Places Edited by Alissa Bell

This popular pitstop lives up to its name.

Atop an active stratovolcano, two lakes separated by a narrow strip of land.

This small building is a living testament to the remoteness and warmth of the town that it represents.

A breathtaking 19th-century trail overlooks Lake Tahoe.

In this desolate valley resides a gorgeous set of rocks sporting a technicolor design.

A hiking/biking/exploring trail that winds across over 140 miles of Rwandan shoreline.

Where the White Nile River dramatically cascades between Lake Kyoga and Lake Albert in Uganda.

Unknown to many, this sparkling turquoise lake hides amid Oregon's snowcapped mountains.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

One of the most remote spots in America and the first protected wilderness area in Nevada, named after an old legend.

Located in the thermoelectric factory that once powered the entire city, this Portuguese museum is shockingly fascinating.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

Empty since 1989, now falling into ruin.

The world's largest church atop a political fault line.

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