Places Edited by Kavya Ram Mohan

Created as a coal reserve, it is today a natural park with stunning wildflowers, ancient marine fossils, and remnants of a 19th century mine.

What looks like a simple quaint estate in rural Pennsylvania was in the 18th century home to a small monastic community.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

The walls of the iconic dome are hollow and have a secret stairway.

What was once the largest NFL stadium.

A historic London pub with prison cells in the cellar and a "spy room" on the second floor.

The bridge's highly-contested plaque (once again) honors Confederate President Jefferson Davis.

A huge maze complex and whimsical miniature village in Tasmania.

Bubbling up from deep underground is the warm crystal clear water that fills the Warm Springs Pools, America's oldest spa.

No one knows the origin of this small town’s unique name.

Walk through Czech history in Prague's largest graveyard.

The abandoned "Red Star Train Graveyard" is the final rusting place for precious artifacts of train history.

Politicians, bureaucrats, and military officers gathered in this field near the Capitol to settle their disputes with blood.

It would be a crime to miss it.

The world's tallest bridge is also possibly the most elegant.

Once at the center of U.S. finance, the historic Trading Room was meticulously recreated piece by piece and rebuilt in the Art Institute.

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

A preserved factory in the "Home of the Carrousel" is now a museum dedicated to the classic wooden ride.

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

During the Industrial Revolution this “Temple of Invention” was full of intricate miniature machines and gadgets.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

A former top secret nuclear fallout shelter now operates like a hotel stuck in the Cold War.

This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.

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