Places Edited by Kit Sudol

In the basement of a San Francisco performing arts center, a small museum dedicated to the history of showgirls.

Before TV meteorologists, there were weather kiosks. This may be the last one in the United States.

The memorial honors the lives of rhinoceroses killed by poachers.

One of the best-preserved ghost towns in Arizona speaks to the difficulties of establishing mining towns in the 19th century American West.

The remains of a 13th-century stronghold built by the Welsh prince known as Llywelyn the Last.

A bulky, ancient stupa marks the site of Siddhartha Gautama's seminal Buddhist teaching.

Atop this arch, during the 16th-century, a sermon was given to those suffering from plague.

A tribute to one man's encounter with a frightening cryptid.

A memorial dedicated to a boating accident that was bringing troops back home from World War I.

This artificial lake surrounded by Brutalist architecture served as a stand-in for futuristic Britain in Stanley Kubrick's 'A Clockwork Orange.'

A tumbling waterfall near a narrow passage that was used to herd cattle for hundreds of years.

This contemporary art museum is filled with other, smaller museums, which feature work from artists primarily in the Pacific Northwest.

Tiny treasures, giant murals, and strange sculptures decorate the windows and doors of this abandoned building.

This monument commemorates an aeronaut who allegedly flew a plane before the Wright brothers.

Recorded as the first person buried in Arlington Cemetery.

This chimney is the oldest free standing industrial chimney in Britain.

This 24-acre park offers a place for meditation in the midst of Sedona's iconic red rocks.

This tree was grafted from the actual tree that led Isaac Newton to ponder the theory of gravity.

This museum shines a light on the true Pilgrim experience in North America.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

A living descendant of the famous tree that helped Isaac Newton develop the theory of gravity.

The first European statue dedicated to the legendary musician.

A rare example of this century-old British tank stands near the center of town in Ashford.

This hidden amusement park is a magical escape for kids and kids-at-heart.