Places Edited by Daniel McDermon

An ancient cave with connections to the American Revolution.

Meet California's largest recorded lodgepole pine: an 11-story-tall, 440-year-old living relic that has survived centuries of disaster to rank among the world's greatest forest giants.

Wedged between streets and buildings, this ancient Roman theatre could seat 7000 spectators.

Solitary stones tell the story of an early battle in one of colonial America’s most brutal and forgotten wars.

This 19th-century stone bridge in Mayenne was renamed after an American soldier who died defusing explosives placed under it, saving it from destruction during the town’s liberation in August 1944.

America’s first living history museum of camping — a decade-by-decade museum of vintage campers, luxury tents, and Northwoods vacation history that guests can actually sleep in.

Neo-Romantic tower randomly locared in a pine forest offering a great view over the Vienna Basin.

The Nostalgia Box is a celebration of video games and the people that made them happen. The museum contains more than 100 consoles, representing the evolution—and sometimes revolution—that occurred from the 1970s through to modern times.

A quiet museum preserves the extraordinary relics, processional treasures, and centuries-old traditions behind Catania's famous Feast of Saint Agatha.

A large kangaroo sculpture on the edge of the Nullarbor Plain

One of the world's only places where tourists can make a trip in a submarine.

This modest monument honors bullfighter José Mata, who hailed from a region of Spain where bullfighting has never enjoyed widespread popularity, the Canary islands.

The parking lot of a northern Virginia shopping center is host to a monument to Korea’s greatest naval commander, to include a scale model replica of the Turtle Boat he made famous.

The Afro-Caribbean workers who constructed the Panama Canal built this church-turned-museum in their spare time.

This disused railway station is a beautiful lost place with a Victorian foot bridge and some graffiti.

The farmland on the old Isle of Axholme is one of only 4 places in the UK where the medieval practice of strip farming still persists.

This synagogue in Madison, Wisconsin, is a historic architectural gem and one of the oldest surviving synagogue buildings in the United States.

This 80-foot towering concrete structure, complete with wheel, remains a stark reminder of the coal mining that took place here between 1904 and 1966.

Beside a lonely road winding into the hills overlooking Altadena, sits a portal that urges callers to embrace humanity‘s innermost expression: Goodbye

An enormous mural of a leaping orca painted on a fuel tank at a remote Antarctic base.

Small indie movie theater that shows documentaries and unique films and has a cocktail bar with great drinks.

A self-proclaimed infidel who had no hope of heaven nor fear of hell, Towell was free of superstition.

The Serpentello House is a true work of art, with a unique façade and decorations made of individually handcrafted ceramic tiles created by the owner, making it a truly unforgettable place.

An art gallery/gift shop that feels like Tim Burton, Pee Wee Herman, and Jim Henson combined!