Places Edited by Mike Bison

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

Native Americans built this circle of stones, which was used to predict astronomical events.

These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.

A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.

The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”

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

Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.

Research station devoted to mysterious floating lights seen in a Norwegian valley.

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

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

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

This everlasting lightning storm may be the world's largest generator of ozone.

Michael Heizer's masterwork in the Nevada Basin.

A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.

Underground monastery and fortress.

The ship that got left behind.

Partially collapsed lava tube and cave system complete with concert hall, underground pond, and unique albino crabs.

Living trees form the structure of an open-air palace.

Townhouse facade doubles as an RMS Titanic Memorial.

This small Irish village suffered the greatest loss of life when the Titanic sank.

This Boston medical museum features the skull of the famous medical case of Phineas Gage.

Tiny communists hammer away on the Olomouc Astronomical Clock.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.