Places Edited by Martin

The largest game reserve in Africa is home to thousands of species but refuses to house humans.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

This picturesque mansion has gone from opulent ruin to nature museum.

A field of nothing but boulders which resembles a giant's gravel driveway.

A theater sits abandoned on Roosevelt Road, once majestic in splendor, now majestic in decay.

A former gold rush boomtown has managed to stay in business for over 100 ramshackle years.

Built to repay the sins of the father, this church is home to one of the most valuable works of Western art.

A war-torn Olympic relic is being overtaken by graffiti and nature.

Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

The concrete shell of an industry giant remains as a playground for graffiti artists, auto scrappers, and paintball warriors.

A museum devoted to the victims and the survivors of the most catastrophic fire in American history.

An enthusiastically interactive mining museum that won't let black lung ruin the fun.

A hacienda that features all things uniquely Yucatán.

A fortified city, home to a remaining population of five families

Catch a glimpse of the elusive Peninsular bighorns right off of the desert freeway.

A grand New York post office that is home to mailman Santas, scraps of postal history, and a pneumatic mail system.

An extraordinary natural landscape of mountains, waterfalls, and rocky cliffs riddled with tunnels.

This simple apartment may have inspired some of the most important theories in the history of science.

Nondescript elevator doors open to reveal a stunning, surreal world.

Peru's (not so) mysterious carved stones.

A small, but award-winning beach known for its literally spotless reputation.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

The final resting place to 300 Victorian-era pets hides inside the city park.