Places Edited by Michael Busch

The birthplace of a titan of American cinema.

Rediscovered after a century, the father of the American Navy was reinterred in something dredged up from Davy Jones’ locker.

A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.

A colorful piece of contemporary art cheerfully clashes with Lyon's historical architecture.

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

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

Small monoliths of several varieties of stone sit alongside a wooded path in the Bronx.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

A reservoir of vintage pinball machines and arcade games for the nostalgic and thrill seeking.

A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.

Vacant Beaux-Arts buildings that serve as reminders of a beach town’s glory days.

Walk over a 150 year old manhole.

This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.

Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.

Wine bottle sculpture with a ship's stateroom inside.

Hiroshima survivor on Riverside Drive.

Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.

Monument to a suicide protesting the Soviet invasion.