Places Edited by Rachel James

Place with alleged mystical powers in Old Orthodox Church in Sarajevo.

Japan's largest and oldest annual procession of floats, begun in 869.

"The Hoppiest Place in the World" holds the world’s largest collection of bunny memorabilia and is a singular testament of a couple's devotion to all things Leporidae.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

A Biblically-based Natural History Museum.

Historic Greenpoint theater turned roller disco, then chain pharmacy, and now Sweetgreen.

HBO series' stage tucked away in a Greenpoint lot is the largest theatrical set of its kind in the United States.

In the middle of downtown Brooklyn lies a 165 year old secret hidden right below the surface (closed to the public indefinitely).

Suburban observatory was personal lab of the father of modern astrophysics.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.

San Francisco’s condensed garden of incredible plant growth.

An intriguing three-sided folly is a testament to one man's devotion to Catholicism and the number three.

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

If you are looking for a used Russian battery, Chinese Ham Radio or other electronic oddities this Flea Market is a good place to start.

One of the world's largest telescopes, stares into the night sky with two huge mirrors.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

A Surreal flight of architectural fancy in Vietnam's Central Highlands.

Winding paths and ramshackle mausoleums in the oldest "park cemetery" in London.

America's oldest archaeological site or a muddled case of wishful thinking.

A Buddhist theme park brings you a Buddhist version of Hell.

An eccentric garden of sculptures crafted in India decorate an Irish green space dedicated to Alan Turing.

A recreated Stonehenge stands in a country field, complete with Easter Island moai heads standing as sentries.

An old trolley bridge was converted into a breathtaking garden bursting with colorful flowers.