Places Edited by Matthew Taub

A somber memorial at the site where hundreds of prisoners and civilians were executed in the aftermath of World War II.

The historic site where Queen Elizabeth I once gave a searing speech.

Now abandoned, this stone church was part of the missionary efforts that initiated the Christianization of Zambia.

A small plaque highlights the damage caused by German air raids during World War II.

A historic cave in Scotland once served as a hiding place for a famous Covenanter.

A historic and oft-filmed prison stands in a Chicago suburb.

A gardener's enduring labor of love is spread throughout a small Vermont town.

Ruins of a historic medical facility sits eerily by the water.

A fresco in this magnificent palace is said to have been the first depiction of the Taj Mahal's design.

The only thing stranger than stumbling onto these philosophical musings is the story of the homesteader who created them.

The rusted hull of a WWII German destroyer pokes above the surface in a Norwegian fjord.

The quirky salon doubles as a retro museum run by the world's leading "hairstorian."

Crumbling pink walls and murder memorials preserve the pioneer history of Joshua Tree.

This cavernous abandoned marble mine is popular with ice skaters in the winter.

A colorful square marks the heart of the city's LGBTQ community.

Mediums from a psychic utopian community lead a trippy VR journey on a parked desert bus.

The sounds of the world's largest fully functioning pipe organ dazzle shoppers at a Philadelphia Macy's.

This deserted Gold Rush town is home to a Masonic lodge that, strangely enough, still holds meetings.

Something's watching you.

Britain's only artificial surfing lake is nestled in the beautiful mountains of Wales.

An abandoned quarrying village turned commune is now a hub for learning the Welsh language.

A muscular Art Deco monument represents the struggle between regulators and unbridled markets.

A mysterious crater-like pond has a spooky tendency to empty and fill with complete disregard to rainfall patterns.

The neighborhood church casts a breast-shaped shadow that locals have come to call the “two o’clock titty.”