Places Edited by Rebecca Schandel

A record-size collection of wild-haired troll dolls tells the story of the mythical creature's roots in Scandinavian folklore.

A collection of witchcraft artifacts and occult paraphernalia started by the leader of the Long Island Coven.

This Czar-funded, onion-domed, lavishly muraled Orthodox Church played a starring role in "The Deer Hunter."

Four ionic columns from the Treasury Department building ended up in a park in Nebraska.

One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.

One family's mission to exemplify sustainability took on a whole new life as a surprisingly beautiful home.

A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.

The ruins of the suspension bridge hang over Kingsbury Run as a ghost of racial prejudice.

No one knows the origin of this small town’s unique name.

A headstone tells the sad story of a lost little boy and his pet dog.

An elegant Georgian cemetery best known for the grave of the little girl whose murder on Christmas Day remains unsolved.

The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.

The “American Gothic" artist's largest works hang in an Iowa State University library.

The tragic reality of a village riddled with rumors of haunts, chemical spills, and serial killers.

A rusted metal giant pays tribute to Birmingham’s industrial past.

Xul Solar was an artist of alternate worlds, inventor of languages, and dreamer of utopias.

South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.

This shop is named for a runaway elephant who smashed through its doors, stole some peanuts, and spent five days on the lam.

Otherworldly rock formations and ancient fossils abound in this unique stretch of Nebraska badlands.

This stone is a marker of one millionaire's personal vendetta against gravity.

Now in disrepair, this 19th century station was a stop on of the famed B&O Railroad.

Mai Tais and Navy Grog served up in one of the original tiki bars.

A bright little alley in La Boca is a part of tango history.

Boise State's stadium was the first non-green football field in the world.