Places Edited by Daniel McDermon

A contemporary art space located within a charming hundred year old heritage building.

The final resting place of one of Italy’s most influential and imaginative writers.

War-ravaged ruins of a Benedictine monastery founded in the early 12th century, later rebuilt into a fortress.

Abandoned 37.5' diameter rusted metal sphere sitting in the woods.

A walk-through general store display reveals how community once functioned in rural coastal America.

A unique museum focusing on the history of carpets and fabrics from different tribes and eras in Moroccan history.

This striking sculpture was created in memory of enslaved people, acknowledging that the city of Bordeaux was France’s second-largest slave-trade port.

Carved scenes of sex work and unglamorous labour beneath a cultural hero.

This scenic reservoir is known colloquially as the “mirror of the sky.”

Holds a ton of antique electronics, clocks, cameras, motorbikes, and bicycles.

Built in 1797, this is Mississippi’s most haunted house.

The last such cabin in Arizona is a rare remnant of a bygone era of medical treatment.

The original base for shipwreck rescues in Boston Harbor in the original Point Allerton Lifesaving Station opened in 1889.

This statue is in the center of San Jacinto Plaza, commemorating the live alligator pond that once stood in the area.

Take a guided tour at this tucked-away villa, which is an internationally recognized architectural gem.

A Grade 2 cast-iron aqueduct, designed by Thomas Telford which links 2 halves of an enormous embankment.

An airplane wing is a roadside art installation and monument on a remote stretch of highway.

Hong Kong’s barren, southernmost island is a throwback to the territory’s humble fishing village origins.

A historic 1929 art-house cinema that features independent, classic, cult, and foreign films in an atmospheric setting.

This odd stone has served as a meeting place for local councils since the 17th century.

The world’s most biodiverse place when it comes to plants.

One of the most colorful free outdoor attractions in San Diego, this park is filled with murals and ties to history.

Where Taiwan found its oil...

Yorkshire’s largest boulder has a storied past associated with Druids and witches.