Places Edited by Holyn Thigpen

The forest has reclaimed nearly everything—streets included—from this failed Pennsylvania "City of Heaven" that was once deeded directly to God.

The last remaining houses of a bygone world immortalized by John Steinbeck in his novel “Cannery Row.”

A sandstone corridor so narrow that it feels like the wilderness closing in on itself.

A blufftop prairie and limestone cliff with 30-mile views across two great rivers and prime bald eagle territory.

Discover this sandstone alcove, a geologic wonder in southern Utah, that continues to slowly shape shift.

This museum shaped like an inflating balloon celebrates the sport’s buoyant achievements.

Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark designs bring a Thai temple to life once the sun has set.

Nepal's unclimbable sacred peak.

This 16th-century watchtower once defended Spain's Atlantic coast from pirates.

A remote and picturesque volcano nestled inside another volcano.

The world’s second-largest flood defense barrier has protected London for decades.

Beautiful Romanesque arches in a recently rediscovered century old underground reservoir.

This building embodies the vision of Darcy Ribeiro, a renowned Brazilian educator, and founder of the University of Brasília.

Rainbow arches made of shipping containers grace the entrance to one of France's largest seaports.

Hidden in the jungle is a botanical ‘Barbapa dream’ art center in the Yucatan rainforest.

In Stone Town, Zanzibar, the city’s culture and history is told through its doors.

Relics designed to contain and conceal Yugoslavian submarines.

Descend into a subterranean labyrinth of geologic wonder and local lore.

Witness these plains giants that nearly became extinct in the late 1800s.

This cave complex might provide a link between the Neolithic and the Classical Greek period.

See this covered bridge's unique structure and enjoy a nearby lake-side loop trail.

Henri Matisse's final masterpiece.

This unusual rock formation in Berks County is nearly a mile long and may date from the Ice Age.

Decorative folk arts dot the countryside barns of Berks County.