Places Edited by Martin

One of the tallest mountains in India was closed for years after a botched CIA mission.

Shoot for par over the bodies of the dead on this cemetery-cum-golf course.

This historic Melbourne bullet factory is fully encased in a massive glass and steel cone.

In this tiny Iranian town playing on the roof isn't just encouraged, it's the only place to go.

The mouldering manses of wealthy colonials still pock the streets of a Curaçao neighborhood.

Like something out of a pulp adventure, this abandoned plane wreck is slowly being retaken by the Caribbean jungle.

This hidden library of physiological ephemera contains centuries worth of knowledge on the vim and viscera of the human body.

Dress up like a miner and take a slide into the disco-lit depths of this once foundational salt mine.

Held in an old church, this clockwork museum maintains a special focus on titanic tower timepieces.

After this one-of-a-kind palace was built the architect's hands are said to have been cut off to keep it that way.

This huge pile of volcanic boulders hides a stunning network of secret grottoes.

This chilly Canadian hotel has a four-month lifespan due to the unusual material it's made of.

The bodies of some early polar pioneers are still buried beneath the harsh snows of the Antarctic.

These passages carved from the Antarctic ice hold strange shrines to the harsh southernmost climes.

The world's first ice hotel is still one of the most elaborate and beautiful.

Mind-blowing carvings and fantasy ice scenes grace the largest year-round ice environment in the world.

The largest wooden building in the world now houses a fascinating collection of aircraft.

A giant concrete egg marks this Indiana town as the "Egg Basket of the Midwest."

Meet your friends, marry your true love, or tell your enemies to kiss your butt under this historic Pittsburgh timepiece.

This ancient ruined monastery has been destroyed by fire so many times that it seems like God hates it.

Half curiosity cabinet, half late night hotspot, this Brazilian bar is helping turn a dangerous neighborhood around.

The final resting place of the tragic king and queen of the Jazz Age is tucked away in a small Maryland graveyard.

As the aging humans of this Japanese village die off one local artisan is replacing them with eerie homonculi.

These Stalin-era industrial 'death traps' hang lifeless above the city