Places Edited by renkessler

An eccentric home stands out in an otherwise average neighborhood with mosaics, mini topiaries, and kinetic sculpture.

A plaque memorializes the Boston location of one of the largest nightclub fires in history.

Connecticut grave of the woman responsible for the Winchester Mystery House in California.

The world's smallest drawbridge.

Cryptid lake monster honored with its own monument.

Only a shrine remains at the site of the catastrophic nightclub inferno that killed 100 Great White fans.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

Underground tunnels remain beneath this abandoned mental asylum.

Final resting place of the actress famed for her roles in Dark Shadows and Dario Argento's Suspiria.

A rococo retro-futurist future-rustic vernacular between yesterday’s tomorrow and the future that never was.

Prehistoric sandstone menhir with Early Bronze Age cup and ring markings, also known as Robin Hood's Stone.

17th century puritan church with connections to the Salem Witch Trials.

The Empire Mine is "one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gold mines in California."

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

The famous author's cottage hideaway.

Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

This piece of peacetime naval wreckage memorializes the tragic sinking of the USS Maine--an event which sparked the Spanish-American war.

A collection of massive stacked rocks in Texas includes a snarky note on the benefits of modern technology.

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

An ancient cemetery with some historic bodies underfoot.

One man's lifelong obsession with death.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.