Places Edited by Kavya Ram Mohan

The oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States.

The last permanent exhibit dedicated to the Soviet leader.

A modern, secular take on a traditional Virgin Mary motif.

The maximum security facility was once thought to have "the bloodiest 47 acres in America."

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

The famous 102-year-old circus elephant was struck and killed by lightning.

This Croatian computer club features such gaming relics as the infamous Virtual Boy and an 8-bit Pacman machine.

One of its engravings is believed to be among the first representations of medical and surgical instruments.

This strategic isle was once swapped between empires and almost entirely destroyed in a bomb explosion.

Some of England's last cave dwellers lived and worked within this huge cave.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

A memorial to an ill-fated Holy Land mission once described by Mark Twain as “a complete fiasco.”

The outcropping is graffitied with the name of the beloved musical Muppet television series.

This house of worship in the Arctic Circle is shaped like an igloo.

Armenia's premier center of astrophysical research was established during the Soviet era.

There's nothing shrimpy about the world's largest artificial prawn.

This extravagant villa built by a Burmese merchant is part pagoda and part European mansion.

This 15th-century fortification was built to defend bunnies.

A headstone notes where the most famous of Robin Hood's legendary Merry Men is reportedly buried.

The statue of a legendary giant who carried Christ and shouldered the world's sins.

In this African village, the walls of the chief's compound are painted with beautiful traditional designs.

This doorless 20th-century elevator doesn't stop or slow down.

Tracking the 1,500-year history of Korea's star cabbage.

An isolated 17th-century chapel on a remarkable site once dedicated to Celtic sun worship.