Places Edited by Kavya Ram Mohan

This temple is steeped in local folklore involving a teakettle and a raccoon dog.

The final home of the legendary Danish sailor said to have lived to be 146 years old.

A perfectly circular lake is formed by the crater of an ancient underwater volcano.

A massive 1830s industrial site once known as Czechia's "Iron Heart" has been transformed into a playground of science, technology, and art.

This rare collection of human deformities displays fetuses with two faces, one eye, and "mermaid" legs.

The Zalud family experienced a number of tragedies in one decade, giving rise to rumors that the 19th century house is haunted.

The apartment building where JFK's assassin lived after defecting to the Soviet Union.

An oddly shaped tower built to mark the acquittal of Admiral Keppel in a controversial 1770s case.

An abandoned mine now resembles a post-apocalyptic landscape of derelict buildings and blood-red pools of water.

A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.

Herbert Hoover's "Brown House" rural presidential retreat was a PR disaster amid the start of the Great Depression.

The country music legend's grave is surrounded by Astroturf because fans kept plucking out the grass.

The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.

The townhouse where the English poet created some of his most influential work has been preserved in tribute.

The abandoned mine where American troops discovered a treasure trove of art and artifacts hidden by the Nazis.

A striking Soviet memorial commemorates the liberation of Belarus from the Nazis.

This Gothic church was wheeled in its entirety to a new location a half a mile away.

One of the only spherical 19th century gas containers left today.

Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.

The grassy landscape is home to the world's last truly wild horses.

This Czar-funded, onion-domed, lavishly muraled Orthodox Church played a starring role in "The Deer Hunter."

A Parisian boutique devoted to la Sape, the elegant Congolese fashion subculture rooted in European colonization.

During the rainy season, this temple is almost entirely submerged, accessible only by boat.

This beautiful ridge-top trail is dotted by tiny homes apparently built by a group of itinerant fairies.