Places Edited by Daniel McDermon

Striking fusion of Islamic and postmodern architecture, said to be the largest mosque in Western Europe.

This izakaya restaurant was designed to look like the Biblical vessel.

Hilltop modernist/folk art shrine and gardens dedicated to a Native American saint.

Artwork created by artists and school children as a tribute to free speech and democracy.

Have a ball telling the time at this giant kinetic-energy clock.

Marking the location of the secret headquarters for the Counterintelligence Corps in WWII.

The private collection of tile gathered by an architect over 40 years.

The only museum in Italy dedicated to this ancient profession.

A 19th-century home, embellished with gnomes.

A monument to a beloved aquatic folk hero in the Irish town of Dingle.

This historic 17th-century site once served as a secluded meditation retreat.

One of the last Breton ossuaries still preserving the bones of the dead.

A quiet cemetery in northeastern North Carolina holds tiny structures believed to protect spirits.

A statue destroyed by a 1987 earthquake lies in pieces on a university campus.

This map, on display in the Library of Congress, and one of only seven known to exist, is the very first map of the United States.

Medieval streets buried beneath a papal fortress now form an underground city you can walk through.

This modest German chapel has been in use for more than 1000 years.

This museum tells the story of the first purpose-built military simulator buildings and RAF Langham.

This armored vehicle was built in the local shipyard for use by the defenders of Dubrovnik.

Don't miss the xylotheque (a library of wood) at this museum devoted to cork.

An elliptical glass tower that is known as the world’s first two-sided building.

A colonial family tomb that once doubled as New York City’s secret records vault.

Explore 150 years of Estonian rail history in a terminal once built for Tsar Nicholas II.

A surreal depiction of a South American god is actually filled with deeper symbolism.