Places Edited by Daniel McDermon

An ode to Minnesota’s Swedish heritage, this is the largest Dala Horse in the U.S.

A hidden empanada shop run by the biggest Boca Juniors F.C Japanese fan.

This stone polylith serves as both a 100+ year old experiment and monument to the history of science.

The oldest United States federal cemetery west of the Mississippi River.

Enjoy a brandy old fashioned with this petrified pet in a bar devoted to the local press.

The sail of the first nuclear sub to circumnavigate the world.

This world record holding pocketknife is so large that it has to be operated by a crane.

Established to give visitors a taste of Lee County’s natural bounty, this shop offers fresh fruit, soft-serve ice cream, and preserves.

This mountain clearing, created during World War II for an oil pipeline, provides a view of NYC from 40 miles away.

The man who surrendered his army to George Washington is buried halfway across the world.

An 1840s free Black settlement that served as part of the Underground Railroad in Indiana.

Giant aluminum tusks erected over the main thoroughfare to commemorate a visit by Queen Elizabeth II.

A living archive of thoughts in motion.

Now a museum, this building is one of the last surviving silk mills in Macclesfield.

A gallery displaying the psychedelic-fueled art of the indigenous Huichol people.

A century-old house transformed into a cat temple by an artist.

A chapel dedicated to Saint Sava built on the rugged cliffs of Kablar.

Western Australia’s heavenly staircase is not for the faint of heart.

This is no regular fort! It’s a star.

The fin-tastically detailed headquarters of the National Fisheries Development Board.

These quaint stepping stones traverse the river that connects three of England’s most beautiful lakes.

Why would a Civil War general and president choose to be buried in a local Indianapolis graveyard and not Arlington National Cemetery?

Dubbed Germany’s most accident-prone shopping street, this short stretch has seen around 30 cars crash into storefronts.

Step inside one of America’s rare poteaux-en-terre French houses.