Places Edited by Abi Inman

This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.

A sanctuary for sickly, stray, or wounded donkeys.

This stunning Brazilian library contains the largest collection of Portuguese texts outside of Portugal itself.

The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

A master plumber has turned his love of art and toilets into a folk museum that's not taking the piss.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.

Race through the maze, get your name on the sign.

The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.

The USSR’s Conquest of Nature lead to the domestication of many moose—no squirrel.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

The charmingly disheveled clock tower of Tbilisi's puppet theater.

This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.

This stunning, out-of-the-way Croatian monument commemorates a community's uprising against occupying fascist forces.

A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

This "preacher's pulpit" once used for pagan ritual, is home to a new, and dangerous ritual.

A Buddhist theme park brings you a Buddhist version of Hell.