Places Edited by Kerry Wolfe

This line of 12 tower mills described in the story of Don Quixote is among the most iconic landscapes in Spain.

William Smith's iconic "map that changed the world" is hidden behind a curtain in the Geological Society building.

Four abandoned towers hidden above the Douglas fir forest in Washington.

This giant bronze image of Christopher Columbus embarked on a voyage of its own.

Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.

It took 28 years to build this massive statue of the Hindu god Vishnu riding a mythical bird.

A beautiful multicolored mound formed by the mineral deposits of the Orenda Spring.

This enigmatic artifact remained buried in a churchyard for years.

In a quiet north Chicago neighborhood rests a stunning relic of the golden age of earthenware design.

In Portugal, a secluded stretch of untouched natural beauty hides at the bottom of a steep hill.

The zoological collection at the Hessisches Landesmuseum hosts some of the world's oldest habitat dioramas.

The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.

Inside a busy metro station, an impressive mural depicts the prehispanic city of Tenochtitlán.

The 17th-century hacienda where Simón Bolívar spent his last days before dying from tuberculosis.

Roses and other fascinating flora fill this garden built to commemorate Britain's immortal Bard.

Thanks to a bit of wordplay, seven auspicious stone cats guard this ancient canalside street.

Near the ruins of a Civil War coastal fortress lies the only known African refugee cemetery in the United States.

The Neolithic megalith was one of the first archaeological ruins protected by the British government.

The haunting beauty of this little-visited wreck makes it a true hidden treasure.

A collection of wonderfully preserved 19th-century creatures, as well as hunting trophies seized during a police raid.

Two Chinese dragons guard the caves of this medieval temple in Iran.

One of the tallest statues in the world, and the tallest statue of a goddess in Japan.

On a remote island, legend has it that a fiddler and his wife were turned to stone.

Sweden's first electric elevator remains hidden within a fortress-like building.