Places Edited by Rachel James

The largest game reserve in Africa is home to thousands of species but refuses to house humans.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

This picturesque mansion has gone from opulent ruin to nature museum.

A field of nothing but boulders which resembles a giant's gravel driveway.

A theater sits abandoned on Roosevelt Road, once majestic in splendor, now majestic in decay.

The house that birthed The Old Man and The Sea is now a museum devoted to the old man who wrote it.

Made of bronze and wearing a blue gown, this lady sat in the same location in the Yantic Cemetery for more than 119 years.

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

A former gold rush boomtown has managed to stay in business for over 100 ramshackle years.

Built to repay the sins of the father, this church is home to one of the most valuable works of Western art.

This peaceful Massachusetts graveyard was one of the first "garden-style" cemeteries in America.

Once a speakeasy operated by Al Capone, this Milwaukee cigar bar is now a haven for ghost hunters.

A war-torn Olympic relic is being overtaken by graffiti and nature.

An immersive art experience built by local arts collaborative, Factory Obscura, in the building formerly known as The Womb, a psychedelic arts center founded by the frontman of the Flaming Lips.

Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.

The concrete shell of an industry giant remains as a playground for graffiti artists, auto scrappers, and paintball warriors.

Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.

A museum devoted to the victims and the survivors of the most catastrophic fire in American history.

An enthusiastically interactive mining museum that won't let black lung ruin the fun.

A hacienda that features all things uniquely Yucatán.

A fortified city, home to a remaining population of five families

Catch a glimpse of the elusive Peninsular bighorns right off of the desert freeway.

The final resting place of the world's first nuclear reactor.