Places Edited by Daniel McDermon

Soviet-era gates guard an unexpected urban forest—and a future U.S. embassy.

A gigantic teapot sitting on top of a parking garage in the center of Utrecht.

A cast iron Fiat 500 sculpture overlooks the sea at Port Lympia.

Thomas Francis Meagher drowned here in 1867, but whether his death was an accident or a murder, nobody knows.

A maze-like landscape of globular rocks surrounding two Arizona lakes.

A second hand shop that enabled the plan of Germany's most iconic conman.

Built into the side of Jack's Mountain, these steps were once the daily commute of local quarry-workers.

Former Italian settlement on the isle of Rhodes was a WWII command center before being abandoned.

The ruins of a medieval bridge are visible inside a Prague Metro station.

One of Singapore’s few remaining building with a WWII air raid shelter.

A series of sculptures, “sitting” directly on top of Berlin's existing street lamps, addressing the overlooked topic of urban light pollution.

A 1930s defensive fortification designed to protect Italy from a German invasion.

This 15-foot red anchor sits on a rise overlooking the sea lanes of eastern Aruba.

Cemetery officials are finally seeing that the Father of Texas Blues’ grave is kept clean.

A Nile crocodile, a historic symbol of apothecaries, is among the fascinating collection.

This beacon honors a Nobel Prize-winner whose technology powered its light.

Early Nazi prison for political prisoners.

An underground venue, buried for 200 years, now open as a unique whisky tasting venue.

One of the 20th century’s most remarkable explorers was buried here, but he just couldn't stay put.

Well-dressed pickle turned patriotic joint statue in old town Tomball.

The third tallest plunge fall in Oregon, worth visiting year-round.

Grown from a seed that went to the moon!

This monument marks the point where Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri intersect.

A living example of historical stratification: a Roman amphitheater, a medieval farm, and modern town square.