Places Edited by Martin

A tradition unlike any other, this marks the site of the annual Groundhog's Day tradition.

The last municipal pneumatic post system in the world was in operation for over 100 years, and may run again.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

An eccentric company offers eccentric millionaires the opportunity to have spaceflight-related experiences.

The famous winding walk at Chartres is surrounded in mystery and myth.

The only visible piece of San Francisco's most famous shipwreck.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

A towering baroque basilica jutting out of the French countryside.

A lush desert oasis in the shape of a narrow crescent.

This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.

A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.

A typical crusty old museum this isn't.

Rivers of cattle blood gone, a strange Escheresque building remains, the last of its kind.

This was once the center of the Birdman cult, and is now a World Heritage Site.

How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.

This extremely narrow tenement boasts a maximum occupancy of just two.

A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.

The final resting place and once home of the Bandit Queen of the West.

The site of one of history's most indelible and horrific tragedies.

A popular shrine where the Blessed Virgin allegedly appeared in 1830, displaying a holy armchair and two incorruptible remains of Lady Saints.