Places Edited by zydeko

These former ticket office windows in London's underground now house pocket-size parks.

At 11,500 feet in elevation, there is no toilet in the state closer to the sky than this one.

This lavish abode was once the home of the inventor of "Gorilla Pants."

This chestnut box will not be opened until the country music legend's 100th birthday in 2046.

Though it's not the largest, this one-kilometer outdoor market is reportedly the longest in Europe.

For a buck, students can snag freshly picked apples grown in the university orchards.

A paradise hotel turned from opulent to overgrown.

The disdain for this dysfunctional dam is reflected in a giant pair of scissors painted on the concrete face.

Austin’s local mountain isn’t really a mountain at all.

A former reservoir that was only recently discovered after more than 60 years of disuse.

This mysterious and creepy location instills a strong sense of foreboding in all visitors.

The ornate structure is part of a building boasting more marble than the Vatican.

Another entry into the world of Edinburgh's pop-up artworks.

England's most famous front door has an accidental doppelganger.

Hidden in the Santa Ynez Mountains off Highway 154, this tiny restaurant once served as a stagecoach stop.

This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.

The colorful stairs are made with marble from the world's major quarries.

Climb this overlooked gem's spiral staircase and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views of Glasgow.

An abandoned 17th-century baroque hunting lodge with a wonderfully strange architectural plan.

A mining town, now abandoned, was built in a canyon so narrow that the railroad ran right through the hotel lobby.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

A strange mishmash of ruins and abandoned structures hint at the park's many lives.

This innovative steam machine was no doubt the most famous of the pioneer locomotives.

The majority of the museum's large collection is held in a storage space open to the public a few times a year.