Places Edited by Rachel James

An odd little fishing town that is inundated by tourists looking to be locked up in a cage and surrounded by great white sharks, because why not?

"All Mountains - All The Time."

Jumping-off point for a climb up Mt. Everest is the most dangerous airport in the world.

Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.

Forgotten German bunkers in China create a sharp cultural contrast.

Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.

A mysterious lake provides fresh water without any source, somehow restoring itself from atop its mountaintop perch.

A heartbreaking monument showing the last morning in the life of Jane Griffith.

A nightly tradition fills the streets of Flogsta with a collective scream.

A Gothic-inspired fish market is Gothenburg's best place to find loaves and fishes.

The first tourist attraction to offer tours for interstellar tourists.

Law-protected wreckage serves as a peculiar memorial for an almost forgotten World War II tragedy.

A strange tribute to all the fallen souls of war.

Hidden away in a modern library are the remains of one of the 18th century's most celebrated wunderkammers.

On the waterfront of Sydney, Nova Scotia, a 60-ft. fiddle greets incoming ships.

This small commune with an even smaller name appears to have an unlikely amount of dead ancestors.

The most northerly active sand dunes in the world have some very rare botanical residents.

You can climb to the summit of Black Mountain, as long as you sign the waiver.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

Special tunnels built so that frogs won't be killed when crossing the highway.

This hospital once pioneered the use of electroencephalograms, but fell into maltreatment, abuse, and eventual abandonment.

Eclectic architecture in the woods of New York.

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.