Places Edited by mocchiatto

A forgotten Cold War relic hidden in the outskirts of a Wisconsin city.

The first newspaper printed by an expeditionary force was published in this colonial mansion.

This old residential building was once the largest flour mill in the world.

Inside this Icelandic greenhouse, geothermal energy keeps tomatoes warm and growing.

Castro's communist ice cream mothership has been serving five-scoop "salads" for over 50 years.

Every hour a secret compartment drops from this giant pocket watch, revealing a lovely surprise.

This isolated outpost was once the only place to cross the Colorado River for hundreds of miles.

A small museum in the Bay of Pigs gives the Cuban perspective on the famously failed U.S. invasion.

The four tall pillars once marked the entrance of the historic Seattle church that fought for women's suffrage and civil rights.

A hidden grotto on the grounds of the Kane County Government Center.

A towering Art Deco movie palace made to look like a Mayan temple.

Where layer cakes tower above one’s head and there is never a shortage of icing.

The menacing creature had a tremendous influence on the local culture before being exposed as a hoax.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

The largest geyser field in the southern hemisphere is a spectacular sight.

The “City of Stairs” sits high in the Andes, above the world’s largest underground copper mine.

A colorful square marks the heart of the city's LGBTQ community.

An eerie collection of the surviving structures from a past celebration of the future.

Originally used to sell brandy, the bull-shaped billboard became an iconic symbol of Spain.

A backdoor to Machu Picchu that only the most foolhardy infiltrator would attempt to breach.

A medieval wash house where people washed clothes in a river allegedly formed by the tears of a mourning nymph.

Seattle's super-sized cowboy apparel once belonged to a themed gas station that wrangled in herds of tourists.

The fountains of the U.S. Navy Memorial are annually salted with water from the Seven Seas as part of a nautical ritual.