Places Edited by Mark Loftin

This work of art was designed to represent the Tarpeian Way Quarry that once dominated the area.

A unique collection of artistic rides

A home that witnessed Civil War combat on the Sunken Road has the battle scars to prove it.

The largest piece of the Berlin Wall in the Southern Hemisphere sits outside this German social club in a Canberra suburb.

This former psychiatric hospital was once one of the largest in Australia.

The world's first motel is now an administrative building for an apple farm.

This gold mine–turned–swimming hole is the perfect summer picnic spot, immersed in nature and history.

Constructed in 1857, mourners used these towers to burn offerings of paper prayers and gifts for the afterlife.

This aluminum “stairway to heaven” has impaled at least a couple of birds.

Dozens of large-scale, creative, evocative curios from prominent artists dot the calm outdoor space around this major museum.

With its peeling paint and faded sign, this theater-turned-recycling plant is a nostalgic relic of 1950s Americana.

Built over an abandoned train yard, this hidden gem is full of winding paths and offers gorgeous views of Sydney Harbour.

This little gem of Spanish Colonial architecture has been abandoned since the 1950s.

The maximum security facility was once thought to have "the bloodiest 47 acres in America."

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

America's only city hall with minarets took architectural cues from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.

Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.

A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

The sun acts as a key that only fits this giant keyhole twice a year.

Perhaps the world's only gas station inspired by a political scandal.

The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.