Places Edited by Samantha Chong

Eight rare Corvettes are swallowed up by a sinkhole in Kentucky's National Corvette Museum.

An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.

A historical convent known for taking in bad luck babies left on its doorstep is now an upscale shopping center.

A hillbilly theme park that proved so unpopular the land wouldn't even sell on eBay after it closed.

A sacred well steeped in Pagan roots on the West Coast of Ireland.

Over 2,000 ancient temples dot the Myanmar landscape at the site of this famed archaeological site.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

An abandoned vacation home spent a decade taking on legends. It's now taking on water.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

An enormous dragon scales the walls of this 17-story temple.

A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

Deadliest lake in the world suffocated over 1,746 people in one night.

Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

This collection of bronze hands comes from astronauts, presidents, baseball greats, and more.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

A whimsical and twisted animatronic monster tour beneath the streets of Berlin.

When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.

A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.

This everlasting lightning storm may be the world's largest generator of ozone.

The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

Australian Lake set aglow by Noctiluca Scintillans.