Places Edited by Michael Inscoe

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.

Here lies Lilly E. Gray, an alleged "victim of the beast," but the reason long remained a mystery.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

A grand example of 19th century Burmese teak architecture, and the most significant of Mandalay's historic buildings.

Over 315,000 preserved amphibians and reptiles in jars.

A saintly relic hidden in a Prague church basement.

In memory of The Blur Building, the temporary exhibition pavilion of vaporous nothingness.

This popular bar has been blurring the line between normal and edgy for more than 75 years.

A dark, dank room in subterranean Manhattan was the site of a ghastly murder.

The first hand-illuminated, hand-written bible since the invention of the printing press.

Tucked behind the Institute of Neurological Science down a decrepit street resides the largest display of human brains in Latin America.

The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

This mysterious and once-grand memorial still embodies a remarkable architectural vision.

The largest collection of death masks in Ukraine.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

Art from the latest counter-culture; kids who dye their hair blue and believe the future will be a post-apocalyptic water world.

This naturally-sourced hot spring is now home to a clothing-optional resort.

Diego Rivera's massive tiled fountain and failed infrastructure project.

148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.

Norway's chilly all ice-instrument festival.

A classic roadside attraction on Vermont's historic Route 5.

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.