Places Added by Luke Fater

This outdoor mural is one stop on a walking trail that weaves art and history together to tell a tale of local history.

Every winter, this tiny islet on Florida’s Gulf Coast is swarmed by some of the largest birds on the continent.

An award-winning children’s garden enchants visitors at the intersection of natural beauty and fairy tales.

This unassuming brick building has survived fires, storms, and more to bring entertainment to one Delaware town.

This heritage rail line meanders through Delaware’s Red Clay Valley.

The damming of the Colorado River buried an iconic geologic formation before record-breaking drought brought it back.

A living museum of curated gardens honors 4,000 years of agriculture in the Santa Cruz River basin.

A historic jail preserves etchings from over a century of incarcerated people in a town with a rough and tumble past.

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

An open-air, roadside eatery celebrating a historic indigenous cuisine of complicated significance.

This restaurant serves wood-fired fare served in a natural cave with a live spring.

The largest spring in Northwest Arkansas is also home to a sprawling botanical gardens and a historically significant bluff.

This mountaintop refuge rehabilitates tigers, lions, bears, and more from illicit wildlife trade—and offers overnight lodging.

Greenery covers the face of a gently-dripping waterfall deep in the mountains of central Sardinia.

At an estimated 3,800 years old, this olive tree is one of the oldest on earth.

Packed with geological formations, an ancient river, and taxidermied seals, this overlooked coastal cave system is worth a spelunk.

The first integrated firehouse in Atlanta houses a museum on the history of desegregation in the city's fire department.

The largest Jewish museum in the southeastern U.S. houses a permanent Holocaust exhibit emphasizing the strength of its survivors.

After being inoperative for over half a century, this elaborate fountain in Atlanta's oldest park was restored to its former glory.

One of the oldest and largest wooden churches in France was very evidently constructed by shipbuilders.

This mountaintop mariner’s church is packed with model ships and nautical art while hosting an annual maritime festivity for the townsfolk below.

An art-filled botanical garden and former dyeworks hiding in plain sight.

A nature and outdoor art preserve features the large-scale, abstract works of a renowned Maine folk artist.

Grapes be damned, this distillery makes wine from apples, blueberries, cranberries, and more.