Places Edited by Daniel McDermon

Wooden pavers represent a 17th-century barrier that gave Wall Street its name.

In Union Cemetery, a petrified tree stump marks the grave of a notable mineralogist, mine owner and oilman.

Home of coppersmiths whose families have been working here since the 17th century.

Unique Armenian monastery from the 13th century, reclaimed by nature but still welcoming visitors.

An unusually European Pueblo church is actually the oldest Native American congregation in the United States.

A river runs beneath you while walking along this elevated linear park.

The largest stone moved during the Stone Age once stood proudly in France.

A tribute to the forgotten origins of American religious freedom.

According to local legend, this unassuming art gallery was once used to imprison witches.

This tomb of a Sufi mystic is a remnant of Ottoman rule in Hungary.

A subtle memorial marks where a human chain protested Soviet control in 1989.

Perhaps the biggest draw to this mosque is its remote location and lack of tourists.

A trove of history focused on Marks & Spencer, the British department store.

Students pray here in hopes of entering one of Japan’s most prestigious universities.

The poet’s tombstone keeps getting vandalized by her fans.

This museum in Chiapas honors Bishop Samuel Ruiz García, a key figure of the Zapatista movement.

A hidden highland of peaks and pastures, largely unchanged since medieval times.

An enigmatic temple with complicated history, at the center of Sri Lanka.

Modest but unique pyramid built for a pharaoh has been reduced to a “heap of stone.”

This is the birthplace of Vlad the Impaler Vlad III Dracul.

Unassuming public garden with hundreds of rose varieties.

A haunted outpost in Moldova, where guards are said to have fired at a ghostly figure.

A sculpture in Hyannis commemorates Chief Sachem Iyannough of the Mattachiest tribe.

The first capital of Texas was actually in modern-day Louisiana.