Places Edited by Jaszmina Szendrey

Once the fallout shelter of a dictator, this sprawling bunker is now a combined history museum and contemporary art gallery.

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

Iceland's largest geothermal mud pool is a little bit haunted and a little bit dangerous.

A red sandstone freestanding monolith rises out of the sea in northern Scotland.

The heart of a Scottish legend had a centuries-long journey before reaching its final resting place.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

The medieval castle built as headquarters for the Pope's secretive Knights Templar.

An Anglo-Saxon cross inscribed with possibly the oldest written work of English literature.

This tiny island featuring 9th-century Viking ruins is only accessible at low tide.

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

A medieval church with largest and oldest collection of Renaissance frescoes in France.

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

This enormous sports car themed amusement park is home to the world’s fastest roller coaster.

300 years of pharmaceutical history on display.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

These rare statues are one of the few remaining material witnesses to Old Prussian culture.

An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.

A preserved block of timber buildings from the city's industrial era in the Middle Ages.

Planned as the world’s first zero-carbon city, it had lofty ideals—but is only 5 percent completed and aiming for 50 percent carbon-neutral.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

Inat Kuća, or "House of Spite," is more than just an oddly named restaurant.

Morocco's Argania trees are infested with nut-hungry goats.