Places Edited by Rachel James

The greatest real estate coup of all time.

The saddest little diner in New York.

Mysterious stone tower featured in many alternative histories of the New World.

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.

Human-made caves excavated to hide a secret society of wealthy pagans.

The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.

11,500 year old little girl found buried in an ancient fire pit.

The world's largest anatomically accurate brain sculpture.

The notorious headquarters of a corrupt political machine.

Mine shafts and hard pastries await visitors at this massive mountain of salt.

A sprawling nature preserve harbors the world's only living dragons.

A modern ghost town whose inhabitants were driven away by the growth of nuclear power.

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.

A military museum, art park, mausoleum, and architectural oddity all on one fascist's estate.

The arboretum whose marshy soil sucked up the dreams of housing developers.

This strangely specific landmark will let travelers know when they are half way there.

A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.

The Voodoo Superstore of the world.

The decaying remains of a ship whose captain mysteriously disappeared.

The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.

A medieval fresco which reminds visitors that death will come for us all.

A beautiful final resting place with some surprising residents.

An abandoned 19th century quarry in the middle of the woods, remade by unnamed wanderers into a massive series of rock thrones.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.