Places Edited by David Plotz

For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.

This single-track road rewards brave drivers with stunning Scottish scenery.

After the band included its number in one of their songs, the box became a monument to the musical group.

A monument in the Belarusian city of Polotsk claims to mark the exact midpoint of the European continent.

An ancient water supply dating back almost 500 years can still be found standing in East Sussex.

A town's monument to a touch-football victory 50 years in the making.

The largest brick bridge in the world.

The maze-like transportation hub contains abandoned areas, derelict stores, and a resident bat colony.

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.

The site of a mysterious pony massacre is rich with extraterrestrial conspiracy theories.

A thriving Black community was destroyed by an angry white mob at this site in 1923.

An eccentric 18th century naval officer built a ship's quarterdeck on his roof, the inspiration for Mary Poppins's "Admiral Boom."

A climbing route in the mountains of Italy’s Dolomites, built for soldiers during World War I.

The tree is thought to be the oldest oak in Texas and was once crowned state champion for its monumental size.

Descend 2,030 years into the past in an ancient tunnel built to support Jerusalem's most famous wall.

The gravestone of the suffragist leader attracted extra visitors during the 2016 election.

Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.

Tirelessly maintained by a Wisconsin man named JFK.

An abandoned asylum once on the cutting edge of lobotomies may be reborn as a Christian college.

A modern-day wunderkammer dedicated to Indianapolis history, Afrofuturism, and musical vibrations.

A Cold War atomic camp buried under the ice is now emerging because of global warming.

A monument to the 17,000 Chinese who worked and died to build Canada's Pacific Railway.

The etchings on this narrow channel between two islands bear witness to maritime travelers who have passed through since the Middle Ages.

These beautiful wineries were at the center of Lake Erie's "grape belt" back when the Midwest dominated American wine production.