Places Edited by Rachel James

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

A small obelisk marks the spot where Captain Sam Greele was killed by a falling tree.

If all members were present at the table, a sixth of the world's wealth would be under the same roof.

These tourist trap caverns are said to be the former home of a legendary Pennsylvania Hermit.

"The House That Love Built" is shying away from "The House That Ghosts Love."

This little Vancouver shack is a temple to all things Hendrix.

One Italian taxi driver covered his entire house in small seashells creating a weird bit of architecture that is preserved to this day.

Inside, ancient treasures. Outside, modern contradictions.

An ever-growing field of footwear invites legends and more shoes.

The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.

The first privately owned air raid shelter in Britain, built after a horrifying night of Zeppelin bombings.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

An all-American grocery store in Paris sells U.S. "cuisine" like Pop-Tarts and Heinz ketchup to homesick ex-pats.

These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.

One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.

A massive work of modern art that appears to be a crop circle in the middle of the desert.

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

This half-finished "city of toys" was almost Italy's own Las Vegas.

A magically clear, blue river that seems to spring from nowhere.

Nordic giants resurrected from the sea and restored to their former greatness.

No one knows who built this strange cave of worship or exactly why.

The southernmost Anglican cathedral in the world has whale bones standing in its yard.

This memorial marks the devastating day that Texas City was destroyed in a daisy chain of exploding ships.

This Canadian city is actually two-in-one, even if they only respect the timezone of one side.