Places Edited by Schweg

One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.

A huge work of Burning Man-inspired outsider art on the grounds of a California winery.

Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.

Bill Murray bowled three straight strikes here at Reno's "Taj Mahal of Tenpins."

The most magnificent bottle house in a town strangely full of them.

Every Christmas, one Arizona city makes the most of its dry climate by creating an arid desert tannenbaum.

This abandoned cemetery has a dark past of bodies buried over bodies.

Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.

This stunning gothic ruin was a casualty of the Indiana steel industry crash.

This urban drawbridge gained eternal pop culture fame when the Blues Brothers jumped it while it was raised.

The body of one of the world's most famous outlaws is covered in cement and iron to prevent it from being stolen.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

The fastest transatlantic ocean liner sat abandoned in a Philadelphia shipyard for decades.

A land of debatable treasure.

A collection of relics from the Spiritualist Camp Chesterfield.

An idle pastime becomes a record holder in Boys Town, Nebraska.

Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.

This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.