Places Edited by Sarah Brumble

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

This lush forest valley was once mined for lumber to the extent that it was once nicknamed "The Pennsylvania Desert."

This Costa Rican topiary park is a surreal garden of unearthly delights.

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

This Italian-style temple replica has been threatening to fall off the Irish coast for hundreds of years.

Starting with nothing more than discarded conch shells, one man has built an island/bar that would make Jimmy Buffet jealous.

This small city where almost everyone lives in the same building can only be reached via North America's longest tunnel.

This constantly evolving art space saved an Italian town from its own crippling reputation.

This sacred cave temple is home to thousands of bats and according to legend, a giant snake king.

The largest axe on the planet contains a time capsule that seems like it may never be discovered.

A mythical garden that once grew the golden apples of wisdom is said to have existed in this ancient Moroccan city.

This giant expressionist head crowns a museum devoted to a beloved Mexican leader.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

Once the local rulers had gone these enchanting ruins housed common folk in an almost real life fairy tale.

The former home of France's controversial pop maestro is almost completely covered in ever-changing tributes and graffiti.

A subterranean ice warehouse that has lain hidden beneath central London for over a century is now open to the public.

A former seaside jewel built for the everyman is now simply a neglected art deco fortress.

Need to book a room at the Hotel Pennsylvania? Just dial up 6-5000.

This lesser known Hearst estate is a fairytale village built from the stolen bones of historic European buildings.

A majestic hotel for dreamers rises from the center of a fairytale wood.

This Italian stadium makes liberal use of fascist statuary to evoke classical sporting arenas.

These mysterious religious carvings were once thought to be thousands of years old but are actually the work of modern eccentric.

The second oldest anatomical theater is housed in a museum of curiosities.