Places Edited by Martin

The so-called "Father of Las Vegas" had the city's first telephone installed in his office in 1907.

One of the oldest bridges in Norwich was used during the English witch trials and is said to be haunted.

Would you spend the night in Japan's deepest train station?

The Hveragerði fissure runs through this unassuming shopping center.

Banished from town, this local jester concocted a clever return.

Apparently, the whole cosmos emanates from this plain concrete tower.

A 6,888-carat piece of turquoise that bears a striking resemblance to the first President of the United States.

In the 1940s, Italian architect Mario Cavallè built a dozen of these round homes in northern Milan.

A museum celebrating rare American motorcycles where everything runs—and none of it quietly.

Plans for this peninsula included houses, the United Nations Headquarters, and a nuclear power plant. When none of them worked out, it became an expansive park.

In the 1950s, two women saved this grand theater in the Colorado mountains from demolition.

These are probably the most beautifully crafted toilets you've ever seen.

For nearly 50 years this airplane that crashed during World War II remained missing in the remote Australian backcountry.

Twisted trees shaped by coastal winds make this woodland look like something from a spooky story.

A century-old church is now a space museum with a treasure trove of Soviet space items.

The historic villages and towns of Suffolk are filled with wonky wooden beam houses painted an unusual shade of pink. Unknown to many though, this sweet shade has a bloody history.

An architectural experiment in the Lower Ninth Ward, this row house is capable of floating as high as the Katrina floodwaters.

The Jelgava Palace holds one of the few burial places of governor’s dynasties that is open to the public.

A giant snail sculpture looking longingly at the German traffic museum.

In the city forest of Augsburg are oval, artificial ponds formed from a World War II bombing campaign.

These small house replicas have stood proudly since the 1950s, even as the property has changed hands.

In what is rumored to be an intentional act of spite, this memorial almost completely obscures the nearby grave of a senior officer.

A miniature representation of Canadian cities and landmarks in incredible—and sometimes hilarious—detail.

An eclectic collection of highly specialized bicycles once used by artisans for their specific needs.