Places Edited by Max Cortesi

A rambling museum which honors the beauty in everyday objects.

An unsettling painting of three faceless sisters that is surrounded by history and legend.

This "tower of death" has acted as an observatory, a religious hub, and an executioner's lair.

The palace of the King of Kings, burned by Alexander the Great.

A mysterious ancient cemetery with Roman sarcophagi and Lycian inscriptions.

A collection of venomous snakes and reptiles for the whole family to enjoy.

The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.

Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.

Where an entire elephant skeleton, a snakeskin table runner, and thousands of animal remains become art.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

A garden in Lisbon filled with giant porcelain creatures.

A lush desert oasis in the shape of a narrow crescent.

A British general, a suggestive tree, a map of paradise.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

A Red Cross memorial museum at the site of the Niš concentration camp that operated for four eventful years during World War II.

An archaeological site believed to be the burial place of the "mother of us all."

Ancient rock-hewn town that witnessed key events of Georgian history.

A lake formed in the basin of a massive impact crater takes the shape of an unbroken ring when viewed from above.

On stormy days debris from this unfinished and abandoned skyscraper rains down on the Bangkok streets.

On top of a resort town as old as the Bronze Age sits an incredible war memorial statue overlooking the beaches below.

Walk through depictions of the torture inflicted on those who go to Buddhist hell.

This peaceful, round shrine in the middle of the Sri Lankan jungle acts as a beacon of peace.

Resonant stone, that has been played since prehistoric times.

Tibetan-influenced mountain fortress in Northern Pakistan.