Places Edited by Sommer Mathis

This subterranean necropolis holds three floors of antler-dug grave caves.

The largest lake in the Faroe Islands seems to be held hundreds of feet above sea level thanks to an optical illusion.

A sprawling Victorian farm that has been surrounded by a capital city is one of Canada's greatest treasures.

A rich history stashed behind an unassuming door in the heart of Gold Country.

A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

An enormous dragon scales the walls of this 17-story temple.

An otherwise quiet campground becomes a bustling medieval town for two weeks every year.

The world's largest moose statue is located (where else?) in Canada.

Gorgeous cave resemble a winter wonderland.

Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.

A desert that rolls right up to the ocean, where it's so dry animals live off the fog.

Secret North Korean passage discovered below the world's most dangerous border.

The oldest continuously operating farm in New York State.

Debatably clever, or just plain honest hotel advertised as "The Worst Hotel in the World."

This beautiful "lagoon" is actually a toxic soup filled with cars, carcasses, and trash. When warnings couldn't stop people from going for a dip, the town dyed it black.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.

An upstate New York garage advertises its services by literally putting the automobile above all else.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

A secretive collection featuring objects that were designed specifically for U.S. intelligence operations.

This limestone cave offers an incredible view of the Río Grande de Arecibo valley.

The second-deepest known cave on Earth, hidden in an extremely remote mountain region.