Places Edited by Rebecca Schandel

A little-known mural reveals the hydrological reason for Atlanta's founding in this location.

These Depression-era WPA sculptures have made a couple of stops over the years.

The only museum in the world dedicated to the history of sprint car racing, next to one of the country's most historic dirt tracks.

A larger than life statue of a steelworker keeps watch over a closed steel mill.

This was the first homestead registered after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act into law.

This little gem of a museum is a hidden jewel filled with prehistoric treasures.

This pop-culture shop also offers the chance to become part of their favorite tv show or movie.

Piled high inside this warehouse and coffee shop are salvaged goods that span every corner of the globe.

One-of-a-kind museum inside the first Boeing 747-400 ever made.

Tucked away inside this concrete building is a church and its grand display of brutalist architecture.

In rural Iowa, an imported 19th-century windmill overlooks an unlikely enclave of Danish culture.

The remnants of Peoria's proud baseball past stand slightly abandoned, but not forgotten.

A psychedelic tribute to one of Georgia's most unique artistic visionaries, out of place and time in the heart of Atlanta.

Visitors to this arboretum are greeted by three smiling giants crafted from sustainable materials.

The ruins of an abandoned church mingle with the graves at Oaxaca’s General Cemetery.

This stone incorrectly marks the 35th parallel, causing some territorial kerfuffles.

Ethereal alien hums and haunting whale songs emitting from...a giant sheet of vibrating metal?

This exquisite example of early colonial architecture remains unfinished almost 500 years after construction began.

Two Civil War-era cemeteries stuck between runways at the world's busiest airport.

This massive railroad spike celebrates the 1939 premiere of the movie “Union Pacific.”

Enjoy classic musicals with a home-cooked meal at this former staple of American social life.

A former 19th-century tavern, famous for its peach brandy and honey concoction.

An incredible collection of Mesoamerican art assembled by one of Mexico's great artists.

This turn of the century jail once held Charles Manson.