Places Edited by Daniel McDermon

Rusting hulk stands in testament to the Keweenaw Peninsula’s rich history of copper mining.

A permanent open-air exhibition of stunning, and inherently American, public art.

A statue of Charlemagne, created in the 1400s, once overlooked the city, and is now located in a crypt.

A rich collection honors the iconic American artist, down to the jacket worn in his “Freedom of Speech” painting.

The man-made mound once voted the best landmark in the UK.

A monument commemorating the execution of 26 canonized Christians from the 16th century.

Showing films since the silent era of the 1920s, it is now the last movie house in downtown Newport.

A colossal gold-dredging machine from the Klondike mining boom, now open to tours.

An artificial lake that opened in 1930 as a seaplane airport, now a park for aquatic activities.

This library is designed to commemorate the work of the Human Genome Project.

Built in 1859, this eagle-topped archway marks the entrance to Brigham Young’s property.

The stone supports mark where a historic railroad once crossed one of Towson’s main roads.

A truly obscure, hidden Cold War monument.

A 10-meter totem pole stands as a tribute to Seattle’s sister city of Bergen, Norway.

Buy wholesale almost anything imaginable at what may be the world’s largest small-commodities market.

A moai decorated with the depiction of a European ship.

A pair of antique trolleys are on display at one of the oldest subway stations in the United States.

A park of winding trails and archaeological sites, offering a rare connection to Quito’s pre-Hispanic past.

It could once load ships with tons of coal in an hour before its closing in 1952.

A controversial “crumpet”-shaped museum tries its best to blend in with surrounding parkland.

Among the large beech trees of Lanarkshire, Scotland, lies this abandoned cemetery.

The largest open-air museum in southern Europe, where nature and contemporary art exist in harmony.

Unusual carved mural of “barefoot diva” Cesária Évora, icon of Cape Verdean morna music.

The remains of a 13th-century Norman fortress, largely destroyed by an explosive renovation.