Places Edited by halkoss

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

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.

England's “third-oldest college” has not graduated a single student in over 400 years.

This memorial cross along a roadside in Old Goa, India marks the spot of once bustling, but long-gone community.

The New Bedford Whaling Museum in Massachusetts displays what it calls the world's largest ship model.

In the desert of southern Peru is an intriguing collection of ancient petroglyphs whose origins remain unknown.

Panaji’s oldest surviving building, which was once a palace and viceroy residence, now houses the Goa State Museum.

Step into the world of one of Turkey's most popular television series for a virtual trip through Ottoman Empire history.

A bizarre example of collective behavior resulted in thousands of shoe prints in Vegas parking lots.

These structures serve as a memorial to one of Boston’s most ambitious and controversial urban redevelopment projects.

These giant volcanic rocks towering above the Angolan savannah once served as a natural fortification.

Once built to inspire young Soviet minds through astronomy, this dome now stands as a quiet relic of a vanished era.

Traces of General Patton’s Mojave Desert training camps for the North Africa campaign.

One of Mexico City's seats of the Catholic faith, although not the majoritarian Latin Roman rite.

One of Amsterdam’s most popular cultural and recreational complexes is on the site of a former gas works.

A preserved segment of the old irrigation canal recalls Taipei’s history as a “Water City.”

An asymmetrically spiraling tower perched on top of a protected mountain.

This jet-infused peak marks the traditional northern boundary of the Navajo nation.

A collection of miniatures made in the central-western region of Mexico.

A rare tobacconist Napoleon statue stands inside York’s medieval guildhall.

A plinth outside a church displays sculptures by local artists.

A century-old monument to commemorate a crowd-funded public cemetery.

The oldest functioning restaurant in the state of Illinois, operating since 1847.