Places Edited by Kris McCracken

A pink giant of fibreglass and metal watching the Eyre Highway from a rural roadside

Warm up from the freezing waters in this fully functional sauna in the middle of the Tasmanian wilderness.

Showcasing some of the best-preserved temples of the Champa Kingdom.

This small seaside reserve supposedly inspired a young Errol Flynn to take the nautical adventures that would define him on and off the silver screen.

This amazing medieval fortress stands atop a promontory along the famous Cinque Terre.

Its humdrum facade only adds to its electrifying appeal: a rooftop with panoramic views of a shapeshifting metropolis.

Bronze statues honor the brave explorers who passed through this Antarctic gateway.

Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.

This controversial museum includes such detested exhibits as a chocolate suicide bomber and fecal-smelling digestion machine.

An ultra-modern diversity park in Denmark has turned an entire city block electric pink.

An enormous and lavish Gothic church in Czechia.

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

Remnants of an exploded schooner and wrecked submarines form a breakwater.

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

Singapore's landscaping project is home to 18 incredible Supertrees.

A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.

Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.

Aqua white sand highlighted with fiery red rocks.

Relics of Australia's convict past, and a modern scene of unimaginable horror.

30 years worth of pressed-tin, bakalite, and characters both loved and forgotten.

Home to more than 13,000 pieces of war memorabilia and military equipment.

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.