Places Edited by Rachel James

Providing the soundtrack to the golden years of the Seattle grunge scene.

Small museum packed with artifacts recovered by the man rumored to be the real-life inspiration for Indiana Jones.

Remote town home to Himachalis, Israelis, and tons of hashish.

Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

The diverse and sometimes odd cultural heritage of the Golden State is collected, examined, and displayed in this proud museum.

Home to one of the world’s largest collections of model yachts.

A dictator's gold statue once rotated to face the sun on a 75-meter high marble tower.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

Remains of a Greek freighter trapped off of Rocky Point in 1961.

Gigantic mosaic sculptures of the figures on Tarot cards fill this colorful Tuscan garden.

Largest sub-glacial lake ever discovered.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

A hidden "place of interment for gentlemen."

The final resting place of Christopher Columbus - or possibly someone else.

A monumental cross hides in the trees in Golden Gate Park.

The world's largest kaleidoscope, designed by a 1960s psychedelic artist.

An abandoned, unfinished mansion on grounds strewn with lava rocks.

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

Be a ninja - or just act like one.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

Board a mine car and descend the #190 slope 300 feet underground into the Clark Vein of coal.

A gargantuan crystal kingdom.

Take black faced bears with giant clubs, white faced barbers wielding axes, hunters armed with shotguns, and mix in a lot of drinking.