Places Edited by Michael Reinhardt

An unusual and powerful memorial in which earthquake victims are remembered by empty white chairs.

The premier place to experience the Victorian imagining of the steam-powered future.

Man-made geyser that rises to the exact height of the Gateway Arch.

One of the world's southernmost bars.

Fire meets ice at the southernmost volcano on Earth.

Kentucky's anomalous peninsula projecting into the Mississippi River, site of legendary earthquakes and local feuds.

This historic Melbourne bullet factory is fully encased in a massive glass and steel cone.

These passages carved from the Antarctic ice hold strange shrines to the harsh southernmost climes.

This electric green sulphur lake in New Zealand looks like a cartoonish radioactive dump site.

Beating out all other concrete competitors, this massive garden feature's pointy hat has earned it a world record.

This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.

Millions of dollars worth of sculpture decorate this Iowa city center.

New Zealand's epic shrine to all things puzzling.

The inspiration for the Patagonia Clothing logo, Cerro Fitz Roy turns pink at sunrise.

When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.

The place of worship erected not once, but three times in one of the most desolate places on Earth.

A chessmaster's dream destination.

A series of waterfalls so massive they straddle the border of Argentina and Brazil.

Where animatronic singing fish go to retire.

Town not known for anything except its strange name.

Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.

Known for the tunnel that leads visitors to the water.

One of the best beaches in the entire world.

The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.