Places Edited by Daniel McDermon

Old-style open-air cages bringing you from Gubbio’s city center to the San'Ubaldo Basilica.

How a replica of a legendary Florentine fountain became a tireless fundraiser in the Southern Hemisphere.

The ex-church that inspired “Alice’s Restaurant” is now a vibrant community center and folk music venue.

Hidden within the mountains of Vinh Son, this geological marvel features a roaring waterfall cascading over a massive, million-year-old basalt cliff shaped like a giant upside-down stone honeycomb.

Pick up the receiver of this ordinary-looking phone booth and more than ten hours of voices, music, laughter and memories from the past come unexpectedly back through the line.

James E. Grosjean's Noah's Ark "spectacular display" is a primitive version of animatronics built in 1901 -- showing the biblical story in a moving diorama of animals and choreographed lights.

It's a fantastical local history museum with real stories -- including the first, and longest operating, traffic signal.

Once built to revive one of the world's most legendary car brands, this futuristic factory in Italy now stands abandoned as a striking monument to Bugatti's short-lived 1990s comeback.

A monumental palace that began as a stock exchange, became the headquarters of Hungarian Television, and spent years largely unused.

1960s modernist architecture in the form of a church and monastery at the foothills of the Andes.

A waterfall coming through an old stone wall, in a small canyon where 3 creeks converge.

After decades of neglect in a municipal storage unit this medieval jewel was given a new life in the late 1950s.

These high mineral baths were used by Roman soldiers, royals, and the military before opening to the public in 2005.

The entire history of Mack Trucking Company in one place along with vintage and experimental vehicles, movie props, and engineering archives from over 100 of building vehicles.

Abandoned and overgrown town with views of the Mediterranean Sea.

Three people can fit inside this little Serbian Orthodox church carved inside a 500-year-old oak tree.

Not your average Bosnian cafe — this locale is dedicated to the former Yugoslav dictator Tito.

The last remaining example of a painted house from the medieval period in Nice.

Nestled among towering redwoods on Skyline Boulevard, the Mountain House combines over a century of California history with a warm, rustic atmosphere that makes every meal feel like a getaway.

Inside a grand Victorian-era carriage house is the oldest automobile collection in the United States.

All websites claim that the origin of this obelisk is both unknown and mysterious. However, adding a single piece of information solves the mystery entirely.

With remarkable nonchalance, this modest park in Alcorcón brings Greek mythology and astronomy together

Nestled against the majestic Ba Mountain, this historic spiritual sanctuary features one of the tallest outdoor Buddha statues in Southeast Asia overlooking the ocean.

Walk underneath a railway bridge over the river Reuss with just a metal grating under your feet.