Places Edited by Gerard Nolan

Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.

Experiencing Guatemala's sensory-exploding church is a blunt reminder of European influence.

A wood-and-steel sculpture garden featuring an artful interplay of nature and machinery.

Each August, one of the largest religious (and food) celebrations in the country is held in Boston.

This headstone marks the grave of an 11-year-old boy killed during clashes in the streets over the boycotting of British goods.

The first bell ever cast in Boston was cast by Paul Revere...and sounded terrible.

The location of one of the first private Catholic schools in the country, providing a valuable sanctuary during the tumultuous period when Protestant and Catholic students were at odds.

This ambitious father and son team reigned supreme over the North End, and witches, for many years.

Fowl, love and death in Vietnam.

A meteorite-bounded town in Bavaria.

The second largest reclining Buddha in the world got "lost" for over 120 years.

Medieval village and microminiature museum.

The quirky - and private - constructions of a secluded artist depict the house of God.

These artworks take you traveling to mythical medieval Europe, the politicized grape fields of 1960s California, and deep below sea level.

San Francisco's first World's Fair, dedicated to the wonders of California.

Depicting scenes of everyday life - and specific individuals - in Great Depression era San Francisco.

The oldest lawn bowling club in the United States.

A playing field for a popular French past time can be found tucked away in a quiet corner of Golden Gate Park.

Former drug lord’s manor, now a theme park. Watch out for the hippos.

Oldest existing wire suspension bridge in the United States.

The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.

The infamous Boston Mob ran rackets from an office here in the 1970s.

The oldest working bell set in North America, the bells at Old North Church sat silent for their first four years in Massachusetts.

Stolen goods adorn the organ at Old North Church.