Places Edited by Martin

A lone pole once used to display a man's corpse now stands empty, but the memory remains.

This Russian diner is staffed entirely by twins.

A small island with no monkeys but plenty of military ruins.

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

The former private quarters and office of Dr. Sigmund Freud now hosts a museum housing the works of the founding father of psychoanalysis.

A shrine to a skeleton saint in the city of angels.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."

A tunnel once abandoned now thrives with graffiti art as an off-limits makeshift gallery.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

A preserved building where the dead were once watched for signs of life.

A lone cannonball remains lodged in the walls of the Hotel de Sens as a sober reminder of a revolution.

This massive mushroom has spent centuries eating its way across a huge swath of Oregon.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

A massive forgotten storehouse from 1913 on the Brooklyn Waterfront has a spectacular view of Brooklyn.

A fake mine that was made using real mining techniques which is also used as a community center.

This museum honors the first Spanish land grant in California which is still in the hands of the original owner's family.

The legend of a local monster still haunts this small town.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

A decommissioned Naval base now rents itself out for people who want to blow stuff up.

From lefty Jewish gathering site to hip cultural site in just 80 years.

An abandoned munitions factory with a shot tower continues to wage war on the surrounding environment.

The home of a neoclassical master is now a shrine to his chosen art style.

This museum has a most unusual location: inside a giant, three-headed elephant.