Places Edited by Evan Bonham

This facility, now a museum, once housed and trained U.S. Army Air Force pilots who flew during the Allied invasion of Normandy.

Step into the past and experience what life was once like in the Sunshine State.

A creative deviation in this post office's design was once a source of controversy.

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

This magnificent Japanese garden provides a moment of Zen in rural Vermont.

Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.

This 22-acre botanical garden is home to the largest collection of rhododendrons in the world.

This set of three large, volcanic hot springs is a favorite haunt for intrepid divers.

An annual celebration of the region's successful elk reintroduction program.

Artisans have been gathering in North Carolina since 1989 to show off whimsical takes on an everyday item.

Each winter this underground cave forms a dazzling ice palace.

While comics are the main attraction at this megastore, the second floor plays host to an exhibit fit for a museum.

The legacies of two historic Black American institutions live on in this unassuming brick building.

One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.

Have a steam and some blini at this cafe in a century-old bathhouse.

Underneath the bustling city streets, a hydroponic farm grows unique herbs in an urban oasis.

Nestled between a college and a golf course, the garden is home to more than 2,500 rhododendrons.

Instead of fruit, the branches of this tree are brimming with hopes and dreams.

This little valley along Highway 1 is engulfed by thousands of lilies during the spring season.

This Russian bar-restaurant lies within a three-story underground bathhouse.

Ethereal alien hums and haunting whale songs emitting from...a giant sheet of vibrating metal?

A provocative museum dedicated to the genre and the harsh realities that inspired its origins.

Home of a 28-foot tall stalagmite known as the War Club.

Visit a replica of the estate where Aaron Burr allegedly plotted a treasonous scheme against the United States.