Places Edited by Daniel McDermon

A library in Germany displays a likeness that some believe is William Shakespeare.

Remnant of a largely forgotten struggle over resource scarcity.

The devil-defying mark left by a saint as a boy is visible inside Lisbon's cathedral.

Crash site of a US National Guard C-47B plane that attempted to land at Gustavus airport in 1957 in bad weather.

At this bright and vibrant museum in Mexico City, you can make your own custom scent.

A Manhattan tombstone honors a popular 19th-century heroine, now long forgotten.

A meticulously restored Wichita home designed by the most renowned American architect of the 20th century.

Sprawling archeological site of an 8th-century Islamic castle.

This sanitorium-turned-asylum-turned-prison is now abandoned and a hotspot for enjoyers of the paranormal.

A statue for a zoo that was never built.

This historic bridge connects Whidbey Island to Fidalgo Island across whirlpool-filled waters.

These unique and ever-changing caves are a wonder of Iceland.

This secret museum features saintly relics and the remains of historic figures assassinated in the 19th century.

A prison-turned-museum sheds light on modern Turkish history.

Rendering of a comic-book hero turned Luxembourg national symbol.

The quiet resting place of a rock and roll legend.

Behind Hong Kong Stadium stands a memorial to one of the city’s most tragic disasters.

These palatial ruins said to be inspired by Cambodia's Angkor Wat have been turned into a significant religious temple.

In the garden of a Georgia museum, without any explanation, is a monumental head of the Communist icon.

Hidden tunnels have sheltered the people of a Czech town for centuries.

Amid the ruins of a church on the British island of Portland, a surprising symbol among the headstones.

This museum shaped like a manuscript tells how the seven kingdoms combined to form a single desert nation.

A massive marble pedestal is all that remains of a column that towered over Constantinople for 1300 years.

Benjamin Lay, a fiery abolitionist, is buried outside the Quaker meeting house that disowned him for his beliefs.