Places Edited by April White

It's unclear what caused the fire that led to this opulent hotel's demise.

The remains of a 13th-century stronghold built by the Welsh prince known as Llywelyn the Last.

Over time, this castle grew to encompass the entire island.

Colorful sand dunes create a unique attraction in this part of Utah's red-rock country.

Once known as one of the finest tourist railways in Europe.

Beside the pew where C.S. Lewis often sat while attending church, a window filled with characters from his beloved stories.

The equator passes through this tiny island in the eastern Atlantic.

Along the edge of this fountain are 365 smaller fountains that represent the days of the year.

This cemetery is one of the last remaining traces of a drowned old Western town.

With its vaulted ceiling and gilded details, this University of Washington library would feel right at home inside an old palace.

After sitting unused for decades, this abandoned communist infrastructure became a wildlife utopia.

The closed and crumbling Francoist luxury resort for workers is still full of life—for now.

Preserving the research tools, unexpected inventions, and odd collections of generations of college professors.

This curious Tudor-era castle was once home to Napoleon's greatest adversary, the Duke of Wellington.

This poignant tribute to the White Rose movement showcases artifacts related to the heroic anti-Nazi struggle.

The all-but-forgotten cemetery is Eastern Loudon County's largest African-American burial ground.

A billionaire heiress' menagerie of animals were lovingly laid to rest on the grounds of her former estate.

This 20-foot mountain is made up of some 15,000 mannequins—if you visit, you can even take a piece home with you.

Peek into a cave of giant, glimmering crystals.

This river island in Sierra Leone is home to impressive biodiversity and the country's first community conservation program.

An actual 1957 Cadillac De Ville, encased in 15 cubic yards of concrete.

The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.

One thousand trees were planted in Norway to be used to print books a century from now.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.