Places Edited by Michael Inscoe

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

Machinery left over from California's once thriving mercury industry now attracts artists and explorers.

This isthmus in the Bahamas narrowly separates the roiling Atlantic from the cool Bight of Eleuthera.

This midcentury chapel is a bold architectural statement and a symbol of Indiana's Lutheran heritage.

The secret skeleton of a murdered nun was discovered in this church basement, but the scandal doesn't end there.

A piece of Seattle’s historic Chinatown preserved inside a modern museum.

Two volcanic lakes in an enormous crater formed in a prehistoric eruption.

An old Danish political institution where members of government can grab a drink off the record.

Mysterious meeting place for UFO hunters near Area 51.

Quaint, disturbing, and macabre objects are all on display at this intriguing collection of medical instruments from bygone eras.

An old asylum graveyard that's been abandoned for half a century attracts those seeking a dark thrill.

Where the leftovers of love affairs can live on forever.

The final resting place of two members of the infamous Doan gang, notorious outlaws and Revolutionary War Loyalists.

This is the house that spite built.

This 22-floor tower's Skydeck offers panoramic views of Amsterdam.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

Expertly restored pinball machines as far as the eye can see.

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

An enormous warehouse filled with parade floats collected from over 50 years of patriotic celebrations.

A theme park featuring a replica of Noah's Ark built to the measurements specified in the Bible.

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

Creek water that starts here has a 50/50 chance of ending up in the Atlantic or the Pacific.

A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.