Places Edited by Martin

From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.

The first "Hall of Fame" in America was designed by legendary Gilded Age architect Stanford White for what was then the NYU uptown campus.

A performance hall at the American Jewish University moonlights as a sci-fi film location set.

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

North America's first frozen mummified remains of an ice age steppe bison, the 36,000 year-old mummy named "Blue Babe."

A scenic fort on the harbor protected Philadelphia from an attack that never came.

Collective dedicated to restoring steam engines.

A local farm's collection of unusual structures from a now defunct storybook amusement park.

Mount Nyiragongo has erupted at least 34 times since 1882 and is home to the world's largest lava lake.

400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

Medical history with an amazing, if frighting, collection of wax diseases on display.

A medieval village holds a very modern hotel.

Visitors dip into a variety of pools of what was once ice.

A Spanish artist builds his own castle.

A fantastical group of cliffside stairways, bridges, and twisting paths carved out of stone provide a surreal coastal hike.

Twisted buildings adorn the banks of the Rhine river.

Island of trash twice the size of Texas floats in the Pacific.

An abandoned building that once tightened a power line that stretched across Messina Strait.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

Walls of stone rise up from sinkholes caused by underwater erosion.

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

Iconic rock formations that allow for exploration during high or low tide.

Model Trains and Much More in Hamburg.