Places Edited by Rachel James

When the big city meets the edge of the frontier, log skyscrapers are born.

From economic backbone of a community to deadly diving hole, these former stone quarries are now a park for rock climbers and graffiti artists.

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

Museum mostly in name, and only a restaurant depending on the day, this place could only exist in Marfa.

An abandoned stretch of elevated road in the middle of the Brazilian jungle.

This star-shaped military outpost is now simply trying to protect itself from neglect.

A magical, macabre wax museum, beloved by locals, uses real artifacts to depict an assassination from the French Revolution.

America's second-oldest brick baseball stadium was home to a legendary WWII series that only sailors got to see.

Unsurprisingly, Holland is home to one of the most magnificent flower gardens in the world.

This chilly Canadian hotel has a four-month lifespan due to the unusual material it's made of.

An ancient Ethiopian cave church is endangered by the simple building of a road.

An abandoned Santa park is as far as this proposed theme park kingdom got toward completion.

A town filled with hot chocolate, dazzling lights, and lots of Christmas cheer.

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

The villagers of the coldest inhabited place on Earth adjust to unique challenges presented by day-to-day living.

Quality time with reindeer in the stunning scenery of their natural Lappish habitat above the Arctic Circle.

An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.

A colossal floating restaurant built to look like a ancient Chinese imperial palace.

This spacecraft-shaped water tower is only a part of the mysterious UFO mania in this Brazilian town.

Gambling, boozing, and yodeling animals cover the walls of this dive bar cum natural history museum.

Built by the patron saint of illusionists this Elizabethan manor house is riddled with secret cubbies for hiding priests.

Take a cruise with no movement but plenty of style in this one-of-a-kind boat mall.

Mother Nature outdoes herself with this stunningly beautiful set of caves carved into marble.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.