Places Edited by halkoss

Remnants of a town from a bygone era.

Defaced since the early 80s, this bridge has become local icon to the metalheads and residents of the city.

This sprawling stone mosaic on Berlin’s Museum Island transforms archaeological finds and local legends into a walkable work of art.

A wonderland of oil paintings by a self-taught artist who collaborates with Imagine Dragons—hidden in a 17th-century building near the Rembrandt House.

A striking circle of basalt columns perched on Ibiza’s rugged western coast, aligning art, astronomy, and myth in a landscape where time seems to stand still.

Covering 13 acres and hosting 3,000 shops, this is one of Africa's biggest urban markets.

This ornate neo-Gothic mausoleum honors the man behind the Mercedes name—and the daughter who inspired it.

This boat represents the promise of undiscovered territory, a dream of hope, and progress and freedom for Iceland.

A remote boulder commemoration to General Andrew Jackson and his command during their march toward Florida for the First Seminole War.

In the heart of the Pine Barrens, entire forests of pitch pines that usually grow 20–90 feet tall only reach six feet in height.

This now-protected stone circle is an archeological mystery and a stellar viewpoint.

This large Roman bath complex offers a window into ancient life in the arid Central Anatolian steppe.

A bronze fountain celebrating a strange, seductive, long-breasted, motherly creature from regional folklore.

A remembrance of the local Scottish victims of the Lockerbie Bombing Incident in the now-restored neighborhood.

One of the oldest cathedrals in the U.K. houses a priceless early manuscript.

A remarkable headstone said to be a gift from Daniel Boone.

The oldest standing building in Las Vegas was established by Mormon settlers.

A tiny village church in dramatic surroundings.

Tiny museum with unusual specimens.

One of two observatories in the U.S. that routinely detect gravitational waves.

Once thought to be a decorated air shaft, it might just be a castle-shaped folly.

A forgotten underground railway once whooshed trams beneath London.

A group of monuments to the Cherokee origins of Tennessee.

A Greek tomb discovered under a palace in Naples displays ornate funeral decorations.