Places Edited by Daniel McDermon

See how aloe goes from field to store and discover the history of aloe cultivation in the Caribbean.

An eye-catching model town in a San Diego backyard.

A collection of 2000 bottles of Belgium's favorite drink.

This collection of shrines features large statues of Jesus and Mary, plus views of Sioux City.

A monument reduced to a quarter of its original height proves that size isn't everything.

A scenic natural bridge with a creek running underneath.

A joyful oddity that takes the art of clowning very seriously.

The empty town of Scenic, South Dakota, is owned by a church in the Philippines.

A rustic getaway where visitors connect with the departed.

An unconventional memorial to the women burned as witches in Bratislava.

A tiny art gallery where artists can donate their work for the public to take and enjoy.

Tiny Spanish beach covered in sea glass.

This tunnel gave a name to a tiny community, but is now abandoned.

A fountain filled with golden statues, celebrating the the ancient kingdom of Colchis.

A marker commemorates a 1,400-pound wheel of cheese made to honor Andrew Jackson.

Enter this dragon-shaped temple to see animatronic scenes depicting heaven and hell.

A century-old factory reborn as an artist-run live-work building.

The remnants of what was once the longest bridge in the world.

A damaged tree turned into a whimsical giant pencil that is sharpened each year.

This factory dominated the Swedish market, and is now a historic site.

One of Hawaiʻi’s most notable historic petroglyph fields lies within a major resort.

Where the dead once lay, art now plays.

A historic sanctuary in the last refuge of the Aramaic language.

Odd castle-like structures for collecting water sticking out of the Mississippi River.