Places Edited by Kavya Ram Mohan

The small cave that housed Tennessee's "first citizen."

A lovely summer day by the sea becomes a nightmare.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

This massive and unusual rock formation near Okotoks is the world's largest known glacial erratic.

Survival capsules find a second life as a unique hotel.

The Uros people live on floating reed islands in lake Titicaca.

An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.

Below a historic English market town lies a secret underground city complete with kitchens, laundries, storerooms, and an underground lake.

A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.

Ancient rock-hewn town that witnessed key events of Georgian history.

Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.

Abandoned castle was once a grand example of Russian privilege, built exclusively to win a frivolous bet between noblemen.

A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.

St Bernard de Clairvaux Episcopal Church, better known as one of the oldest European buildings in the Western Hemisphere.

The largest ice cave in the world is thought to be the entrance to hell according to Austrian legend.

A seasonal movie monster museum featuring wax creations by a relative of one of the original Universal Studios monsters.

A late sculptor's last project was to turn this abandoned cement factory into a castle-themed amusement park.

This rural community has attracted both scientists and techno-refugees due to its federally-mandated lack of technology.

A counter-culture bookstore like no other hides in plain sight in the streets of Paris.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

The Rozenberg wind wall in South Holland makes for smooth sailing through the Calandbrug canal.

A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.

Eyam took steps to quarantine themselves and keep the plague from spreading.

A strange mark in the stone fence of a cemetery fabled to have been made by the Devil himself.