Places Edited by Lauren Johnston

Perhaps the biggest draw to this mosque is its remote location and lack of tourists.

A hidden highland of peaks and pastures, largely unchanged since medieval times.

A goblet-shaped rock that, according to lore, is the home of an elven hermit.

A cosmic pit stop just beyond the notorious Area 51.

A tiny village church in dramatic surroundings.

Hundreds of luxurious boats line this gorgeous lake surrounded by mountains.

The world's first fish doorbell monitors this water passageway.

The smallest walk-in museum in the United States, this miniature museum preserves and displays a range of historic manuscripts.

Remnant of a largely forgotten struggle over resource scarcity.

This historic vessel on display in Massachusetts made a dozen scientific expeditions into the Arctic.

No one knows why this round stone structure was built on a hilltop in Wales.

Enjoy traditional Louisiana-style gumbo and the spirit of Southern hospitality 7,000 miles from New Orleans.

England's “third-oldest college” has not graduated a single student in over 400 years.

This memorial cross along a roadside in Old Goa, India marks the spot of once bustling, but long-gone community.

In the desert of southern Peru is an intriguing collection of ancient petroglyphs whose origins remain unknown.

The outdoor area of this contemporary art museum in Mexico is a modernist reinterpretation of hacienda architecture.

A million years ago, our ancient ancestors were cooking with fire in this cave.

Panaji’s oldest surviving building, which was once a palace and viceroy residence, now houses the Goa State Museum.

Step into the world of one of Turkey's most popular television series for a virtual trip through Ottoman Empire history.

A cobbled and kaleidoscopic street tucked amid Edinburgh's Gothic Old Town.

Malta’s oldest sea water distillation building is now an architectural anomaly on the Sliema waterfront.

The Ayo Rock Formations stand out on the island of Aruba as a unique arrangement of giant boulders with interesting crawl spaces to explore.

The highest concentration of Art Deco buildings in the world.

Engraved in stone here are the signatures of everyone who signed the Declaration of Independence.