of the Titanic's victims were embalmed?

Washington's top-secret Cold War-era doomsday communications tower is located in a small neighborhood park.

A no-frills, DIY nature preserve manned by a U.S. expat who has dedicated his life to turtle conservation.

The bank that helped fund the Mexican-American War and the purchase of Alaska met its downfall after helping Augusto Pinochet launder money.

An ancient Roman theatre restored to its former glory in the Spanish city of Cartegena.

The founder of a utopian religious community based on the Golden Rule laid his son to rest on this grassy hill.

The two massive guns that defended Cartagena Bay.

A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."

Bringing back the art of handmade custom coffins.

Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.

An obsolete, vanishing traffic device warns Cincinnati drivers away from middle-of-the-road obstructions.

Historic home to one of the most famous women pioneers of the 19th century.

This impressive collection of rare books on ancient mysticism inspired author Dan Brown.

The underground hideout of a Japanese soldier for whom World War II ended in 1972.

This Great Depression-era creation was once known as the strangest house in the world.

A national collection of Communist-era musical posters.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

Two thirds of this Montreal neon icon has survived to flash another day.

An abandoned Nazi explosives plant founded by the inventor of dynamite is now an underground museum.

Polish luminaries and masterful folk art find sanctuary in this unique cemetery.

The largest collection of handbags in the world, the oldest of which were used to carry Bibles, primarily by men.

A winding district gerrymandered into the shape of a mantis.

A million and a half tons of earth were used to create one of the world's largest land sculptures.

Stone carvings record the Norse myth of Sigurd, providing a glimpse into Scandinavia's transition from paganism to Christianity.