Places Edited by mocchiatto

This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.

This abstract sculpture is rumored to cast a hammer-and-sickle shadow once a year.

G.V. Black, the Father of Modern Dentistry, keeps an eternal eye on Chicagoan’s teeth from his perch in Lincoln Park.

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

If you’ve ever seen a picture of Machu Picchu, then you’ve seen a picture of Huayna Picchu—you just didn’t realize it.

These molds for fiberglass statues have formed an eerie, accidental sculpture park.

This bronze sculpture on a former squash court marks the secret origins of the Atomic Age.

What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.

Since the 1700s, this old barrel has acted as a post box that relies on the kindness of travelers.

Germany's Glienicke Bridge has a shady history of clandestine meetings, espionage, and spycraft.

At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

One of Frank Lloyd Wright's final works was this UFO church.

This niche museum devoted to ancient religious artifacts is shaped like the very thing it displays.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.

On this tiny spot of land in the middle of Lake Titicaca the only ones who do the knitting are the men.

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

In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.

This Peruvian canyon is filled with geometric salt pools that have been being harvested since the Incan empire.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

These aggressively sustainable art homes look like something out of 1970's science fiction.