Places Edited by Rebecca Schandel

Remnants of 19th century vigilante justice.

A turn-of-the-century architectural marvel built on healing mineral springs and salt licks.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

A 125-meter long "tribute to the Brazilian people."

This small cemetery is all that remains of Atlanta's first Black communities.

Civil War soldiers, captains of industry, and paupers all interred on historic grounds.

Jail from the 19th century that was built by inmates.

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

Crumbling remnant of Rio's colonial past tucked behind Corcovado mountain in the neighborhood of Cosme Velho.

A suspended garden, now gone, once hung in the middle of this abandoned church.

Unique collection containing a wide and curious range of contraceptive items.

Museum housed in underground tunnels that date back to Buenos Aires's earliest settlements.

This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.

Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.

A true roadside icon standing on the same plains that the herds once roamed.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

A castle built by an eccentric medieval enthusiast in suburban Ohio.

Central America's deepest lake is actually a volcanic caldera, surrounded by three volcanoes.

A tower devoted to — and modeled after — the Divine Comedy.

A strange history museum, with items accumulated by a pair of globe trotting spies.

The stoutest tree in the world.

The magic's in the hole!

Abandoned bull fighting ring, slowly falling apart in Uruguay.

3/4-scale model of the White House in Atlanta, Georgia.