Places Edited by Michael Inscoe

An abandoned Depression-era zoo hidden just off the highway.

Friendships have been forged over ham and eggs every Wednesday morning for a century.

The ruins of a medieval castle linked to the murderous French lord that inspired the famous legend of Bluebeard.

The cluster of boulders near Fort Irwin is covered in military insignia.

A brick-paved former section of the historic coast-to-coast highway.

The dress young Pierce wore prior to his breeching ceremony in the early 1800s is now on display for all to see.

The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.

The biologist's fossilized headstone was meant to reflect his love of nature. Its, ahem, unusual shape is probably just a coincidence.

A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.

This German fountain of a legendary apple wine-loving drink thief will spit on you.

The only Chinese temple in Mumbai.

An archaeological treasure trove towers over the valley of Chiavenna.

Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.

No one is quite sure of the origins of these idyllic natural hot springs at an abandoned mountain resort.

Genoa's collection of over 4 million zoological, botanical, and geological specimens from around the world.

A haunting exhibit in a wildlife refuge center highlights threatened species and the conservation efforts needed to save them.

Contractors in this Oregon town have been stamping their names in sidewalks since 1908.

These experimental weapons brought World War II to Nebraska as well as 26 other U.S. states.

France's highest manned weather station is the only one still inhabited by meteorologists.

The Brutalist building harbors an unusual inverted dome that swoops down over its central sacred room.

Haunting graffiti left by prisoners of the Spanish Inquisition.

A spiral staircase connects the limestone cave with Pembroke Castle, birthplace of King Henry VII.

It's said to be one of the most significant collections of contemporary Chinese art in the world.

All that remains of the only English cathedral destroyed in the Protestant Reformation.