Places Edited by Wythe Marschall

An elaborate, hidden model train in the Needham Town Forest.

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

1898 German railroad depot museum with working engines, steam train excursions, and hands-on displays.

This "floating railway" is one of the world's oldest monorail systems.

This stately estate house features a tower covered in a bright, modern mural.

Known as the most dangerous bridge in the world, the Hussaini Hanging Bridge is only one of many precarious rope bridges in Northern Pakistan.

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

Gigantic Romanian salt mines used to heal respiratory conditions.

The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

"The country that ate itself."

This uninhabited volcanic island is the most remote in the world.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

A collection of wax anatomy by the great sculptor Clemente Susini.

An amusement park on the grounds of an unused nuclear power plant, with a swing ride inside the cooling tower.

Walk behind a 50-meter-high waterfall.

This mysterious cross appeared on a farmer's lawn in 1972 and has been attracting pilgrims ever since.

A National Historic Landmark with a scenic clock tower and park filled with deer and peacocks, plus a military museum.

A gallery of underwater art that can be visited by man and fish alike.

"In the Dark" Restaurant in Paris offers dinner in complete darkness.

This Stone Age solar temple aligns with the sun on each equinox and solstice.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

This church, buried halfway in lava rock, is all that remains of a Mexican village destroyed by a volcano.