Places Edited by Seth Teicher

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

Ham is serious business at the Prosciutto Museum-Serious, delicious business.

Massive fortified towers blend North American and Chinese architecture.

Commercial airplanes land mere feet over the heads of sunbathing beachgoers on this tiny island.

17th-century tradition of public weighing is met with boos or cheers depending on the Mayor's weight.

Concrete balls on wires constructed to stop train surfing in Indonesia.

Remnants of the most densely packed city in world history, that thrived on anarchy for 30 years.

An abandoned colonial French prison notorious for its hellish conditions.

Former island in the Aral Sea used to be a top-secret Russian bio-weapons facility.

Adherence to strict Jewish laws is required to enter this ultra-conservative New York village.

Apple memorabilia in an undisclosed warehouse, hidden for undisclosed reasons.

A 12th-century Italian skirmish gets reenacted with 500,000 pounds of flying citrus.

This Himalayan airport provides one of the most difficult landings in the world.

The world's most remote permanent settlement on an active volcano.

The hottest place on the planet.

When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument.

Pink, packed sanctuary and home of the world's fullest-time Elvis fanatic.

Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.

Fifty years of contamination in Scotland's waters.

Fascinating collection of Khoisan rock engravings, still situated in their original setting.

This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.

This Elizabethan hedge maze is one of only six in North America.

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.