Places Edited by shaunk82

One of the largest-ever mental hospitals now sits abandoned, surrounded by 25,000 unmarked graves.

The bones of some 7,000 soldiers killed in the historic Battle of Solferino are stored here.

At this California chicken ranch, four bucks will get you 18 eggs and a chorus of dancing animatronic poultry.

A shining, cold, black organ lies in San Francisco's financial district.

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

One of just a few cities in the world to base their center of government on an island. Others: Paris and Osaka.

A much more welcome kind of snowbird vacationer, manatees camp out in these springs every winter.

The ruins of an 800-year-old monastery boasts the tallest round tower in Ireland.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

A museum where visitors can learn about greyhounds and (more importantly) pet them.

Catalonia Tradition: Beating the hollow Christmas log until it defecates in your fireplace.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

Just a few miles off the western coast of Ireland lies an isle steeped in Irish literary history.

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.

This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.

This semi-secret storybook hedge maze is also the oldest garden in the city.

This singular Irish dolmen is more Frank Lloyd Wright than upright stonehenge.

The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.

Abortion, prohibition, religion, war, and fear all play a part in the history of this idiosyncratic Pacifica castle.

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

The oldest inn in Kilkenny was established by the first convicted witch in Ireland.