Places Edited by Rachel James

VW heaven in the backwoods of Dade City, now gone.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

One man's extraordinary topiary garden in a small South Carolina town.

Taking the 3D art experience far beyond blue and red glasses.

Burial site more than 300 years old.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

One of the oldest reform schools in the United States, home to wayward boys such as Merle Haggard, now abandoned.

Cavernous opening completely encased in Karst limestone.

The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

A massive metal lobster welcomes tourists to a roadside restaurant.

Fall down the rabbit hole into a surreal journey of human consciousness "from ass to soul."

The taxidermied remains of the "last wild grizzly bear in California" and of the symbol of the state of California.

A masterpiece in Golden Gate Park by virtue of the artist’s debt.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

Only place outside China and India where two overhead DC power lines cross.

An old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses is a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs.

A pilgrimage site where people ask Saint Dymphna to watch over those who are not of sound mind.

Temple complex that once housed the famous statue of Nike.

Asthmatic Charles Hyett's son built a fantastical garden for his father to convalesce in, alas it was too late.

This unique exhibit "Dialogue in the Dark" reverses roles as the visionless become guides and the sighted become ‘blind.’

A place of remembrance for the Prime Minister that met a violent end.

The capital of the Cayman Islands is a center of offshore banking, but gets battered by blistering hurricanes.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.