Places Edited by Daniel McDermon

Spectacular secluded inlet with clear waters flanked by limestone cliffs.

A hidden, morbidly fascinating cemetery deep in the forest.

All that remains of a vanished Michigan lumber town, remembered for tragedy, plague, and a witch’s curse.

According to legend, the Devil left a footprint behind after an epic showdown with a traveling priest.

One of the few remaining railroad turntables is hidden near downtown Raleigh.

Stand on the rim of a dormant volcano and gaze across a vast ash plain frozen in time.

This park transforms Montreal's industrial past into a sustainable future, with glowing spheres that capture energy from beneath your feet.

Nineteenth-century cabins and volunteer re-enactors offer a window into history.

The original Budweiser has a long-standing naming dispute with its American counterpart.

The only building in Kazakhstan where symbols of sovereignty are collected under one roof.

Fans are known to leave tributes to these two brothers, both heavy-metal legends.

Home to one of the world’s largest nutcracker collections and other historical curiosities.

Striking natural chalk bluffs that rise dramatically along the Tombigbee River.

This astronomical visitor center is a wonderful mixture of science and art.

Perhaps the most storied New York City eatery, Delmonico’s reshaped American restaurants.

Historic house still contains bullet holes from an overlooked battle of the American Revolution.

This cave resembles the Star Wars Jedi master.

Relaxed riverfront dive bar where you can also rent a boat.

Complex tile installations designed by a renowned Polish artist in a Warsaw subway.

A decaying gateway to a never-built housing collective.

The ruins of the first mountaintop observatory are just a hike away.

One of the few Tudor palaces in Germany, which hosted a historic WWII meeting.

Tucked away in a quiet corner of rural Nova Scotia, the first museum in North America dedicated to preserving the art of making rugs by hand.

The only building in the western U.S. designed by the Finnish architect Alvar Aalto.