Places Edited by Martin

This ratty natural history collection is a charming relic among a city rushing into modernity.

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

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

This punny mirror of another Wisconsin attraction is exactly what it sounds like.

This "social palace" housing complex created a relatively stable and self-contained worker's society... for a time.

Hidden within a Netherlands crater is a stone bed that lets those who lie in it see the sky as a curved surface.

This Irish show cave is said to have been the site of a Viking massacre that claimed 1,000 lives.

It’s not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music’s library has been described as a “cathedral of books.”

The ancient past meets the retro-future at these dinosaur tracks that are protected by a geodesic dome.

The history of the traveling carnival is remembered by this sprawling collection of vintage wagons, games, and rides.

What was once one of the country's largest confectionary plants is now an abandoned ruin, but is still pretty sweet.

The oldest house in Manhattan is now a museum that remembers the home's sordid history of scandals, vice-presidents, and ghosts.

The largest offshore wind farm in the world would be even bigger if it weren't for some pesky birds.

The last of Philadelphia's wood-paved streets is now a landmark of terrible engineering.

This small, but long-running hobby club has built one of the largest model rail lines in the US.

The pedestrian traffic signals in Brazil's teeming metropolis light up with clues to nearby landmarks.

Manhattan and the Bronx have been playing tug-of-war over this former island neighborhood for more than a century.

This historic-shipwreck-cum-diving-spot can still be seen poking its boiler out of the Lake Michigan waters that claimed it.

A crumbling staircase in upper Manhattan is all that remains of one of the most important sites in sports history.

This Hawaiian cattle ranch acts as a museum devoted to the island cowboys that predate the wild west.

First known as the "Sample House," this construction mash-up was meant to be a living catalogue of building styles.

For better or worse, this whimsical sculpture garden was a favorite place of Rupert Murdoch's.

This replica medieval European village in the Dominican Republic was built by a Hollywood set designer.

A tiny plaque hidden miles into the Washington wilderness is all that remains to honor a shipwreck that left 18 people dead.