Places Edited by Kavya Ram Mohan

A small house sits between two huge rocks, with its back to the sea.

This museum in the tower of the oldest church in Gdańsk, is home to centuries-old time-keeping devices and the world's first pulsar clock.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

The shattered remnants of a meteor that struck Santa Fe more than a billion years ago.

This no man's land slicing through the island is strewn with abandoned relics of another time.

A set of 27 bamboo tubes creates an eerie soundscape that changes with the wind.

This sublime architectural marvel is a rare example of an expressionist church.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

This spectacular dome managed to survive after being bombed in World War II, in an event known as the "Miracle of Mosta."

Gorgeous views of Italian mountains and valleys form the backdrop of this unique open-air theater.

This gallery of prehistoric red ochre art lines the wall of a scenic segment in Utah's San Rafael Swell.

For over a century, it was a crucial center of mental health treatment and also the source of many local legends.

This remarkable prehistoric town is full of watchtowers and houses that have withstood thousands of years.

One of the largest sand dunes in the world is nicknamed the "Scary Mountain" due to its steep slope and sharp incline.

This historic funicular system combines the old with the new while offering delightful views over the surrounding valley.

A 2,500-pound wooden nickel makes this woodworking museum easy to spot from the road.

This graveyard contains markers and monuments dedicated to some of the darkest chapters in Washington's history.

The ill-fated plan to reroute the Mississippi so that Union ships could bypass Confederate fortifications on the river bend.

The tiny church offers succor to travelers driving by, but only eight at a time.

A tribute to the intrepid explorer and his crew who perished in terrible conditions on an ill-fated expedition to the Arctic.

The final resting place of many of Germany's most famous communists.

The site of the Wellington avalanche, one of the America's worst railroad disasters.

The first rural cemetery west of the Mississippi is home to the elaborate tombs of St. Louis' local beer barons.

The sacred shrine of the Yazidis.