Places Edited by Andreas Rekdal

This Art Deco movie palace turned performing arts center lets audiences experience the glamor of showbiz in its heyday.

Yorktown’s grandest colonial home still wears the scars of the siege that helped end the American Revolution.

Some museums preserve beautiful things; this museum preserves hard work.

This park offers one of the easiest ways to paddle into a Chesapeake landscape that has looked much the same for centuries.

Each tide uncovers a shoreline where Virginia’s prehistoric past washes up.

Amid miles of wooded trails lies the story of one of America’s earliest free Black communities.

A centuries-old Virginia mill pond is also an outdoor classroom where history is told through recipes.

Maine’s largest salt marsh hides old roads, drainage ditches, and the remains of a canal once cut through its grasses.

A windswept sandstone overlook offers sweeping views across an ancient plateau.

This family-run roadside motel is an ode to the mid-century motor era.

A factory store where more than 150 years of American pottery history is stacked—and still made just beyond the showroom.

An elegant German-style resort overlooking the Potomoc River.

The peace and seclusion of Kyoto’s “Moss Temple” is no accident.

The home for all things Kool-Aid offers everything except a chance to actually enjoy the drink.

Dozens of giant mermaids are hidden across Florida’s coast in parks, yards, and beaches.

A live oak beside a Florida bike trail has become a shimmering, musical memorial.

Deep in the Richloam wilderness, a century-old country store is stocked with plenty of stories.

A 110-foot concrete dinosaur once sold fossil fuel from its belly.

This Victorian mansion is part heritage museum, part architectural oddity, and part ghost story.

Austin’s beloved dive bar and karaoke headquarters where relaxed drinks and high-energy singalongs have defined nights on South Congress for decades

Step into a converted schoolhouse packed with radios, ham gear, and a century of broadcasting history.

A family-run store in an 1892 pharmacy still slings old-fashioned sodas.

At this historic Huntington diner, a century of stories hovers over every booth.

This technicolor classic diner is known for its nine-pound banana splits and retro flair.