Places Edited by Kavya Ram Mohan

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

Natural stone arches form a walkable "cathedral" at low tide, then disappear entirely when the water returns.

These 17th-century mummies are no longer naturally preserved, but remain on display today.

A pair of connected skyscrapers form this symbolic gateway.

The remnants of an archaeological camp stand within Tikal National Park.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

This little Greek plateau is home to thousands of rustic, white-sailed windmills.

How this Pine Barrens hill got its name is uncertain, but on a good day the view from the fire tower is crystal clear.

This 18th-century dissection theater's frescoes display a gorgeous tension between the terrestrial and esoteric.

Striking ruins of a mansion that stood center stage in one of modern Brazil's most puzzling crimes.

This huge ship ran aground and has simply been left to sit there ever since.

This abandoned mining village was predicted to resist decay longer than any other modern human settlement.

The remains of what was the most important religious complex in coastal Peru for over a millennium.

The haunting remains of a failed housing development can still be found behind the big box stores that were to anchor them.

This narrow Ghent alleyway is an officially sanctioned street art tunnel.

An Orthodox church built by the Royal Family for the Russian community exiled to the French Riviera.

This indoor ski resort has a mountain contained inside a mall.

This oddly named town refuses to change its phallic moniker.

Think you have a tough job? Try carrying 200 kilos through a cloud of sulfur down the side of a volcano.

Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.

This abandoned factory on the Hudson River once churned out a million bricks a week.

If you’ve ever seen a picture of Machu Picchu, then you’ve seen a picture of Huayna Picchu—you just didn’t realize it.