Places Edited by Daniel McDermon

A storied British pub where customers leave messages in the walls.

A celebration of Norwegian independence, or public art gone wrong?

Burgers and fries in the shadow of a dreaded Nazi symbol.

This landmark building, from notable Los Angeles architects, is being restored.

Evidence of a bullet that nearly killed King Charles I—or is it?

A Portuguese museum display features a bizarre assortment of objects.

A 1000-year-old shrine in Kyoto with a poorly planned sacred arch.

Riga’s historic porcelain industry is preserved in this small, hidden museum.

A ruined priory that was once a favorite pilgrimage site for English kings.

A heritage stone building that preserves over a million historical documents and rare artifacts.

Nobody knows what this saucer-like ancient Egyptian object was for.

Japan’s oldest clock tower has been called one of the country’s most disappointing attractions.

Scandinavia’s largest shop dedicated to anything carbonated.

The last surviving submarine from a strange chapter of Finnish history.

One of Africa's windiest and most scenic roads is a national symbol of Angola.

Kokera sushi may be the rarest sushi you have never heard of. 

Amid the bustle of the Pike Place Market is a poem by famed Japanese poet Narihira.

Former Toronto home of the author who wrote, “The medium is the message.”

A former execution site with ornate rock carvings of mysterious origin.

Prague's "Little Hanoi" is one of the commercial centers of Czechia's Vietnamese community.

This atmospheric museum honors a family who hid Jews during the Nazi occupation of Latvia.

Reaching Japan’s “most dangerous shrine” means climbing a vertical cliff.

A marble cornerstone marks the location of what could have been a presidential palace.

Immersive exhibitions track Saint Petersburg’s past and present.