Places Edited by Martin

The loneliest island in New York.

The world's longest wildlife overpass provides Hilversum's critters with a safe alternative to trying their luck on the roadway.

How did the right arm of a 13th-century English bishop wind up in a Connecticut church?

Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."

An odd little fishing town that is inundated by tourists looking to be locked up in a cage and surrounded by great white sharks, because why not?

"All Mountains - All The Time."

Jumping-off point for a climb up Mt. Everest is the most dangerous airport in the world.

Named after the Goddess of Harvests, Annapurna is the deadliest member of the Eight-thousanders club.

Forgotten German bunkers in China create a sharp cultural contrast.

Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.

A Gothic-inspired fish market is Gothenburg's best place to find loaves and fishes.

The first tourist attraction to offer tours for interstellar tourists.

A heroic pigeon that, through a barrage of gunfire, delivered a message that saved over 100 lives in World War I.

A strange tribute to all the fallen souls of war.

A collection of relics from the Spiritualist Camp Chesterfield.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

Special tunnels built so that frogs won't be killed when crossing the highway.

This hospital once pioneered the use of electroencephalograms, but fell into maltreatment, abuse, and eventual abandonment.

Eclectic architecture in the woods of New York.

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

The biggest museum dedicated to insects in North America, one of the largest in the world.

The tallest sea cliffs on the Southern Hemisphere are a climber's worst nightmare.

The unusual private collection of modern-day renaissance man George Musgrave.

The amazing wonder cabinets of a very rich Austrian archbishop.