Places Edited by mayalao

Among the cornfields stands a giant spider crafted from an old Volkswagen.

This decommissioned fireboat is now an exhibition on Hong Kong’s firefighting and sea rescue history.

You can dig for your own 52-million-year-old fish fossils.

The secret behind these nostalgic light fixtures: They're not as old as they may seem.

This steep slide at a kids’ playground went viral after an police officer tumbled down it.

A mysterious stone staircase deep in the Swedish woods, said to have been made by trolls.

Amazing collection of over 2,000 live birds from around the world, many of which are rare or endangered.

At these downtown crossings, pedestrian lights show axe-wielding Vikings instead of the usual walking figures.

A real haunted house with an extensive history going back to 1893.

Historic anchors for the animals that once carried India’s mail.

Deep in the Swedish forest hides a forgotten water-powered carousel.

A collection of over 700 chess sets in a beautiful historic building.

A small memorial dedicated to a man purportedly killed when a meteor the size of an SUV crashed into him.

Exploring the history of San Cibrao’s coastal life and whaling industry.

A restored 1834 stone bank barn preserving the curious history of the natural ice trade.

One of the rare, saucer-shaped prefabricated homes designed by the Finnish architect Matti Suuronen in the 1960s.

A remote one-room schoolhouse on Catalina Island, once a lifeline for local children, now abandoned.

Did a Halloween gathering at this site kick off Scotland’s witch trials?

A kitschy stop on the way to Zion National Park.

A professional special effects makeup artist’s collection of horror creatures and one-of-a-kind recreations on display in downtown Boulder City.

Tombstone of a dog that greeted passengers at the Southern Railway Depot.

An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.

Hidden amid the old-world charm of Savannah is a museum dedicated to the world of oddities and criminal history.

This historic lighthouse was well known for the large number of women who served as its keeper.