Places Edited by Matthew H Ward

The creek where a shark wreaked terror upon New Jersey, and served as the inspiration for "Jaws."

Memorial to the 137 lives lost on a ship fire, the whole hulk of which washed up on the Asbury Park shore.

Final resting place of Geronimo, Quanah Parker, and the first atomic gun ever fired.

The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

This jail which was in service for over a century is now open for curious visitors.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

An Olympic hero stripped of his medals is buried in a town he never visited, which took his name after his death.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.

Celebrating the greatest pugilists the world has ever known.