Places Edited by Rachel James

An idle pastime becomes a record holder in Boys Town, Nebraska.

When the Austin Dam failed it destroyed much of Austin...and then it failed again.

The permanent home of Elektro, the celebrity automaton of the 1939 World's Fair.

This haunting tombstone comes complete with a heartbreaking story of love and loss.

One of the only known surviving coconut palm trees in the entire state.

This boulder stays on its mountain thanks to a huge chain and on the map due to local legend.

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

The Battle of Atlanta in 360 degrees, featuring a corpse that bears a striking resemblance to Clark Gable.

A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.

A 360 degree battlefield experience.

The largest 19th century panorama in the world still in-situ.

Relive a Polish uprising via an enormous, century-old cyclorama.

An alley way dedicated to graffiti and street art is a constantly changing street gallery.

There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.

This aging storage facility is the world's largest brick warehouse.

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

"Not too many people can say they've had a nuclear bomb dropped on them, not too many would want to." — Walter Gregg.

A forgotten sea village stands silent after hurricanes deemed it obsolete.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.

A museum celebrating the self-taught artist-environment builder.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.