Places Edited by Martin

The last of the 19th-century booze-free bars has been slinging teetotal tonics for over a century.

Don't be a grizzly man. Get personal with Alaska's wild bears from the safety of this conservationist camp.

This Seattle curio shop collects and sells haunted items in order to spread wonder one grim artifact at a time.

The mysterious "Candelabra of the Andes" could represent anything from a god's trident to a hallucinogenic plant.

This Belgian palace was long the domain of priests and aristocrats but is now being turned into an art commune.

This former football stadium seems almost abandoned but is still in use by the next generation of Scottish sports stars.

This abandoned railroad tunnel is now home to a micro-colony of bats and a ghost train.

Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.

A stretch of New Hampshire lake water is the only ice runway in the lower 48 states that is FAA-approved.

This domed temple was built in a hidden cave mouth as a refuge for sinners seeking absolution.

Developers built a Walmart around one family's plot and constructed a mausoleum in the parking lot.

Hidden behind musical flora and forgotten for over a thousand years, this cave is now a neon dream.

On this tiny spot of land in the middle of Lake Titicaca the only ones who do the knitting are the men.

Hidden away in the city of Madison, Wisconsin is a nearly forgotten home that Frank Lloyd Wright built for a childhood friend.

This sci-fi gazebo located in a Washington power town is made from old bits of industrial electrical equipment.

Hidden well off the beaten path in Catalonia is this crumbling medieval castle that is slowly being covered in graffiti.

This water-tower-turned-high-end-apartment building was once the site of an early Nazi concentration camp.

This Croatian fairytale castle is slowly falling apart thanks to years of neglect.

A waterfall runs right through the middle of this Taiwanese shrine to the hundreds of workers killed while building a nearby highway.

The largest oak in England is said to have been the hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.

If you can look past the nearby sewer pipes, this urban sinkhole grotto is a mini-paradise.

Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.

This research center for rare prosimians is studying how they sleep to help prolong human life.

Discovered after draining a local pond, these ancient man-made caves are still a complete mystery.