Places Edited by Daniel McDermon

Under a breathtaking Buddhist temple in Vietnam is a basement exhibit that takes visitors to hell and back.

In a lighthouse by a vanished sea stands a museum for a man who never existed.

A cemetery in the Netherlands honors Soviet soldiers from World War II.

The only Native American intaglio left in Wisconsin.

This historic vessel on display in Massachusetts made a dozen scientific expeditions into the Arctic.

Commemorating Frankfurt's Jewish community and 11,908 victims of the Holocaust.

Tour part of the Maginot Line bunker system built to defend France against a German invasion.

This kaleidoscopic house may be the most bizarre on the island of Fuerteventura.

Art under your feet honors the history of a working-class London neighborhood.

No one knows why this round stone structure was built on a hilltop in Wales.

Thousands of rare and sculptural desert plants are cultivated in a surreal, open-air landscape unlike anything else on Mallorca.

St. Peter’s, in Western Germany, has stood as a masterpiece of Romanesque architecture since 1181.

A mid-14th-century tower that served as a prison for Spanish nobles.

A monumental private palace behind an unassuming facade, with astonishing interiors including a rococo ballroom.

Visitors take revenge upon the statue of a traitor made to kneel at the tomb of his enemy.

It’s one of the hottest places in the world, but this canyon looks like it’s covered in snow.

A priceless work by the 17th-century Dutch master is on display in the parish church of a French village.

Cave in which Miguel de Cervantes hid while trying to escape captivity in Algiers.

Abandoned British military fortifications, slowly being reclaimed by nature.

A rugged hike leads to a breathtaking waterfall, once thought to be the tallest in Iceland.

See an anatomy teaching collection assembled in the 1920s and 1930s.

Enjoy traditional Louisiana-style gumbo and the spirit of Southern hospitality 7,000 miles from New Orleans.

A treasure trove of audio technology, from wax cylinders to juke boxes and record players.

Twelve decommissioned shipping containers evoke a reclining person in Marfa, Texas.