Places Edited by Daniel McDermon

Blink and you’ll miss it—the tiniest street in America packs a lot of charm into just a few steps.

Bent but not broken, this massive tree has stood in the garden for over a century.

A peaceful Elves-fairytale landscape hides an evil scar, a chasm so dark and daunting that for centuries it was believed to be the gateway to hell.

This was the first ever National Lakeshore, established in 1966.

Site of the longest gun battle in FBI history.

This is the last surviving Bollman truss bridge in the world.

A beautiful bronze sculpture by Danish designer Bjorn Wiinblad, who is indelibly tied to Dallas.

This striking high elevated road snakes downhill between densely packed buildings.

This small monument commemorates the fact that seven villages named Beringen in five different countries have been united by a bond of friendship since 1959.

Thousands of signed dollar bills turn a simple tavern into a living record of travelers’ comings and goings.

One of the largest and most ornate abbeys in this part of Europe.

A towering tribute to old-fashioned laundry days, this giant washboard monument turns a simple chore into a playful spectacle!

Massive industrial-chic coffee shop housed in former 1970s-era Bank of Guam building.

A set of multi-story murals honor Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu.

A sandstone canyon wilderness with a history of outlaws, mysterious disappearances, and a UFO encounter.

The site of the the first evidence of oil occurrence in Australia.

The most easily accessible intact vertical mine shaft structure remaining in the Red Mountain Mining District.

The unusual burial site of a globetrotter, eccentric, adventurer, war hero, landscape designer, dandy, and writer.

After emancipation, former slaves paved the roads of their newly built settlement with these bricks.

Behold the uncanny sight of the Golden Arches—rendered in black.

The “capital city of the Kingdom of Skullbonia” features a general store and a mural spotlighting the town’s bareknuckle boxers.

An 1857 brewery on the banks Mississippi River, now just a ruin with no roof, no windows and only one corner of the building still standing.

A small but elegant example of early highway engineering in the American Southwest.

The largest interactive exhibition in the U.S. exploring human history through the lens of power, punishment, and psychology.